CHARLESTON -
Teams of students from throughout West Virginia were honored
Friday as part of the annual Globey Awards.
Students, educators and community members recognized the
hundreds of hours students spent throughout the school year developing
educational video games through the Globaloria program.
The Mountain State students are part of a national network
of 60 schools and community centers in California, Florida, New York and Texas
that work to develop digital literacy in students along with STEM knowledge and
global citizenship skills.
"The Globeys enhance the rigorous nature of Globaloria,"
Idit Harel Caperton, founder and president of the World Wide Workshop, which
invented Globaloria, said in a news release. "Students are judged on the
technical quality of their game, its educational content, the quality of the
original artwork and animations, teamwork, research skill and the overall
production process."
The winning games included a creation about the causes and
effects of bullying from George Washington High School and a lesson in how to
build a computer from Hurricane High School.
The winning games can be played at the Globaloria website at
worldwideworkshop.org.
Several school leaders also were recognized with Globaloria
Leadership Inspiration Awards.
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