There are opportunities for us to think outside the box around every corner. Traditionally we have taken games away from children and denied their practice as a way of learning. The fact is, however, as resilient as humans are, we learn from whatever environment we are presented with in life. For those growing up in today's America video games and media in general are unavoidably part of the totality of their intake. To deny that they provide no educational value is arguably naive and short-sighted.
Platforms such as the Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360 Kinect provide ways of interacting with our digital world that generations before have not had. We just need to tweek our way of thinking about these technologies. There are teaching moments all around us and at all times. Just because they are video games does not immediately negate their educational value. Lessons learned in life offline might be mirrored in a game played through a video game console. Our jobs as parents and teachers is simply to provide a learning context to what these children are experiencing. Life is everywhere, let's embrace it!
Platforms such as the Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360 Kinect provide ways of interacting with our digital world that generations before have not had. We just need to tweek our way of thinking about these technologies. There are teaching moments all around us and at all times. Just because they are video games does not immediately negate their educational value. Lessons learned in life offline might be mirrored in a game played through a video game console. Our jobs as parents and teachers is simply to provide a learning context to what these children are experiencing. Life is everywhere, let's embrace it!
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