Global Kids' Online Leadership Program

People around the blogosphere have been a-buzz over the recent release of our latest Playing 4 Keeps game, Hurricane Katrina: Tempest in Crescent City.

Some of those who have picked up the release include:

• http://www.mmischools.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=13980
• http://blog.missiontolearn.com/2008/09/serious-game-hurricane-katrina/
• http://www.hurricane-katrina.org/2008/08/global-kids-to.html
• http://latifaz.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/hurricane-katrinatempest-in-crescent-city/
• http://www.care2.com/news/member/590300383/863594
• http://noladder.blogspot.com/2008/08/jeudiflags-up.html

And of special note...

• A ninth grade English writes that the game is "an accessible way for English Language Learners to begin learning about the disaster."
• Clark Boyd, who covers technology for the BBC/PRI radio program, "The World" and has covered Global Kids work in the past, wrote about our new game on his blog.
  

  
  Tempest in Crescent City is "a great example of a project designed to get kids interacting with technology. And by interacting, I don't mean playing video games. I mean making games... Tempest in Crescent City an excellent example of persuasive gaming -- games that are designed to be fun and challenging to play, while at the same time putting anyone who plays it in someone else's shoes."

  Clark Boyd's post on Tempest was even twittered about:

  

• The Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch picked it up as well, which led to numerous financial sites mentioning it.