What?
During the last week i attended an online conference, where the topic i reviewed was about the use of video games in the classroom. The topic was about whether or not using video games in the classroom can help aid learning and teaching. It is a topic that is much debated just as the use of technology grows the concern of teaching and learning grows.
So What?
The article made some good points in regards to proper use of video games in the classroom. These points were that video games take much time and preparation from the teacher and the teacher must facilitate and correlate the use of video games to the real world information that the teacher is teaching.
Now What?
I do not know if i ever will be a proponent of using video games in the classroom, however, i was able to see that when video games are constructed in the proper manner students can use these devices to help learn. I believe that technological advancements are unlimited and it is our job as teachers to find what forms of technology will best suit our students and our content.
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