Sometimes it seems as if teachers are afraid to embrace technology, and everything it has to offer in the classroom! This particular blog is focused on struggles teachers face using games in the classroom. So often we focus on the advantages of teaching a lesson that is engaging and interesting to students; what is more interesting than video games?! However, no matter how available they are, they are still being implemented into classrooms as supplemental or rewarding work. One of the example teachers they talk about, a New York City middle school ELA teacher experimented with video games. Not only did he align it to a Common Core ELA Standard, but he had his students also do prior research!
I feel that with technology so available and engaging to students, why isn’t it used more?! Too few teachers know about the wide world of games that are no longer just games. Paired with a reflective conversation, essay, or test, games are such a great way to have total participation from students!
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/11/some-struggles-teachers-face-using-games-in-the-classroom/
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