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- Title: Wii: An Innovative Learning Tool in the Classroom (Technology in the Classroom) (Report)
- Author : Nancy Maldonado
- Release Date : January 22, 2010
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,Nonfiction,Family & Relationships,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 56 KB
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As educators, we know that one of the fundamental constructs of education is using what children know to enhance their learning in the classroom. We also know that children spend an enormous amount of their free time playing video games. With video game play constituting 97% of the preteen and teenage population's leisure time (Lenhart et al., 2008), there is no doubt that the use of video games, specifically Nintendo's Wii, is making its presence known in the classroom. Video game systems currently offer great opportunities for creating more advanced learning systems for non-entertainment purposes that could easily fit into the curriculum (Gee, 2005; Shaffer, 2007). Educators are currently evaluating and debating the use of Wii video games to supplement the curriculum in the classroom. What Is Wii?
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