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Why a Gaming Page?

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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Thursday
Jun102010

Hundreds of Educational Games for Free

| DateThursday, June 10, 2010 at 7:11AM

Just a quick one.  Play and learn is a great little MindMap for Educational games related to over 30 curriculum areas.  It gets updated regularly and could not be easier to use.  Feel confident that your students can use this site without wasting time on inappropriate content.  Check it out here.

AuthorKevin Cummins | Comment2 Comments |
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Friday
Oct162009

Welcome to Edgalaxy's New Educational Gaming Section

| DateFriday, October 16, 2009 at 10:31AM

As a lifelong gamer I have always understood and appreciated video games are an excellent learning tool for experimentation, immersion and all the while a great deal of fun.  Earlier this year I was part of a Victorian Government funded research project examining the use of vdeogaming in the classroom which simply reinforced what I already knew that if we are selective about what we  play and more importantly ask ourselves why we play games then they are excellent engagement and learning tools.   

So I have created an educational Gaming section to Edgalaxy that aims to share some of the great games available to us (both commercial and free) and will be looking at resources for us to actually create your own video games. There will also be the odd piece of professional reading related to gaming in the classroom.

I will be specifically steering clear of direct educational games such as typing wiz or math's blaster as this is not gaming to me.  Instead I will look at some mainstream games such as Wii Fit, Monkey Island, Civilization that have thousands of learning opportunities that are not so blatant.  I also intend to find a few gems that you may not be aware of too.

Anyhow Ihope you nejoy our new section and stay tuned to this space.  Game on!

AuthorKevin Cummins | Comment2 Comments |
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