I decided to look at gaming in education because it is such a popular thing these days, and I also can remember my personal experience using two games in grade school. The games were called “number muncher’s” to learn math and the other “The Oregon Trail, for the history of travel west. Educational games and programs are computer and game console software developed to help enrich students learning and to build team work. The games themselves can be used for many different subjects, such as math, history, and science. One thing that is evident, is they all have the same goal in mind to improve students’ learning.
After reading the threads in the gaming section, I am amazed with how many different ideas teachers are coming up with to engage their students using games. On teacher in particular Mr. Roughton, has a number of game series in history where his students learn about great empires of the world. Also many of the games that teachers are currently using are for mathematics. They have 3d single player games where the student can control a character against villains, and obstacles by entering the correct answer for math problems.
Overall, education and gaming seems like a pretty cool way to engage students. I found the threads to be very helpful in terms of suggestions on how to get all students in a competitive mode, without going overboard, and fostering learning. I would say all teachers should try some version of gaming at some point during the school year.
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