14 DAY TRIAL // In preparation for the upcoming Global Youth Service Day next week, Microsoft is inviting middle and high school kids to tackle new challenges offered via the InterroBang socially-networked game. The Redmond company partnered with Youth Service America (YSA) and the Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS) for the introduction of new InterroBang missions, offered with the 23rd annual Global Youth Service Day (April 15-17) in mind.
“As the largest service event in the world, over a million youth will be participating in one of thousands of projects in all 50 states and over 100 countries by taking on special GYSD missions,” a Microsoft spokesperson revealed.
InterroBang is a game that challenges student to do a whole lot more than just gaming. Essentially, the focus of the missions presented to kids is to enhance learning engagement as well as get them to pick up critical 21st century skills.
According to Microsoft US Partners in Learning, ultimately, the purpose of InterroBang is to get students to actually make changes in their community.
Make sure to check out the video at the bottom of this article in order to get an idea of what InterroBang is really about and how you can play, or get teachers and students involved.
The special missions for Global Youth Service Day involve a range of challenges from finding solutions to obesity to eradicating world hunger, enhancing green efforts, as well as preparing for and dealing with natural disasters.
“More than 20,000 students in 72 countries are already playing InterroBang. The game leverages proven learning approaches such as service-learning, online gaming and peer-to-peer learning and many teachers are now incorporating the game into their curriculum,” the Microsoft spokesperson added.
There are teachers who have never used gaming or online resources in their classrooms now requiring their students to successfully complete InterroBang missions in order to pass their class.”