#games4ed discussions cover ways in which gaming can be used in education. Games mirror the way the human mind was designed to learn. They motivate players to take risks and actions, persevere through failures, set and achieve increasingly difficult goals, and devote attention, time, and effort to acquiring knowledge and skills. All this while the game is tracking the player’s actions and assessing the player’s achievements and skills. Isn’t this what we want from education?
Hey #games4ed! N from 🇨🇦. #edtech cofounder/creator/enthusiast. Once I year, I love 🍬🌽 (just a small amount)... but I generally lean towards plain chocolate and chips the older I get.
Wait, what? You don't eat candy? How do you survive life without chocolate? #games4ed
Actually, super impressed. Chocolate is my go-to when stressed (so all the time).
A1: practice! Talk/examples not enough. Need to have kids actually experience being a good #digcit, identifying when they haven't been, and learning how to make dif choices. #games4ed
A2: Lots of talk about how your online presence will follow you forever. But hearing it is not the same as seeing it. And this can be both good and bad (people may read pos about you, or false negs...) #games4ed
I think it's both. With HS students, I think you could prob approach using criminal cases with false accusations/charges eventually dropped/dismissed. Show how when you search that person, info of charge ranks higher than info about being cleared. #games4ed
I think when you have few followers (and know personally all of them) you can feel like you're in a safe space, not realizing your perception is a bubble and anyone around you can look in and pop it. #games4ed
It's a hard place right now. I know people muting these people to keep their feed calmer. But by muting them, you are missing what's going on in the world that has real impacts outside of just social media. #games4ed
A6 - #fakenews vs #realnews are obviously very timely. Would be fun to have Ss take a real source on something outlandish, an then create a fake version. Other Ss can try to guess which was original. #games4ed
But, I need to track my (imaginary) child's every movements! How will I know they're safe if i can't see their dot on a map whenever I want?! #games4ed
My BIL, when they first had kids actually said he wanted to implant a tracker. No surprise, those kids struggle w/independence.
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The @nytimes has actually started posting articles from both sides. Not sure if it's super good, as it leans credence to POV that shouldn't always get it (esp when straight up lie). #games4ed
However, one thing I love about @Twitter, is that it's much easier to curate my feed than @facebook. On FB, more likely blocking someone I know personally. On Twitter, it's more an information stream of various sources. #games4ed
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On many days, I really wish I was about 7 again. Old enough to be able to do some stuff, but young enough that the big stressers of life were years away. Then I think about being 7with all tech and helicoptering parenting and think, no thanks. #games4ed
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I think there's a middle ground. There are things nowadays I would've loved having access to as a kid. But the extra parental involvement is a nope. Learned so much from having to solve problems with friends myself vs parents stepping in. #games4ed
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A7 - By not shying away or pretending they don't exist. If you don't practice responses ahead of time and know how to identify, more likely you'll freeze in the moment. #games4ed
Also safety shouldn't be seen as needing to be 100%. We run around even though we can scrape knees. And climb trees even with risk of breaking limbs. We should explore the internet, prepared with band-aids if needed.
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