The document discusses using digital media and gaming to engage Latin students and transform Latin education. It proposes using games, social networking, and augmented reality to provide real-world application, authentic contexts, and meaningful work for students. This would motivate students and create an immersive linguistic experience. The goals are to engage students, transform teaching styles, and create a new Latin curriculum through digital partnerships between teachers and students.

1. Digital Media & Latin Springside Chestnut Hill
Academy

2. Our Goals
• Engage students
• Transform teaching styles
• Create a new curriculum

3. Who is a Latin
student?
• What do they want?
• Why are they in the classroom?
• What do they need?

4. Why Latin?
• Utility
• External Pressures
• Internal Pressures
• Joy

5. What does a Latin
student need?
• Real world application
• Authentic context
• Meaningful Work

6. Student Motivation
• Gaming
• Social Networking
• Augmented Reality

7. GAMING
• Target Audience
• Language Skill Integration
• Programming + Learning a
Second Language
• http://gamestarmechanic.com/

8. SOCIAL
NETWORKING
• Digital Nativity
• Social Learners
• www.ilingua.tumblr.com

9. AUGMENTED
REALITY
• Linguistic Immersion
• Interactive Platform
• Aurasma.com

10. LET’S PLAY!!!

11. The Living Dead
Sensory Learning

12. Transformative
Outcomes
★ ELD2011
• EdCamp Philly
May 19th, 2012
• ELD2012
June 1st, 2012
★ ELD2013???

13. Our Partnership
• “Student-Teacher” relationship
• Bridging divisional gaps
• Student context

14. What is the future of engaged learning?

15. Giselle Furlonge
Email: gfurlonge@sch.org
Twitter: @gflatinteach