Electric Worlds in the Classroom

Description:

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 experienced it. This book features: a nontechnical presentation that will assist all educators who want to use technology to improve student learning; a large collection of goal-oriented, multi-user games to teach various concepts in geology, biology, computer science, microeconomics, and archaeology; the combined talents of computer programmers, subject matter experts, graphic designers, education specialists, and cognitive scientists who created the virtual worlds presented in this book.

subjects: Computer network resources,  Teaching,  Education,  Simulated environment (Teaching method),  Educational games,  Curriculum planning & development,  Science,  Teaching of a specific subject,  Education / Teaching,  Computers & Technology,  Learning Styles,  Teaching Methods & Materials - Classroom Planning,  Curricula,  Teaching Methods & Materials - Science & Technology,  Computer-aided learning (CAL),  Teaching skills & techniques,  USA,  Computerunterstützter Unterricht,  Environnement simulé (Méthode pédagogique),  Enseignement,  Didacticiels ludiques,  Ressources Internet,  Enseignement assisté par ordinateur,  Éducation,  Education, computer network resources,  Environnement simule? (Methode pedagogique),  Enseignement assiste? par ordinateur