Myst for Teachers
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A presentation about 'Using Myst in the Classroom' for primary teachers.
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- 1. USING MYST IN THE CLASSROOM Make your own Simpsons avatar at www.simpsonizeme.com
- 3. Do you own one of these? Do the children in your class?
- 4. BBC News - 5th November 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7709298.stm
- 5. Benefits of using games (e.g. Myst) in the classroom: • Children are already familiar with them, • Amazing worlds which we can use, • Increase children’s motivation, • Children’s engagement within lessons rises, • Improvements in writing standards, • Huge cross-curricular potential, • Great fun!
- 6. Class homework - Online survey Why did you enjoy our Myst lessons? • quot;Because it turns lessons into fun and improves my imagination at the same time.quot; (Charlie) • quot;The Myst lessons have been really fun and exciting. The reason I think I liked it most was because it was full of surprises and everyone liked Saavedro!quot; (Natalia) • quot;Because it's been an adventure all the way through.quot; (Freya)
- 7. How has your writing improved during our Myst lessons? • quot;The Myst game helped me because I seemed to just enjoy it, so amazing words just came up. I found the landscapes wonderful, so boring words were not enough. The words I normally use are like sad and pretty but the game helped me too use exciting words such as: Miserable, caution. I put wonderful sentences together: 'Beautiful emerald windows with a chrome outline'.quot; (Robyn)
- 8. Examples of our work... Recount Persuasive Writing Poetry Find more on our website - www.downs.kent.sch.uk
- 9. Examples of our work... Recount Persuasive Writing Poetry Find more on our website - www.downs.kent.sch.uk
- 10. Examples of our work... Recount Persuasive Writing Poetry Find more on our website - www.downs.kent.sch.uk
- 11. Examples of our work... Recount Persuasive Writing Poetry Find more on our website - www.downs.kent.sch.uk
- 12. Tips for Teachers: Before the lessons: • Play the game yourself! • Use a walkthrough if you get stuck. • Save the game at interesting points. In class: • Soak up the atmosphere! • Use a wireless mouse to explore with the children. • Explore together... “Where should we go next?” • Ask the children to give commentaries. • Children can notes as you travel. • Take your time. • Play through the ‘Ages’, or just dip in to sections?
- 13. Art: Music: Use the amazing landscapes and • Listen to the in-game creatures as stimuli for art work. music... use the soundtrack / sound effects in class. • Compose your own music A few ideas for using to accompany the ages? Maths: Myst in the classroom Tackle the puzzles and Literacy: problems • Descriptive work - vocabulary, similes, metaphors... based within the on the settings / characters / storyline game... great • Inference / deduction / prediction for thinking • Poetry - senses poetry skills / logic! • Instruction writing - write your own walkthrough • Recounts - write a postcard home based on your journeys Science: • Reports - write a report about the landscapes / creatures Use the creatures encountered to discuss • Persuasive writing - create an advert for the game... make a habitats, life travel agent’s promotion for one of the Ages. processes, food • Comprehension - using the journals within the game chains etc.
- 14. Find more information: www.timrylands.com www.kented.org.uk/myst www.mrwarner.com/myst warnerm@downs.kent.sch.uk
- 15. DEMOs Myst III - Tomahna Myst IV - Mangree Tree House