Webinar Alert: Video Games in Teaching – Lessons Learned
Wednesday, May 23 7:30PM ET:
Video Games in Teaching – Lessons Learned
Join Marjee Chmiel, instructional technology specialist at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, VA and a former game designer, as she shares tried and tested tips for successfully integrating video games into classrooms. You’ll walk away with practical ideas for where to find quality online games, a solid understanding of the value and drawback of games, tips for evaluating games, and ideas for assessment.
Games can be used as both teaching tools and as reinforcements. Game-up has great educational games for students. Educational games can help students stay excited and interested in learning.
This was a great webinar and I was really entertained by the information I learned. Students today love video games like no other generation ever has. Being a teacher you have to be creative and if you can include something students like doing into the lesson, they will be more motivated to learn. This webinar has introduced me to some great games that I can use in my classroom.
This webinar was extremly informative. I am looking forward to using the games with my students. I have been using http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ for most of my interactive lessons with students because it is high interest and very nicely organized for a varied level of learners.
I was upset I missed the live webinar on this, but I am so glad I was able to view it in the archives. I loved this webinar. With time issues computer games are rarely incorporated into my lessons. I love the ideas that were mentioned to make them part of the lesson and even as an extension of the lessons. Honestly I had never heard of any of the gaming websites that were mentioned. The social studies one will be very beneficial to help make what I am teaching become more fun and importantly interactive. I can not wait to get on these sites and figure out how I can incorporate them into my lessons. I will be sure to share the ideas that were brought up with my team.
This was a great webinar! I know I plan to use Gameup with my future students- I can already see them having so much fun with it! I also got a lot of good websites to use in my classroom. Thanks!
This was a great webinar. I can’t wait to use some of these ideas in my own classroom. Students are so heavily involved in technology and video games that it makes sense to use games as a teaching tool! This is awesome!
This was my first webinar with BrainPop, and I really enjoyed it. There was a lot of useful information shared and great ways to use games in the classroom. I cannot wait to try some of them out with my own class! Thank you!
Thanks, Allisyn and Marjee, for this awesomely informative and interactive webinar! The opportunity for participants to browse featured websites (despite some technical glitches) and contribute ideas/opinions in various formats really enriched the experience for me. I also appreciated getting chat-box tips and perspectives from pioneers like Jessica Millstone, Steve Isaacs, and Video Games in Teaching (thanks for mailing out the transcript). Not least, I liked that you highlighted the usefulness of constructive failure and transgressive play, both of which are key advantages of good learning games!
It has been my first webinar with BrainPop and I enjoyed it greatly. I am grateful to Marjee for a terrific presentation. I’ll be introducing her recommendations into my trade, i.e. EFL.
As requested, here are the links we mentioned during last night’s webinar. Please add on to this list and let us know what online games you’re playing with your students!
Links that we mentioned last night:
http://www.brainpop.com/games
http://www.icivics.org
http://www.playinghistory.org
http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown
I loved this webinar. My special education student would love brainpop. They will be learning and having fun at the same time. They willalso be engaging socialization by talking with their peers about the games they have played.
Truly inspired by the latest gaming webinars offered by BrainPOP and the future it holds for us as teachers. I LOVE that your message continues to be that teachers teach, and the games are a tool. The better the tool, the better the ability for teachers to wield it to deepen the learning and understanding of the students. I’m also very appreciative of the awesome attendees sharing their own expertise. Thanks again!
That was awesome! Looking forward to implementing gaming of all types throughout our high school program. It felt great to have so many informed like-minded educators in the same [virtual] space. My students and I thank you!
See you at Games for Change!
This was my first webinar, and I really enjoyed it. I am looking forward to using Gameup with my students.
Social Studies can be a difficult subject to teach. Not all students enjoy it. However, using the information given to me in this webinar will definitely help in catching their attention and growing their interest! Thank you!
So great to hear. Thanks so much for taking the time to learn more! And thanks to Marjee for sharing her expertise!
I really liked the webinar and I will definitely be providing some professional development for the teachers. I would love to see some games that will help reinforce media specialist in their quest to teach about information literacy and the use of library resources. I struggle to find games that would help students know how to use a catalog and find a library book. I love that you have provided videos on how to research and using the internet, I would like to see some games to go along with it.
OK!, I’m completely convinced that Interactive computer games like Lure of the Labyrinth, and Gamestar Mechanic capture students attention and imagination. Both, were introduced to me through BrainPop. I plan on using icivics.org as we are looking at slavery and the causes of the civil War in our 7th grade class. Thank you BrainPop for being on the cutting edge of education today looking into it’s future.
Jamestown was interesting! I loo forward to trying all of game up! Thank you for a wonderful webinar!
This was a great webinar! I’ve typically used games as a reward or as closure to a lesson but I’m excited to incorporate them into learning centers in my classroom. I think the GameUp will be really fun on our IWB!