In the final week of class we had
several presentations of how education can be revolutionized by video games. I especially found this amusing since I grew
up with people saying how video games hurt your brain. Today, I have watched my own son and daughter
gain great confidence through the use of video games. The instant feedback with video games is
something that has not been matched with any other medium to date. I found
it reassuring to my own personal observations. I think the intent was not to get students to
play video games but to show educators that you can implement other methods
that stimulate students, which may give better results. Video games are just a perfect medium for this
type of learning.
I liked the video “Vision for technology in K-12 Education”. To me this presented me with a lot of technology in today’s schools. Students and parents had great communication with teachers and were aware of things happening in classes. Students were also presented with extra material to get them excited about activities such as field trips. I felt that last week’s example of project based learning in schools was in most cases very hard to implement. I feel that this week’s example is not a far stretch for most school districts today.