Educated

Personally I was a little sceptic about how games can be used to perform lifesaving surgery or to even help people learn. This was until I watched the video ‘No Gamer left behind’, I am now aware of how engaging and thought provoking games can be. Edutopia is the company who leading the research on computer – simulation technology, is exploring how enormously powerful for our kids’ this new technology is. Simulation is not just another in the long line of passing fads (or short-term opportunities) in educational technology. It is, rather, a real key to helping our students understand the world. There is no doubt that when we are put into a new environment they can be mistakes make, simulation technology is a better way for students to learn content it is better than throwing information at students and they may not even engage, students seem to be attractive to students and makes the important information they are required to learn more interesting. The US Army is currently using the Edutopia programs to provide the soldiers with a virtual world where they are able to treat patients and act as if they were in real like, it is seen to be replacing the real world experience which in time will minimize the accidents they have when learning. The simulation technology is seen as using critical thinking, tapping into the students interests as well as allowing the students to assist in designing the games. For example a Mckinely Technology High School student designed a Fire safety game for younger students to educationally inform them of the dangers of fires. Another example is Ben who is a cancer patient requested to design a game for other children who are also suffering from cancer to entertainment them as well as provide them with information on how they are battling the cancer. I found this video very interesting and it has taught me another technology which is available in today for use in a classroom environment.

I Strongly advise people who are interested in the newest and latest technologies to watch the video ‘No Gamer Left Behind: Virtual Learning Goes to the Next Level’

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