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Video Games. Reinventing the Traditional Education System By: April Bandell, Meghan Bloomer and Kathryn Grimm. Abstract. So, what’s this all about? Teachers are turning to video games to help teach in the classrooms.

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  1. Video Games Reinventing the Traditional Education System By: April Bandell, Meghan Bloomer and Kathryn Grimm

  2. Abstract • So, what’s this all about? • Teachers are turning to video games to help teach in the classrooms. • Whether it’s for history, gym, health or science, video games are extremely effective tools in classrooms.

  3. Why Video Games • Games are personalized, interactive, engaging and challenging • Games are educational because they allow students to gain hands-on experience while having fun • Video games can move the education system beyond traditional academic disciplines

  4. Do you remember playing… • Carmen Sandiego! • Carmen Sandiego Math Detective allows students to use math skills to help Carmen accomplish certain goals • Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego is a long time loved educational video game that teaches geography, agricultural knowledge and history • Why are games like these so effective? *Students learn without actually thinking they are learning*

  5. Video Games Save Money?! • This fact is surprise but true. • Think about your seventh grade frog dissection • The costs and time consumption of tradition frog dissections outweigh its benefits • There is a better way: BioLab Frog

  6. Gym Class Hero • Video games are saving gym classes all around the nation • Dance Dance Revolution is getting thousands more children involved in physical activity than before with tradition physical education • By the end of the decade, DDR will be in about 1500 schools around the nation • DDR appeals to a wider range of students

  7. The Moral of the Story • Video games are extremely effective in classrooms and are being used more and more every year. • The main priority of schools is to teach and if a video game can help, why not spread the joy.

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