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The truth is I have played a lot of videogames both as a kid and as an adult and I can tell you that I learnt far more economics from Simcity than I did from my My year 9 Accounting teacher.  I learnt more about history from Civilization and Call of Duty than from a text book.  Above all else I had a hell of a lot of fun playing endless hours of 4 player MarioKart and Goldeneye as a teenager as  my mind worked overtime trying to keep ahead of mates to outwit, out strategize and generally punish them at every opportunity.  Games are excellent learning tools and every kid knows this - see what you can learn about them.

  

 

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Jan122010

Brilliant Series of Math's Lessons for Nintendo Wii

| DateTuesday, January 12, 2010 at 2:11PM

A colleague of mine Tristan Mether who has just completed the DEECD Videogames in the classroom trial has put together a great website full of maths lessons that can be undertaken on a nintendo Wii.  They are thoroughly detailed and full of worthwhile activities.

The WiiMaths Project is aiming to investigate how the Nintendo Wii can used in conjunction with Mathematics Teachers and Curriculum Program. (M.T.C.P.) to create updated handson activities and reengage the students of 21 century in mathematics?

This project uses the MTCP (Mathematics Teachers and Curriculum Program) written by Charles Lovitt & Doug Clarke and updates the practical component (previously video tapes and other stimulus materials) using the Nintendo Wii and its games to now give students a hands on experience (of large events like ten pin bowling) within the classroom.

In this way they can link the maths topics and solve problems as the play along in the class. It also is links into educational research being done by Derek Robertson at the Consolarium in Scotland (Centre for Games and
Learning http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/ictineducation/gamesbasedlearning/ ) around Games-based learning.

Hope you enjoy it.  Let me know how you go with it and I owuld love to hear of any lessons you have put together invovling video games.

AuthorKevin Cummins | Comment1 Comment |
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Reader Comments (1)

As a parent, I would love to buy this for my kids. I know that they will really have fun while learning. I do hope more educational games and activities will be available from Nintendo.

David Sparks

Game Podunk

June 23, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterDavid Sparks

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