Computer Games…….. Chris Partridge Woolavington Primary School ICT Conference 14 th June 2010

Nintendo Channel - Nintendo DS Plays It's Part In The Classroom (you tube)

We don’t just sit and play games all day, just like we don’t just sit down and write or read all day. ShortSharpfocusedfun

They know it’s a game but they don’t think it is learning.

Competition effect! The children record their scores each time and there's been a marked increase in scores. The children want to compete against themselves…

Good at games: mobile learning proves a hit in schools "In the domain of the school the teacher has all the status, knowledge and mastery,“ …….. "Traditionally, children have just been visitors in that domain. In a game it's the children who have the mastery, status and expertise. What we are trying to do is to get the school domain and the games domain to overlap". Extract from Guardian Newspaper – 4 th May 2010

Passive Learning or Active Learning?

Confiscate or hand out?

Computer Games will not do everything..