Everyone who checked out our presentation last week would have been amazed!
We discussed the options of using World of Warcraft, Age of Empires, Call of Duty, Battlefield and a range of other exciting computer games that students would like.
I highly encourage teachers in the future to make these games part of their text so that when students actually go to play these computer games, to which they spend something like 10,000 hours, they are thinking critically about the content.
In my next post, I'll post some examples that can be used within the class. At the end of the day, the students will end up playin computer games... so as teachers why not make this "playing" time relevant to classroom content!
Search for the positives, don't be a doom-sayer!
Monday, 31 October 2011
Monday, 10 October 2011
Comments, Since I cannnot comment on other blogs ><'
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Reading Amanda's blog and in regards to her VELS discussion, I saw many similarities between her and myself. I too was a bit of a skeptic and didn't feel comfortable using technology in the classroom.
However, the difference was that I somewhat knew how to use the programs like PowerPoint. Not like it was anything advanced though!
I think once you take those first steps to trial technology in the classroom, you really begin to see its value. The level of engagement one can achieve from simply using a computer with visiual and interactive component is just amazing!
I really hope Amanda that you can continue to take those baby steps with ICT in the classroom, because it can be such a powerful tool. In terms of what you listed in terms of contact, collaborative learning, engagement etc.
I cannot wait til I can have my own classroom and interchanging seemlessly with ICT and other classroom activities!
Reading Amanda's blog and in regards to her VELS discussion, I saw many similarities between her and myself. I too was a bit of a skeptic and didn't feel comfortable using technology in the classroom.
However, the difference was that I somewhat knew how to use the programs like PowerPoint. Not like it was anything advanced though!
I think once you take those first steps to trial technology in the classroom, you really begin to see its value. The level of engagement one can achieve from simply using a computer with visiual and interactive component is just amazing!
I really hope Amanda that you can continue to take those baby steps with ICT in the classroom, because it can be such a powerful tool. In terms of what you listed in terms of contact, collaborative learning, engagement etc.
I cannot wait til I can have my own classroom and interchanging seemlessly with ICT and other classroom activities!
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