Comments on: Video Games and the 21st Century Classroom http://www.360kid.com/blog/2008/11/video-games-and-the-21st-century-classroom/ Exploring the World of Digital Youth Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:04:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: charlene http://www.360kid.com/blog/2008/11/video-games-and-the-21st-century-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-62532 charlene Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:47:11 +0000 http://www.360kid.com/blog/?p=98#comment-62532 An excellent piece, glad you shared this with your readers here as well. I'm ready for the day (today? tomorrow?) when kids get to create their own digital video games. With helps from professionals like you of course :-) An excellent piece, glad you shared this with your readers here as well. I’m ready for the day (today? tomorrow?) when kids get to create their own digital video games. With helps from professionals like you of course :-)

]]> By: Alistair Owens http://www.360kid.com/blog/2008/11/video-games-and-the-21st-century-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-62074 Alistair Owens Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:34:19 +0000 http://www.360kid.com/blog/?p=98#comment-62074 An extremely poignant article. A large number of the current educational games were developed by educationalists and ex teachers with a great idea, but the number of good games produced are quite low and many are now growing cobwebs. We need to harness the skill of the game designer in the next generation of educational games. Developed in association with educationalist and teachers to track the curriculum these would have the street cred to get children interested to play - and be seen to play in and out of school. Technology has also lent a hand. The number of games consoles, reduced cost of laptops and now netbooks open new opportunities where to play the games. keen2learn An extremely poignant article. A large number of the current educational games were developed by educationalists and ex teachers with a great idea, but the number of good games produced are quite low and many are now growing cobwebs.

We need to harness the skill of the game designer in the next generation of educational games. Developed in association with educationalist and teachers to track the curriculum these would have the street cred to get children interested to play – and be seen to play in and out of school.

Technology has also lent a hand. The number of games consoles, reduced cost of laptops and now netbooks open new opportunities where to play the games.

keen2learn

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