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Category Archives: games
Grand Theft Auto 4 and other thoughts about video games in education
Back when Halo 3 released, I wrote a blog post about how the massive sales of this product would dwarf any kind of educational video game sales. I didn’t even tackle whether video games in schools are a good idea … Continue reading
Posted in games, In the news
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Halo 3 shines harsh light on games in education
Did You Know?
* In one week, more people will purchase a copy of Halo 3 than there are teachers in the United States.
* Every public school in the U.S. would have to purchase 100 copies of a game to match the sales of Halo 3
* There will be one Halo 3 game purchased for every 5 students, or about 3 games per class (US kindergarten to high school.) Continue reading
Posted in games, In the news
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Keeping Students Engaged On Many Levels
In many schools GenYES remains a popular class or program due to the hands-on experience technology can bring to many students. Though technology can be engaging, sometimes students and teachers get tired of the same type of technology lessons and … Continue reading
Posted in fun/free stuff, games, Generation YES, GenYES, student project samples
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Game-making with students – resources & rationale from Australia
Australia has long been a stronghold of digital game-making and programming as an academic subject. Why Australia? My friend Tony Forster says this, “I’m wary of stereotypes but we do have a national stereotype of making do with improvised junkyard … Continue reading
Posted in constructivism, fun/free stuff, games, Generation YES, research
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Game design as an educational activity
Thinking about game design as an educational activity for students? It’s a great one! The act of designing and creating a game requires critical thinking, planning, expressing your thoughts for an audience, mastery of programming, text, visual and human interface … Continue reading
Posted in constructivism, games, Generation YES
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Games and learning
Lots has been written lately about video and computer games and learning. It’s obvious that these games engage many students in a way that school doesn’t, so naturally people wonder if the two could be combined in some way. Some … Continue reading
Posted in cool links, games, Generation YES, GenYES, student tech support, TechYES
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