Slide 1 : . GAMES IN CLASS ROOM
Agenda : Agenda Definition of Educational Games.
Main features
Characteristics of Educational games
General factors in Games.
Advantages of games for learning environment
Examples of Educational Games.
. : . It means an activity that provides entertainment and teaches the subject.
It is a game that helps the students with their school works.
Educational game is a subject of both play and fun. Its outcomes are educational The definition Educational game
Characteristics of educational games : Characteristics of educational games Make learner fun motivating .
Engage learner in a situation where the learner is competing for a high score
Include elements of adventure and uncertainty.
Provide different levels of complexity that match player’s ability .
. : . Goals
-The goal of educational games is the learning objective that contains the out comes of it.
Rules
- What action are allowed within a game and what constrains are impose
Competition
Other player play against you .
Penalties
Minor punishment may given when fails or loses the game. Specific components
. : . Challenge
- Differ from a goal . What one has to overcome or succeed at to reach a goal .
Fantasy –for motivation
Safety :
- Serve real life activities in a safe way of participating
Entertainment
-contains fun and play Specific components
, : , , In a classroom
Games help to …….
Release stress…..Games create confidence and thus stress is released from minds : Release stress…..Games create confidence and thus stress is released from minds .
Give variety….. : Give variety….. Different types of games eliminate boredom but help to acquire skill.
For different subjects, different games help
Participation to all students…. : Participation to all students…. All students, including shy,introverted,passive and outstanding, participate.
Encouragement for weak students…. : Encouragement for weak students…. Weak students keep away from studies and activities. but games encourage them.
Physical response… : Physical response… Children are energetic. They are not good at sitting for long.
Games provide mini exercises.
Social interaction…. : Social interaction…. . *Learn the first lessons of social life.
*Learn to interact,share,respect,
consider others etc
Teacher satisfaction… : Teacher satisfaction… . Teachers get more satisfaction
as most of the students acquire
intented objectives
Focus on children… : Focus on children… . Students are the central
elements in games.
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Example of educational game : Example of educational game Jungle Jim and the Donga Dinga Drums
This interactive game encourages kids to play with numbers and multiplication concept and win points as long as he/she hits the right number.
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