How mainstream video games are being used as teaching tools | eSchool News - 1 views
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Brandon Sichling on 12 Feb 13What do you think will be the WAAAAAY OF THE FUUUUTUUURREEE: educational games or creating lesson plans around mainstream games (the better question may be, how these things will manifest)? -
loudon stearns on 15 Feb 13Schooling is already a game. Point systems, frequent feedback, rewards. The first step is to recognize that. Second step is to use technology to implement on smaller scales, by which I mean minute to minute instead of week to week or semester to semester(which we see here). Honestly it is done already in kindergarden with the stars on the board acting as a leaderboard. I am confused as to why that is abandoned after graduating to 3rd or 4th grade(we "grow out" of one of the best forms of motivation?!). Gamifying schools is a matter of refinement not overhaul. The question to me is what should be rewarded.
