Game design can be a powerful motivator, bringing together student ideas, problem solving and other important computational thinking skills, such as collaboration and persistence for working on difficult problems. There are a variety of ways to implement a program of this kind. Here are some excellent resources to get you started.
❏ AMD Foundation Changing the Game program:
AMD.com/changingthegame
AMD’s site contains information for using game design in schools.
❏ Diana Laufenberg’s blog
http://laufenberg.wordpress.com/
This blog includes helpful resources for building an architecture for participatory media for students.
❏ Globaloria
www.globaloria.org
This site will guide you toward more information about the Globaloria curriculum, support and help desk information, and highquality professional development resources.
❏ ISTE ’s Computational Thinking Toolkit
www.iste.org/learn/computational-thinking/ct-toolkit
ISTE’s Web site contains many resources for explaining computational thinking.
❏ Learning Games Network Game Design Tool Kit
www.learninggamesnetwork.org/projects/gdtk/
The Learning Games Network has developed this helpful toolkit for incorporating game design in the classroom. Users must register to download the toolkit.
