Everyone has his burden. What counts is how you carry it.
- Merle Miller
inspire daily calendar Tue 13 Nov 2012
To the excitement of many youngsters, computer and video games have entered the educational playing field. Research increasingly supports the cognitive benefits of such games - not to mention the fact that most kids today are already playing them and loving them - and now educators and game designers are finding new and exciting ways to embed curricular content into complex yet fascinating play environments. In an Edutopia online poll,cent of voters agreed that computer and video games engage, motivate, and inspire students.
On the other hand, critic charge that the games' educational benefits have not been clearly established. Furthermore, competitiveness and the use of hierarchical scoring systems can compromise engagement for some students, and video gaming at school reinforces the digitized and sedentary lifestyle many young people already experience at home. Twenty-two percent of voters agreed, and believe using electronic games in the classroom is not the best thing for students simple because games are part of the world they grow up in. The say educational video games should be judged, critiqued, and proven before they're used in class.
- www.edutopia.org
Teachers daily calendar Fri 4 Dec 2009
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