Comments on: One Lucky Group of Kids http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/11/one-lucky-group-of-kids/ Exploring How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jenn Durley http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/11/one-lucky-group-of-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-134280 Jenn Durley Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:19:33 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/11/one-lucky-group-of-kids/#comment-134280 Katie: that was such a classic episode! You have to love Dan Akroyd in that bit. In response to the article, I yesterday attended an info session at my daughter's new school, where the staff explained that when kids' interest is fully engaged in a project, it ceases to be perceived as work, and becomes more like play. Teachers have long known this, and have often used games as one way to engage kids. The classroom just has to catch up to the technology available. This, of course, requires political will and good old cash money. Katie: that was such a classic episode! You have to love Dan Akroyd in that bit.

In response to the article, I yesterday attended an info session at my daughter’s new school, where the staff explained that when kids’ interest is fully engaged in a project, it ceases to be perceived as work, and becomes more like play.

Teachers have long known this, and have often used games as one way to engage kids. The classroom just has to catch up to the technology available. This, of course, requires political will and good old cash money.

]]> By: Katie Tierney http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/11/one-lucky-group-of-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-134037 Katie Tierney Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:28:25 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/11/one-lucky-group-of-kids/#comment-134037 You kids these days! When I was a kid, all we had to play with <a href="http://snltranscripts.jt.org/76/76jconsumerprobe.phtml" rel="nofollow">Irwin Mainway's Bag o' Glass</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live_characters_appearing_on_Weekend_Update#A_Grumpy_Old_Man" rel="nofollow">WE LIKED IT!</a> We also watched too much SNL, which apparently turned our brains to mush. You kids these days! When I was a kid, all we had to play with Irwin Mainway’s Bag o’ Glass, and WE LIKED IT!

We also watched too much SNL, which apparently turned our brains to mush.

]]> By: Ben Letalik http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/11/one-lucky-group-of-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-133705 Ben Letalik Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:24:03 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/11/one-lucky-group-of-kids/#comment-133705 I’m glad that there may be more games designed specifically for educational purposes. I remember spending hours as a kid playing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_Munchers" rel="nofollow">number munchers</a> and as a result know every single prime number up to 100 memorized (at least I used to). However, since this game drew a crowd any time someone was about to set a new high score, it was eventually banned from the classroom. It’s a shame, because number munchers got a lot of people more interested in math. I would be truly impressed by this movement if it allowed kids to play a game like Age of Empires in a history class. Imagine how much easier it would be to get kids to do their homework if it included conquering Europe as Saladin or playing as Joan of Arc leading the French into battle. Age of Empires also had a massive encyclopedia of each unit, structure and event in the game that can further teach children about history. Even though the game was designed for entertainment, it had huge educational value. I can only imagine the potential of games designed with education in mind that also utilizes the latest web 2.0 technologies. The possibilities make me want to be a kid again. I’m glad that there may be more games designed specifically for educational purposes. I remember spending hours as a kid playing number munchers and as a result know every single prime number up to 100 memorized (at least I used to). However, since this game drew a crowd any time someone was about to set a new high score, it was eventually banned from the classroom. It’s a shame, because number munchers got a lot of people more interested in math.

I would be truly impressed by this movement if it allowed kids to play a game like Age of Empires in a history class. Imagine how much easier it would be to get kids to do their homework if it included conquering Europe as Saladin or playing as Joan of Arc leading the French into battle. Age of Empires also had a massive encyclopedia of each unit, structure and event in the game that can further teach children about history. Even though the game was designed for entertainment, it had huge educational value.

I can only imagine the potential of games designed with education in mind that also utilizes the latest web 2.0 technologies. The possibilities make me want to be a kid again.

]]> By: Komail Mithani http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/11/one-lucky-group-of-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-133634 Komail Mithani Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:57:13 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/11/one-lucky-group-of-kids/#comment-133634 This is awesome! Finally, progress is being made for learning in schools. I hope this is the first step to more creative software meant to engage students and allow them to collaborate. Maybe schools will begin to realize that new methods of teaching are necessary to keep up with its students. This is awesome! Finally, progress is being made for learning in schools. I hope this is the first step to more creative software meant to engage students and allow them to collaborate. Maybe schools will begin to realize that new methods of teaching are necessary to keep up with its students.

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