Electric Worlds in the Classroom - Teaching And Learning With Role-based Computer Games

Klappentext We all know that kids like video games, so why not help them learn course content in these virtual worlds? This guidebook will help teachers (grades 6-12) do exactly that. The authors provide a diverse collection of lively and engaging virtual spaces where students engage in role-based learning. The context might be a gigantic imaginary plant cell, where students learn the role of a biologist, or it might be a shallow valley where they learn to act like a geologist. Students learn to conduct experiments, analyze results, draw conclusions, and ultimately, write their own story as they experience it. Zusammenfassung We all know that kids like video games! so why not help them learn course content in these virtual worlds? This guidebook helps teachers (grades 6-12) do that. It provides a diverse collection of virtual spaces where students engage in role-based learning. It features a nontechnical presentation; and a collection of multi-user games.

Product details

• Authors: Richard T. Beckwith, Harold Chaput, Brian M. Slater, Brian M. Slator, Brian M. (EDT)/ Beckwith Slator
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.03.2006
• EAN: 9780807746752
• ISBN: 978-0-8077-4675-2
• No. of pages: 182
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 248 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Technology, Education--Connect; Technology, Education - Connections (The TEC Series); Technology, Education--Connect; Technology, Education - Connections (The TEC Series)
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries