over the years I have been very wishy washy in regards to virtual games for children. I need to remind myself that there are different kinds of games out there and some are very educational. It is one thing to use a virtual game that helps with spelling or other areas of educational development compared to the video games that have you shooting and killing people/animals/aliens. I think that too many kids sit in front of their PS3 and shoot/kill in the virtual world that they are not realizing the difference between the technology and real life.
Where I work I do not have computers or any technology in my classroom. there are times that I really enjoy that and other times when I wish I had a computer for them to work on. Seeing the types of educational virtual games available I do think that they can be helpful for some students, especially those that have a hard time listening or paying attention to some one just talk. This is a way for them to become more interactive with their educational development. I feel that if it takes a virtual game to help a child understand or learn something then that is an option we need to have available for them. After all we as teacher will do anything we can to help better a students chance to learn.
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