Can Game Development Impact Academic Achievement? - Assignment Week 7

I think that for some it is ver helpful to have hands on stuff in the class room. I do not think that teachers should only use hands on stuff but they can use the technology in the classrooms. For most kids it is what they already know and I bet they would learn more. Matching wise on he hole deal, well, it doesnt hurt to try it out.

Well it depends on how you use online chat and instant messanging in your classroom. If you let your kids use it "willy nilly" then no, its not useful but if you can turn it on and off when you want them to talk to one another, ask each other question, and help one another out while there working then yes, it is useful. For most it might distract from learning but like i said, just turn it on and off when you want them to use it.

Yeah there are benefits to all three. Some people can just read read assignments and go from there and they are good at it and get great grades. Some times it is easier to just do your suff and turn it in over the computer and some times you need to meet face-to-face if you have questions or need help on something.

I think podcasts enhances the learning because it is different from just sitting in a class. Different is always good when it comes to learning because you do not want to bore the students.

I think videogames can help develop your studying. You just do not have to use the learning games or brain games. Videogames is teaching you eye and hand coordination. I'm not one that gets big into videogames but most of my friends are and there good, they know all the controller parts and moves for different games, that's a lot to learn. I agree with the article. One of my friends loves video games so much that he is making a living out of it. If I had kids, i would let them play vidogames, learning ones when there little and when there older then real games but i would not want them playing it all the time. I'm a big believer of being out doors, running around, and staying healthy then sitting inside all day playing videogames.