Thing 13

I chose a presentation on Games in Education. I learned several things during the 23 minute presentation. I thought I was going to get some games to use in class, but I ended up beginning to think more about why I want to have games in class. I like them because they are fun and a nice change of pace. The presenter, Sylvia Martinez, believes that games are more than that. They are tools, if used the right way, that can promote learning at a high level. She feels that games are misused in education and that they can do so much more. After her presentation, I would tend to agree. She even suggests "taking it up a notch" and having the students produce their own games. As a geometry teacher, I think this might be something I can attempt to do in my own classroom. I will look into her wiki and some of the websites she recommended (scratch and etoys).