I am currently running a series of three gaming tournament in the library. I
am collaborating with two other groups in my high school and are running the
tournaments as a fundraising activity (I am using the funds to purchase
books for a book club).
Our first one was a great success with about 25 students competing and
another 20 or so as spectators. We charged an entrance fee and sold hotdog
meals for a nominal fee. Students competed in DDR, Guitar Hero II, and Wii
Bowling. We ran it as a double elimination tournament with a losers bracket
to allow somoene the chance to battle back into the winners bracket. We
hooked up the consoles to speakers and LCD projectors which added drama and
allowed spectators to view the competions easier. We also diplayed the
brackets and game results via a LCD projector so all could see where they
stood in the competition.
It was a lot of fun. We had high school boys cheering, hugging, and
congratulating each other. Through the gaming tournment we even had students
begin new friendships. It was a site to see. I had boys in the library who
had never stepped over the threshold until the night of the tournament. At
the end of the night, I had boys thanking me and asking when the next event
was going to be held. One student was particularly perplexed. He said he
never new a librarian could be so "cool." Priceless.
Lisa Gallinatti
Teacher-Librarian
NBCT
Auburn Riverside Librarian
Auburn, WA 98092
lgallinatti@auburn.wednet.edu
253.804.5154
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From: "Arlene - Laverde" <ARLverde1@AOL.COM>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 5:41 AM
Subject: Target: HS Gaming in the Library
> Good Morning All,
>
> This weekend I bought my sons the game Guitar Heroes III for the Wii game
> systems after talking about it with some of the boys in my high school.
> Like
> the boys in my school, and my sons, my husband and I are addicted (how
> embarrassing). Anyway I thought that if we had some kind of after school
> gaming it
> would increase traffic into the library. I was thinking about making it
> an
> incentive program. We are a realtively small high school with only about
> 650
> students. I had a few thoughts on this: 1. It could be a teacher
> recommended incentive to participate in the program-for example you have
> to have
> perfect attendance for the month, marking period, etc. 2. It could be an
> incentive
> for honor roll students-your grades have to be at a certain level to
> participate. 3. Dress code (our school enforces a dress code policy) In
> order to
> participate you have to be in dress code for the month or 4.
> Participation in
> a book club and the last half hour of the club we game-or one meeting a
> month
> can be dedicated to gaming.
>
> I was wondering if anyone else does gaming in their library and how they
> run
> it. Also if anyone has any other ideas of how I can get the
> administration
> to buy into it, it would be appreciated.
>
> Thank you
> Arlene
>
>
>
> Arlene Laverde
> Librarain
> 1155 Dekalb Avenue
> Brooklyn, NY 11221
> 718-452-3440 ex 102
> ARLverde1@aol.com
> alaverd2@schools.nyc.gov
>
>
>
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