Tag Archives: videogames

10 Gaming Genres To Adapt In Class

Here’s a brief description of ten gaming genres and some tips on how they can be used in the classroom.  All these games were chosen because they are popular with young language learners, engaging and fun.  You can read lesson ideas and plans on this blog by following the links. 1  Point and click These [...]

10 Reasons Why Video Games Are Good For The Soul

Here’s a brief description of ten online articles about how video games have been seen to successfully teach or educate for real life skills. 1 Computer games make maths fun in school. An article from the online UK Guardian newsgroup about how a school in nottinghamshire is developing lesson plans and activities for the wii [...]

Why playing videogames better than reading books

Are books on the way out in education? Will their role be taken by educational games? The Digital Educational Revolution The explosion of technology that is taking place in schools has led to a number of ideas being put forward related to the death of the book in education. More and more, laptops are being [...]