Once again, I was browsing the web to find more articles to support my belief in using Video Games in the classroom, and I came across an article about the University of Wisconsin's education program. Apparently, the University has started a Video Games in education awareness team called the Education Arcade. The main goal of the group is to encourage teachers to use video games in the classroom and also to encourage software developers to develop more games geared to the classroom. I believe that this program is a great idea and UCF should adopt it as well. Not to repeat myself, but video games can be very beneficial in the classroom and it is refreshing that there are a lot of other people that believe this same thing.
Article: http://wtnnews.com/articles/513/
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Incorporating Video Games into the Classroom
So I was searching the internet for more articles about using Video Games in the classroom and I stumbled across an article about using games that are based on sound pedagogy in the classroom. The article was very interesting because it brought up a lot of great points. For example, 3-D images and realms found in video games can offer a huge extension to the classroom. Also, video games help keep children engaged in the lesson at hand.
I really want to talk about the extension of the classroom through video games because I recently used a video game in my classroom to help students understand the content knowledge about Greece. I used a game called Rome: Total War "Alexander the Great Expansion" to help a discussion on Greek battle tactics during the era of Alexander the Great. Through the game, I was able to recreate famous battles of Alexander the Great and have the kids help me create the battles too! Needless to say, the kids went wild over the lesson and were engaged in content. The game helped me recreate a battle from a few thousand years ago and display it on my SMART board like a move. Not only could the children learn about the famous battle tactics of ancient Greece, but they could see the landscape and geography of Greece and the Persian battle fronts. Also, the children were able to taste the culture of ancient Greece by seeing what the soldiers looked like compared to the Persian Army.
Video games are important for the classroom and I believe should be used more. It brings students from the classroom into the content that you are trying to teach.
The html for the article is http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/SeriousGamesIncorporatingVideo/157412
I really want to talk about the extension of the classroom through video games because I recently used a video game in my classroom to help students understand the content knowledge about Greece. I used a game called Rome: Total War "Alexander the Great Expansion" to help a discussion on Greek battle tactics during the era of Alexander the Great. Through the game, I was able to recreate famous battles of Alexander the Great and have the kids help me create the battles too! Needless to say, the kids went wild over the lesson and were engaged in content. The game helped me recreate a battle from a few thousand years ago and display it on my SMART board like a move. Not only could the children learn about the famous battle tactics of ancient Greece, but they could see the landscape and geography of Greece and the Persian battle fronts. Also, the children were able to taste the culture of ancient Greece by seeing what the soldiers looked like compared to the Persian Army.
Video games are important for the classroom and I believe should be used more. It brings students from the classroom into the content that you are trying to teach.
The html for the article is http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/SeriousGamesIncorporatingVideo/157412
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