S U R F - I T

Enhancing Social skills through video game

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2009 SURF-IT research

2009 8. 28

Sunhee Baik & Dr. Liane Brouilette

contentsProblem

Purpose

Methods

Major resultsInterpretationImplication

Future plan

About

About this project

CLA&

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SDUSD

Object

• K-2 students and K-5 students

• Teach ethics through arts and technology

Problem

Problems in current education

Stu

dents

• Less efficiency

• Feel boring

Teacher

• Insufficient teacher

• Old-fashioned teaching method

Resource •Limited resources

Purpose

Purpose

Use art and technology

More effective, more interesting

Focus on healthy human relation for K-2 through K-5

Create effective video games and resources

Methods

During ten weeks

Observe

children

Select theme, make story

Create images

Games and seminar materials

Major results

Finished games and materialsSelected themes

Based onMost important

Themes in Each age

Selected themesBased on

Most importantThemes in Each age

Video game & Seminar material

Using JapaneseAnime for

Interest andEfficiency

Using JapaneseAnime for

Interest andEfficiency

Seminar materials forK-5 students

(How to handleSocial problems)

Seminar materials forK-5 students

(How to handleSocial problems)

Video games forK-2 children

(in PE, classroom)

Video games forK-2 children

(in PE, classroom)

Interpretation

Interpretation) Video gamesConnected to good and bad

images

Listening ears, Looking eyes,Never bother others, Raise your hand to

speak…

Make a decision, Wait in line,

Fair play, Do your best, Respect each

other…

Interpretation

Interpretation) BookletsHelping students how to hold

their viewsHelp students to

build up confidence and

feeling good about

themselves.

Help students saying no to

friends who did something

wrong but keep friendships.

Implication

Summary of interpretation • Main theme based on what children should

learn

• Include many situations that can happen in real life

• Many illustrations that suits each situation, attractive and cute.

Theme

Illustration

• Well organized, attract children

•Effective way to use resources

System

Future plan

After research ends…

1.1. Go to Go to SDUSD’s SDUSD’s

elementarelementary school, y school, and get and get

feedbackfeedback

After final presentation

3.Find out

how results actually works

2.Revise

games and seminar

materials

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