While designing and dreaming up games that supplement the concepts we are teaching, may require a littl extra creativity and time, games are a lot of fun for students in a classroom.
I plan to use games, specifically games that are technology-based. A few semesters ago one of my teachers had "Who wants to Be A Millionare" test reviews, which was a powerpoint template that she edited with her own questions and answers. I've done something similar before, and it was very time consuming. On the way to the computer lab I was thinking that it would be a good idea to assign students to create games like these using technology. They could create one, save it, and bring the teacher a printed copy. That teacher could then read over the student's proposed Q & A's and edit the game if it needs it. The student could then fix it and bring it in to class.
Playing educational games are a great way to motivate your students and get them involved. And it's also true that students will learn from creating Q&A's in a game, just as much as they will from playing the game. This makes incorporating games in the classroom very simple and easy, and the students will LOVE it!
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