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RE: Gaming During Report Card Season
This makes me very happy!
I really want to bring gamification into my practice. When I was a kid I learned everything there was to learn about ancient Rome through Caesar IV. My issue is that there doesn't seem to be any games that teach about the history of Canada.
I also teach the World Wars but... I may get a parental phone call or two if my kids play THOSE games.
To a certain extent my Model UN class is game-ified. My students are motivated to learn about their assigned countries because they have to role play them in a conference setting. So, winning there, I guess!
Maybe I could teach about farming techniques through Harvest Moon and just play it myself in front of students. That seems like a fun idea.
Thanks again! This made my day!
Glad you enjoyed it! Wow, classes in Canada sounds so much more fun than from where I am from. Have you heard of Google Cardboard? There are so many cool apps that you can use to make classes fun. I brought 30 Google Cardboards into a rural school once and the kids absolutely loved it.. Just stay away from the slenderman app..
Btw, I love Model UN, only got to experience it when I got to Uni. Do you major in History?
Google Cardboard looks all kinds of rad.
And MUN is so amazing! It's actually kind of funny though, I have no formal background in History or Politics. My degrees are in theatre and English, and elementary education. Somehow I ended up teaching mostly social studies in high school! Go figure. I love it though.
Thanks again for the post!
I know how you feel, my background is in English and Second language Education, I have taught everything from Malay, Mandarin to Maths. I guess we are the real jack of all trades..haha
I think that’s a good thing! Yeah, I’ve taught ESL, English, Social Studies, Model UN, a stupid course called Planning 10, Social Justice, Film & TV, Intercultural Communications AND Drama. Oh and I supported in a math class but that was a dark time. 😅