https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc Give your opinion on your thoughts of the Newsela article that you read here. en-us 2017-02-15 19:56:45 UTC 2018-08-01 14:55:20 UTC hello@padlet.com 2020121gl https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/154329410 GLS has been making this one game called citizen science which is about science and about solving the pollution problems in lake. teachers have been using this game to help with education. teachers have been using this game to get information and they send the information to GLS. teachers have been using this game to see if their students actually learn from this. My opinion tho on the GLS is that i think it will help kids learn more and help theam in school.  

Question: what are there most popular games at the moment.

]]> 2017-02-16 15:00:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/154329410 https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/155157202 Games Learning Society is the biggest learning research centers in the world. Kurt Squire is the co-director of GLS and puts video game with science. He got the idea of this by looking at all the lakes that could not be swam in because of the pollution. This helps kids who could not learn the normal way but do good with video games. GLS is still growing but they are looking for new ways to help out education. 

Question- What are the grade levels for GLS?

]]> 2017-02-21 14:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/155157202 2019571cr https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/155772989 I think that this in some cases help people at school learn. 
i learn better when I am entertained by something and someone is not just standing up at the board talking. That is because it gets boring just sitting there doing nothing. So I feel like I would learn better if I was actually somewhat entertained and engaged into an activity. 

Question: How will this improve your learning?]]> 2017-02-23 15:12:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/155772989 2019382cw https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/156400044 In some cases I think that GLS would help some people learn. In most cases students would rather plays games on the computer than have to sit in a classroom and listen to a teacher drag on about what their supposedly learning. I think that if they were to play a education game thats meant to be educational but also fun at the same time. It is proven in many cases that when you are having fun that you learn better. In my opinion I feel that GLS would greatly improve many students education.

Question: At what age do you think students should be introduced to GLS?]]> 2017-02-27 14:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/156400044 2019463br https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/156400046 I think having games about the topics in school will embrace you more in the subject and I would definitely do better. I learn a lot better when I am entertained by the topic. Like lecturers and things like make it very hard to pay attention and get embraced in what we are doing. Like if there was chemistry games i guarantee I would have a better grade in the class. 

Question: How will the video games be used in learning?]]> 2017-02-27 14:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/156400046 2017186dc https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/156408218 I think GLS is on to something.  Most kids would rather play a game than learn from a book.  Kids may put more work into it if they enjoy what they are doing therefore doing better.  It will also help out the teachers because they will have less papers to grade so they will have more time for extra activities. Overall I think it is a good idea and the kids will learn more.  

]]> 2017-02-27 14:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/156408218 https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/156416358 Video games have been a major part of my life. Some have even left a lasting impact on me, like the Super Mario Bros. series. I believe games will play a greater role in schools in the future. Today's generation is more interested in gaming than learning, but if schools across the globe embrace video games and bring them into their teaching, kids will more likely wan]]> 2017-02-27 14:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/156416358 2019559lh https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/156421880 Most kids during school play games during class anyway so if they used games to teach kids then they would be more intrigued. The GLS company is having a great idea with making video games for educatio. Personally i would rather play a video game to learn math rather than do a bunch of work with a paper and pencil. If you make a video game for something I can almost guarantee that a kid would be more excited to do it rather than doing the original thing.]]> 2017-02-27 14:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/156421880 2018605km https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/156606832 It was interesting to see that the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Wisconsin Institute for Discovery used video games to teach about ecosystems and pollution. I had known before about games made for young children to teach them simple math or the alphabet, but seeing something like this makes me think more in-depth about learning and games. Would this possibly open up new business opportunities for game development companies, or maybe job possibilities for video game designers? If this were to grow, to what extent would it possibly change school's way of teaching certain things? ]]> 2017-02-28 01:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/156606832 https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/157013057 I believe that bringing video games into the classroom would make the class seem more fun or have the time pass faster if the students enjoy the video game and by having video games in the traditional classrooms, it could inspire more children to go into game development, computer science, programming, computer engineering, and more because they will find that working with computers can be fun.]]> 2017-03-01 14:04:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/157013057 2020097cj https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/157013190 I personally think that this is a great idea for schools. I am personally a video gamer myself, and I think including video games into school curriculum would be fun. I think that kids would be more inclined to enjoy a class period if they could learn a lesson by doing something fun with the lesson. I mean obviously this should not replace all other teaching methods and lessons because I think that kids should still learn by writing and tests as well. While still believing in that I believe that using games to teach kids would be a useful tool because nowadays games are becoming a whole lot more popular.]]> 2017-03-01 14:04:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/157013190 2020637dj https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/157013459 Kids are already playing games in class, so why not make them do it for a grade? I believe that many kids would love this if our school did it (however their parents may not be so on board with the idea), and I myself completely agree with the idea. Kids would probably want to go to school more if they knew that part of the learning was through playing video games.]]> 2017-03-01 14:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/157013459 https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/157014616 The most important point made was the fact that teachers can use video games aa a method to teach uninterested students about subjects they wouldn't care about otherwise. games seem like a good step in education, because games are more interactive than traditional schooling methods. And it could teach important lessons, in a fun and simple way. It brings a new level into schooling that teachers should take advantage of. Obviously don't incorporate it every time, but when there's a complicated or important subject that is difficult to teach, games could be a fantastic way to incorporate it.
Question: How many was could you incorporate games into school without it getting too distracting? ]]> 2017-03-01 14:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/157014616 2020125zp https://padlet.com/bavis/pi7meciq6dyc/wish/157018450 The most important point made was the fact that teachers can use video games aa a method to teach uninterested students about subjects they wouldn't care about otherwise. games seem like a good step in education, because games are more interactive than traditional schooling methods. And it could teach important lessons, in a fun and simple way. It brings a new level into schooling that teachers should take advantage of. Obviously don't incorporate it every time, but when there's a complicated or important subject that is difficult to teach, It'd be good to try a different method
Question: Would this teaching method work for all students?

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