Subject: SIAA paper: Best Practices For Using Games & Simulations In The Classroom: Guides for K-12 Educators

Posted by Gary Hirsch on 6/30/2009

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The publication referenced in this e-mail below may be of interest to the K-12 SD list.

Gary Hirsch

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The SIIA (Software & Information Industry Association) has a paper out
titled "Best Practices For Using Games & Simulations In The Classroom:
Guides for K-12 Educators" which you can access on their website.
I've been scanning it, and it seems like a good read. I know the
author (Lee Wilson) and he's a common sense kind of person, which I
think comes out well in the paper. I found the implementation
checklists for developers, schools and teachers to be a nice addition.

The URL for the paper is
http://www.siia.net/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=610&Itemid=318

Here's a bit from the executive summary...


We start from an assumption that games have positive impacts and our
objective is to support the growth of this promising and emerging market. We
have distilled the hard–won lessons from the schools and companies that have
pioneered this space in order to provide guidelines to new users.
This paper is intended for teachers, administrators, policy makers and
developer companies. They will get practical hands–on tips and insights on
successfully integrating games into classroom practice.