Game Programming with the Microsoft Zune to Promote High School Women in
Technology
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Authors Mr. Pat Yongpradit, Springbrook High School, Silver Spring, MD, USA
1. Provide personal support and guidance to females in technology
2. Promote collegiality among the women taking tech-related classes
3. Recreate the image of a successful IT student
4. Reinforce and extend programming design skills and concepts
Objectives
Microsoft Visual Studio C#, XNA Game Studio, Microsoft ZuneSoftware
Description The purpose of engaging female students in game programming using the Microsoft Zune is to build a female-supportive
community centered around an experience with high-level programming that results in the creation of a tangible product on
real hardware.
Learning Areas Computer Science, Digital Media, 21st
Century Skills
Levels High School (13 to 18 years-old) and University (18 and up)
Computer science, gender gap, female retention, video games, software designKeywords
Project Overview
Game Programming with the Microsoft Zune to Promote High School Women in
Technology
Teacher Planning and Management
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Technology
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Rubric: Allowing students to make any game is fine, but if you want your students to think about social causes and get the
experience of entering a national and international competition, then the Imagine Cup is the way you want to go. Use the
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Game Programming with the Microsoft Zune to Promote High School Women in
Technology
Teacher and School Information
Pat Yongpradit
Springbrook High School
201 Valley Brook Dr.
Silver Spring, Md 20904