Wii Social Skills Group and Inter-School Tournament

Wii Social Skills Group and Inter-School Tournament

Abstract: Two schools in separate cites used the Nintendo Wii gaming system to assist selected boys in developing social skills. Using Skype and Twitter, the two groups collaborated at different stages of the project. The pilot project investigated the benefits of incorporating video games into trad...

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Main Authors: Julie Johnson, Juanita Germaine, Diana Maliszewski, Renee Keberer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Partnership 2011-12-01
Series:Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research
Online Access:https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/1599
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spelling doaj-8db1b1e1c0f34a0e873bdba1b44845072020-11-24T22:48:09ZengThe PartnershipPartnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research1911-95932011-12-016210.21083/partnership.v6i2.15991096Wii Social Skills Group and Inter-School TournamentJulie Johnson0Juanita GermaineDiana Maliszewski1Renee KebererSCDSBTDSB/OSLAAbstract: Two schools in separate cites used the Nintendo Wii gaming system to assist selected boys in developing social skills. Using Skype and Twitter, the two groups collaborated at different stages of the project. The pilot project investigated the benefits of incorporating video games into traditional social skills programming, as well as the benefits of online collaboration between teachers in different school boards and students from different communities.https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/1599
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