Comment on the following statement with good reasons: "Video games should be used in teaching and learning"
Post on May 1 2010 (permalink) -edithistorydelete
Created on Saturday, 05/01/2010 8:28 PM by CATHY-ANNE SCOTT
Updated on Sunday, 05/09/2010 8:55 PM by CATHY-ANNE SCOTT
Video games can be both entertaining and educational, providing students with interactive hands-on learning experiences.
Simulation games can allow a student to take on the role of a Business Manager (Roller Coaster Tycoon) or Town Planner (Sims). Car racing games can be integrated into a mathematics lesson on statistics (see the Prezi presentation on Trackmania)
Video games provide an excellent and engaging way to teach Media Literacy to students. Students can examine stereotypical representations of people, places, values and ideas (Legend of Zelda series). Game making experiences can take students through the basic production steps of creating a multimedia narrative (Alice).
Game making activities can encourage students to think logically, creatively and critically. These experiences also introduce students to basic programming skills. Students can create games to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding about a particular concept. Students could create a game in Scratch to demonstrate their understanding of Transformations (flips, slides and turns).
Trackmania on Prezi
