Gaming the past : using video games to teach secondary history / Jeremiah McCall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCall, Jeremiah B., 1972- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History--Study and teaching--Simulation methods.

History.

Video games--Study and teaching.

Video games.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Routledge, [2023]

Summary:

"Gaming the Past is a complete handbook to help pre-service teachers, current teachers and teacher educators use historical video games in their classes to develop critical thinking skills. It focuses on practical information and specific examples for integrating critical thinking activities and assessments using video games into classes. Chapters cover the core parts of planning, designing and implementing lessons and units based on historical video games. Gaming the Past also includes sample unit and lesson plans, worksheets and assessment questions, and a list of historical games currently available, both commercial and freely available Internet games"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Endorsements

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

List of illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Power of Historical Video Games

1. Why Play and Study Historical Games?

2. How Do Historical Games Represent the Past?: Historical Games as Historical Problem Spaces

3. Genres of Historical Games and Academic Standards of History and Social Studies

4. Instructional Strategies for Purposeful Play: Gameplay and Analysis in the Classroom

5. The Real Historical Learning: Assignments and Assessments for Historical Game Analysis

6. Putting It All Together: Lesson and Unit Plans for Historical Game Studies

Appendix: Profiles of Historical Video Games

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-327222-3

1-003-27222-3

1-000-77949-1

1-000-77953-X

9781003272229

OCLC:

1345466554