The Kingdom of Diddorol behind-the-scenes Podcast
Larry GraykinThe Kingdom of Diddorol is a fictional kingdom that serves as the setting for all English Language Arts activities in Barrington (NH) Middle School's Room 244. It is the geographical component of the storyline of a game overlay, which presents and contextualizes all the usual ELA content in an alternative way. Each of the six provinces in Diddorol have a corresponding area in the classroom. Each p... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 12 | Founded | 15 years ago |
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Time flies when you're having fun. Or for that matter, when you are busy. I was far later getting to this, the last podcast about the running of the Diddorol game overlay pilot, than I had intended or hoped. I finally had an open moment and seized it... more
A lot has happened in the Kingdom since Lo'Ni, from wild chickens falling from the floating city of Lumina to a cave-in at the word mine in Rocklor. I try to summarize the plot--and the actual underlying academic standerds that are driving it--in thi... more
The January 2012 issue of NEA-NH's "Educator" publication features Diddorol on the front page...and page 3...and page 10. It is a long, accurate, and detailed profile of the game layer I'm using. See scans of the article here.
I give a few detail... more
Having gotten a sense of what was working and what was not, I have begun to revamp elements of the overlay to improve overall performance of the game. Meanwhile, the newest storyline involves a winter holiday in the Kingdom, and students and parents ... more
Now that the first trimester is coming to a close, I have a better sense of how and where I was successful and unsuccessful in the initial design. Most of this episode talks about this. That's not where I begin the podcast, though. News of this pilot... more
It's been a month, and so this podcast is a bit on the long side.... First up, an overview of the "Scareaway" event that happened in Diddorol around the time of Halloween. Next, some comments on how progress reports and conferences raised questions f... more
Standardized testing (the NECAPs) disrupted the majority of this past school week, but one event of note occurred worth sharing about: Open House. A brief overview is contained herein for your listening pleasure.
Now that the students know, more or less, how the game works, the workload is increasing: Not surprisingly, more and more of them want to "level-up" in order to progress in the game. That means nightly (and weekend-ly) grading and calculating. So far... more
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