This presentation is a companion to my live presentation in Second Life for educators to explore the idea of teaching students to think deeper about history that is represented by popular video games.

1. Why History Teachers Need to Pay Attention to Gaming
NOW
Spiff Whitfield
Twitter: @spiffwhitfield
Real Life: http://about.me/andrew.m.wheelock
http://bit.ly/gamesed

2.  Engagement
 Education based
principles
 Badges
 Choice
 Experience points
 The Boy Dilemma
 Content
understandings
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Ex. Assassin's Creed
III
Sir William Johnson
George Washington

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Johnson hosting an Iroquois conference at Johnson Hall in 1772 (painting by E.
L. Henry, 1903)

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http://cmuedu343.wikispaces.com/file/view/EVRV2A-00023~General-George-
Washington-Crossing-the-Delaware-Posters.jpg/66856561/EVRV2A-
00023~General-George-Washington-Crossing-the-Delaware-Posters.jpg

8.  Keep up to date on video games
 Graphite
 Wikipedia
 Play!
 Talk to students about their gaming
 Use video games to your advantage
 Let students write about gaming
 Use gaming as a platform for content
discussions
 Use video for writing prompts
 Create a culture of engagement and play
 Learn more about gaming structure and
incorporate into your lessons
 Engage students in content understandings
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9.  The function of education is to teach one to think
intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus
character - that is the goal of true education.
 Martin Luther King, Jr.