What are feelings about video games in general.
I personally find them difficult to use but I think that is a personal problem. I have a hard time thinking in the three D world and manipulating objects. But I think they can be very good for children who have problems focusing because it has a lot of interaction and action in general. My own son has been able to improve his attention skills and his eye hand motor coordination by playing video games. I am personally opposed to violent video games that desensitize (sp?) children to violence but there are many other types that are useful for the purposes stated above.
As learning tools?
As a learning tool I think they will be very useful because students today are very entertainment oriented and it may be far easier to engage them in learning with something that they are familiar with and that they find "entertaining". I guess its like trying to get kids to eat their vegetables - if you can sneak them in to the things they like they will at least get them in!
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