iPhone Giveaway of the Day - The Detective: Verona

Gain real-world information literacy in this fun mystery game from the University of Oklahoma’s K20 Center! Designed for 9th to 12th graders, The Detective: Verona blends Digital Game Based Learning principles with the world of Romeo and Juliet transposed to the modern world. As the grandchild of the famous private investigator Giovanni Durano it’s your turn to solve mysteries by collecting, evaluating and using information.

Download The Detective: Verona now and navigate your way through three levels. Gain skills in handling information by collecting, evaluating, and using them based on verifiability, objectivity, timeliness, and detail as well as authority aspects in the low-consequence environment of a game.

Supports English and Spanish!

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Also check out “Mind Your Own Budget” an engaging and fun strategy game to gain financial literacy.
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The OU K20 Center is a statewide educational research center located in Norman, Oklahoma. The Center has worked in-depth with more than 500 schools over the past 12 years, researching and developing school structures to support innovative learning methods. In its ongoing efforts and close collaboration with educators, the K20 Center designs and utilizes interactive student-centered instruction to promote higher order thinking and problem solving. One of the Center’s many outlets for interactive instruction is the Digital Game-Based Learning Program. With a history of producing five DGBL titles for middle school, high school, and adult learners, the K20 DGBL team effectively translates curricular learning objectives into a virtual learning experience that allows the learner to engage with classroom content and apply it in a real-world simulation.