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The Learning-Based Virtual World An intrinsically interesting environment to teach kids something. © 2009 Numedeon, Inc. & DaVinci Minds, Inc. Cliff Zintgraff CEO, DaVinci Minds, Inc.

Find PlaneWorks Play the activity “WingFling” © 2009 Numedeon, Inc. & DaVinci Minds, Inc.

Whyvillians Meet a VIP for Discussion at the Greek Theatre

© numedeon, inc Future Virologists

Whyvillians Meet a VIP for Discussion at the Greek Theatre

© numedeon, inc clams 80 clams 20 clams 50 clams 100 clams They progress and stay for a long time

Whyville Beach © numedeon, inc. 2006

Learning-based virtual world for teens and tweens 175,000 unique users a month, >5 million served since Its own newspaper, economy, government Educational games in math, science, journalism, art, government and economics

Our partners. © 2007 Numedeon, Inc.

numedeon inc. © numedeon, inc Whyville Census  Page Views: 1 Billion  Visits: Million  Monthly Hours Per Unique User: 3.5  Total Hours Spent: 5 Million  Chat Phrases Spoken: 500 Million  Educational games played: 8.5 million

numedeon inc. © numedeon, inc > 5 Million Users Served (2009) /3rds girls 12 1/2 AA 2008 Numbers

Most Engaging.

The popular virtual world designed by Caltech scientists to give children 8 to 15 years of age a safe online spot to interact, play and learn, has caught fire. virtual world for teens and preteens allows kids to buy cool cyber-gear. Community Creativity Ownership Creating content in Whyville.

Avatar & face part design. Avatars custom designed by users Thriving face part industry Millions of face parts created and sold Users contribute to culture & history Given tools, users ALWAYS surprise us

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Senator OrEoBaBy © numedeon, inc “Digital Kids… research has shown that kids engage deeply in virtual environments”

© numedeon, inc Nutrition in Whyville Healthy Diet Not-So-Healthy Diet “Hotwired Educational Site…Don't you wish this kind of stuff was around when we were in school?” 587,000 requests to the Dietician.

RED TIDE

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100 articles submitted each week © numedeon, inc. 2006

Not Feeling Well?

© numedeon, inc Pandemic Data Virus seededChristmas Vacation Detailed Metrics

In 2006, The Texas Workforce Commission funded Whyville to help attract “tweens and teens” to Texas high-tech, high wage careers in Biotechnology & Advanced Manufacturing. Here’s what Whyville has done to accomplish that goal …

© numedeon, inc Future Virologists

Whyville Planeworks

Whyville Planeworks

OUTREACH CAREER SIMULATION Career Pipelines CAREER SIMULATION Career Pipelines JOBSJOBS Texas users are referred to the web sites of educational opportunities in the region they live in. We ENGAGE kids in STEM education and we START THE PIPELINE by showing them where to continue their education. Schools for biotechnolog y Schools for advanced manufacturing

Adoption in the Classroom – Waco ISD Integrated into 8 th grade curriculum Free, online lesson plans 58 semester long classes 1,010 students

Do We Teach the Way We Learn?

© numedeon, inc Evaluator Cathleen Galas in Why Whyville Studying WhyPox Epidemiology a meaningful problem collaborative think critically about the spread gathering data … making hypotheses many hours outside school deep questions, researched answers took responsibility for their own open-ended learning productive citizens

Opening face part stores; Whyville Times articles Designing face parts Building airplanes Building ion engines Passing chat test Chat test; tutorials

The Latest State Government Community Colleges Universities Workforce Boards Green Energy Non-Profit Promotion of Green Energy Education and Jobs

The Learning-Based Virtual World An intrinsically interesting environment to teach kids something. © 2009 Numedeon, Inc. & DaVinci Minds, Inc. Cliff Zintgraff CEO, DaVinci Minds, Inc.

“Report Decision: You are muted for 3 days due to inappropriate behavior.” City Workers = Law & Order Underage newbies cannot chat until they…. Visit the site 3 times Submit signed parental permission slip Pass ‘Chat License’ test Whyville is Safe Exceeds All Standards Established by COPPA “A Networked Town That Puts Safety and Education First” What Is Whyville? All in all, a proprietary 12 pronged defense mechanism (11 of which, nobody else does!).