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Students are asked to think creatively daily in class, I am in agreement with Roswell when he stated that there is a level of imagination that must be used when creating the characters that video games use. Students who are playing a non violent video can utilize many character traits to describe their creations. The idea that there will be more and more creators in this genre of learning is eyeopening. As teachers we may not be teaching the authors of tomorrow but we would be teaching the video game creators who unlock a new level of learning for the next generation.

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Students were asked the following 5 questions. All students were interviewed one on one.

1. What is your favorite game to play on the computer or on a gaming system?

2. What types of games would you like to see in class more?

3. What can a student learn from video games?

4. Are there any reasons why we should not use video games in school?

5. How would you feel if we used more games to cover subjects like math and science?

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Students #1 & #2- Kindergarten Male Age 6.                                                                              Student #3- Kindergarten Female Age 5

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What is your favorite game to play on the computer or on a gaming system?

Student 1- Mario, racing and building stuff.
Student 2- Animal Crossing and Minecraft
Student 3- Racing games, coloring and puzzles.

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What types of games would you like to see more in class?

Student 1- They kind where we can all play together if we want to and have like one winner in the class.

Student 2- Lego and superhero would be fun like the ones at home.

Student 3- Some on the iPad where you can just just it and not use the computer.

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Students need to see a computer as a tool for learning, not just a toy. There is knowledge to be gained by effectively utilizing the technology in our schools! 

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What can a student learn from video games?

Student #1- Math and Numbers and how to make stuff.

Student #2- Sharing turns and sometimes we don't win.

Student #3- Letters and Numbers and colors. We play games with shapes too and sometimes animals. They can learn a lot of stuff if they listen and get to keep playing on the computer.

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How would you feel if we used more games to cover subjects like math and science?

Student #1- Glad, we don't get computer a lot.

Student #2- **Shrugs shoulders** Don't we already do that?

Student #3- Happy, I like using my computer like I use my phone at home.

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This information has given me the push to incorporate more games into our student choice time. James Gee made a great point that if students can beat play these games and win/complete them, why can't we take that as a success instead of testing them every chance we get with assessments created with people who know nothing about our personal students. I am pledging to utilize more gaming in my classroom as an educational tool and not a reward system. This technology should be available to all of our students.

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Students 1 and 3 both said that they would never want to sleep if they could play video games and learn! Student 2 said that it would not be fun all of the time and that they would grow tired of it quickly.