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Week 1 reflection

It appears that most people believe that games help students learn. Gaming in schools has been proven to help improve engagement in students. I think the best example of this shared was Cherie who talked about her first experience with gaming. I remembered having to take typing classes in middle school. This was a reminder that while games in education can be effective at improving students engagement it depends of the type and application of the game. There are certain times and situations that a game not be the best way to teach information or best for students to learn new material. I think games are best used in classrooms as review.
I remember being in high school history or science class and having Jeopardy review days. They were the most fun because we got to be on teams and test our knowledge of the information for an upcoming test. I do remember also feeling less stress about the test because the review as done in a fun and relaxed way.

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