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1. Think back to your own elementary school days. What are some educational games you played in Computer class? Do any of them stick out for you in particular? Why?
2. Do you think gaming is too addictive for children?
3. What are some of the pros and cons of children who play video games?
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ReplyDelete1. I remember playing Oregon Trail in elementary school (I know, I'm so old). I remember we got these fancy Apple computers when I was in 3rd or 4th grade, everyone was super impressed. Anyway, we used to play Oregon Trail, and we all LOVED it. At the time, it seemed like just a fun game to play, but now that I think back on it, it was educational in a way in that you got to experience some of the hardships early settlers had to endure when they made their way West. Another game I remember playing was something to do with frogs, and the frogs were set up in a big block. You had to match each frog to the correct vowel sound, then it would munch the word if you were correct. Can't remember for the life of me what the name was, but I remember that one. It's pretty amazing to see how far computer games have come in about 20 years. I wonder what the next decade will bring.
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ReplyDeleteSo I posted something for this question and I don't know where it went. So if you guys find it somewhere...sorry! haha I will try this again.
ReplyDelete1. In elementary school I mostly remember playing game keyboarding games. Each year starting in second grade we visited the computer lab a few times a week and worked on our keyboarding skills. There would be a sentence and then we would have to retype the sentence as fast they can. This was a learning experience that was made into a game to try to beat your time.
In addition, I remember playing a states game. Where there would be a picture of the United States and we had drag the shapes of the states and put them into the write order. Once we got it right in under five minutes we went on to another country.
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ReplyDeleteI believe that gaming is too addictive to children. There are so many games out there that are violent and so not appropriate for children to be playing. Children are to focused on playing a video game rather than going outside to play or working on homework. There needs to be more of a push at home to enjoy educational games, and have a schedule of when is a good time to play a video game. If children were to grow up knowing that they had a certain time set aside to play, they would most likely respect that rule. I do like video games, but there is a time and place for them.
ReplyDeleteI'm so confused I definitely commented on this post already....but ANYWAYS
ReplyDeleteIn my elementary school classroom we actually played numerous computer games. One game we played was Oregon Trail, I can agree with Marcie it was in a sense educational. And it gave us an idea of the struggle that the early settlers experienced. Another game we played was Mavis. Mavis is the reason why I am such an efficient typer. We were required to have a certain speed and accuracy by a certain point. We also played a lot of math games which made math a little less intimidating for me. I feel that computer games are a great way to have children practice certain skills in a fun way. I absolutely think that gaming can be very addictive for children and I feel that parents and teacher should do their best to limit the use of gaming.
Yeah, it's definitely weird, I don't know why it's saying you're deleting your posts. Anyway...I think there's so many games available today for children, much more so than when I was younger. I agree with Steph, parents and caregivers should be doing their job in keeping the amount of time children spend gaming to a minimum. Technology is important, but gaming is important in moderation.
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