Day 4--Afternoon

Question: What interested you in video games as a form of teaching?


I noticed the preoccupation that my students had with the video games, I-Pods, or MP3 players. They could listen or play with these devices constantly. I figured anything that can interest a teenager for this amount of time needed to be used to relay educational knowledge as well. I did not know at the time of my decision just how much time and practice it was going to take to make a video game. I know the concept can work but it is going to be a learning process for me and my students. But, the fact that they can teach me something may be a way to make that needed connection or interrelationship between a teacher and her students. I am not a pro at video gaming so I have alot to learn but I am willing and that is a start.