[P4K] Ayiti featured in Multimedia & Internet @ Schools mag
Multimedia & Internet @Schools magazine, in their recent March/April 2009 issue, wrote an article featuring our partners TakingITglobal: "The TIGed Program: A Model for Taking Classrooms Global." One section focused on where they supported us to distribute our Ayiti game to educators:
Case Study: Ayiti Online Game. Educators and TIGed chose to directly engage students in developing a thematic classroom and online educational game about life in Haiti. Youth at South Shore High School collaborated with partners Global Kids and Gamelab to develop Ayiti, a role-playing video game in which the player assumes the roles of family members living in rural Haiti. Players must balance various goals, such as achieving education, making money, staying healthy, and maintaining happiness while encountering unexpected events.The Ayiti game is connected to a thematic classroom toolset, allowing educators to guide their students through an interactive learning experience that includes playing Ayiti. It is an example of a youth-driven project that effectively uses the skills of both educators and web developers to make the students' creative efforts a learning tool - one that speaks the language of youth while raising consciousness about global issues.
