ASSIGNMENT N° 4

ASSIGNMENT N° 4
WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS AND LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS REGARDING EACH.

https://youtu.be/1HTS2nxpRqM

https://youtu.be/o6IELVV2xLQ

 

Games in Education - How Games Can Improve Our Schools –

Sticking a game into a classroom agenda or homework assignment doesn't automatically make it more educational *or* entertaining. Integrating games into school requires rethinking education itself.

We can see how some "innovative" schools just force kids to "play" a super boring word game with cheesy transition animations. Games without visible goals to the student just don't work.

Games are voluntary, you can’t impose games on kids and expect them to get anything from it.

Play is nature´s ways of getting us to learn.  Practically to everybody likes to play. The instinct to play it the most basic way for us to learn.
but we have to think about how to use them in the classroom. This can be part of the shift of the teacher´s role in the classroom as tutor and guide rather than lecture.

To me personally we have to understand the type of intelligence the kids have in order to know what kind of games we can play with them.

There are countless skills that students can develop through game playing such as critical thinking skills, creativity, teamwork, and good sportsmanship.I love to watch my kids´s creativity during game sessions (we have used Play-doh, drawing, acting and many other activities in our games).

So I think we have to make a lot of research in the classroom.

 Using Games in the Classroom

Every game has potential for learning! Consider the educational value in some of the more popular, entertainment-focused games that your students (and you!) already enjoy at home.

The key of this second video are the summary:

·         Use games students actually wants to play

·         Treat games as experiences, not instruction.

·         Use inaccuracies to drive students ‘s inquiry.

And both videos talk about the type of games and the type of child for these games.