Monday, February 16, 2009

U-Blog 3

Nintendo Wii in the Classroom?

One of the more unconventional uses for the Wii that was made popular is for physical rehab in hospitals. Now the gaming system might be gaining popularity in something even more remote for consoles: the classroom. In the Cumberland Elementary School in Indiana, three Wii Systems are the new tools for education.

By incorporating the technology of video games (not to mention the fun factor) the school hopes to engage the students on a more powerful level than traditional methods. The consoles are currently being used to teach Geography, Math and English and the students are getting really into it.

The teachers in the school believe that the potentials for such interaction are unlimited. They even express that the biggest challenge is finding time to incorporate it into already packed lessons. Wii therapy has already spread in hospitals across the U.S. Perhaps the classrooms will follow suit?
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4 comments:

  1. EAYoungFebruary 20, 2009 at 1:37 PM

    I agree with you comment regarding the Nintendo Wii. My nephew has one and we have notices a great inprovment in his grades in a full semember at school. It uses interactive methods thats are just out of this world. He thinks he just playing but actually learning at the same time. Its great.

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  2. EAYoungFebruary 20, 2009 at 1:45 PM

    I totally agree with your post regarding the Nintento Wii System. My nephew got one a few months ago and we have notices an inprovement in his attention spann and grades in one full sysmester. He thinks he's playing but learning at the same time. This type of technology will prove to be very beneficial in school and among children who are having a hard time picking up on different subjects.

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  3. WilliamFebruary 25, 2009 at 4:15 PM

    This is a first for me, but just from what you said in the post, I think it's a great idea. Most kids sit in school, day dreaming about that bell ringing so they can go home and play video games. I believe the wii idea could potentially satisfy both sides in the classroom, which is practically impossible. Any teacher would love to go home each day knowing each kid learned something and had fun doing it. So I think schools should look into it and at least investigate how it could fit it in and how effective it could be.

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  4. Lynn Keane, Ph.D.May 4, 2009 at 4:44 PM

    Interesting article, Daniel. Did you know that the residents at the Heritage participated in Wii Bowling. It would be interesting to spend some time brainstorming to see how we could incorporate Wii activities into training. Thanks for sharing. Dr. Keane

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