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By Joliz Cedeño A new article has been released discussing the programming Global Kids has led in virtual worlds. You can read the abstract and download the article below. There is renewed interest in out-of-school programs for informal learning as a way to complement or...

Nonprofit Commons Recap: Will Play Games for Peace

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Gaming

By Joliz Cedeño Nonprofit Commons posted a write up of a recent visit from Global Kids. Check it out! Barry Joseph of Global Kids recently came to visit the Nonprofit Commons to discuss the potential of gaming for social change. It has become increasingly popular in gaming to...

Very Worthy Reads

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Uncategorized

By Joliz Cedeño Each month for the DML Central we at Global Kids annotate a list of our favorite finds from the past month in regards to digital media and learning. Below is our latest from March. In a new report from the Berkman Center for Internet...

Brooklyn Public Library Gaming Series

by GK Admin

Gaming

On Thursday May 22, the second session of the gaming series for the Brooklyn Public Library took place at the Kings Highway Library Branch. The session focused on storytelling and game play, and participants created a game prototype using different objects. You can read...

Badges in Action: Global Kids, Girl Scouts Develop New Badge Systems for Learning

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Badging System

By Joliz Cedeño The MacArthur Foundation highlighted the badge system work Global Kids is developing in their recent Spotlight post. Read the excerpt below. For the full article you can visit Spotlight. Along the lines of badge exploration, Global Kids is developing a new badge system...

Hive NYC Badge Meeting- 1st meeting – “We Are Practitioners. Watch Us Badge.”

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Hive Learning Networks

By Barry Joseph This past friday, Global Kids was thrilled to host the first meeting for the new Hive NYC Badging System. Two dozen members of our local learning network had expressed interest in learning more about the system, amongst which 22 participants came...

Badges For Learning: An Abridged Recent History

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Badging System

By Barry Joseph We recently produced this one-page recent history of badges for learning, to support our efforts to develop a badging system for the Hive Learning Network. We thought it might be of interest to others as well. ...

Launch of the Public Development of the Badging System with Hive NYC

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Badging System

By Joliz This morning the Hive NYC Network came to Global Kids Headquarters for the launch of the public development of the Hive NYC Badge System. Check out the photos below! ...

Global Kids Game Night at BrainPop

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Gaming

By Joliz Cedeño Andrew Gardner posted a great write up on the presentation on Playing for Peace led by Barry Joseph and Global Kids Leaders Ednica and Kendell. Check out the post below! Game nights have been bringing people together for generations, and recently BrainPOPcollaborated with...

Global Kids Student Spotlight: Kendell Francis

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Playing 4 Keeps

By Joliz Cedeño Kendell Francis A junior at Benjamin Banneker Academy in Brooklyn, Kendell Francis originally joined GK's Playing 4 Keeps (P4K) program as a way to gain community service credit while practicing an activity he already loved: video...

A Cross Case Analysis of Two Out-of-School Programs Based on Virtual Worlds

Nonprofit Commons Recap: Will Play Games for Peace

Very Worthy Reads

Brooklyn Public Library Gaming Series

Badges in Action: Global Kids, Girl Scouts Develop New Badge Systems for Learning

Hive NYC Badge Meeting- 1st meeting – “We Are Practitioners. Watch Us Badge.”

Badges For Learning: An Abridged Recent History

Launch of the Public Development of the Badging System with Hive NYC

Global Kids Game Night at BrainPop

Global Kids Student Spotlight: Kendell Francis

“Shock”-ing displays of teamwork!

A Cross Case Analysis of Two Out-of-School Programs Based on Virtual Worlds

A Year of NYC Haunts at Global Neighborhood!

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