This week, Group 2 has decided to focus on the use of Educational Games in the classroom environment. To further the discussion on educational games I fully agree with Natalie Daley's argument on it. It seems that younger children today have become even more tech savvy than when we were back in the 90's when the internet was a relatively new thing. Nowadays, I'm able to spot a young elementary aged child with a Tablet or an iPad. It should be our role as effective educators to incorporate a child's understanding of the technological world around us and expose it to their learning ability such as games of phonics, spelling, and basic arithmetic. Natalie explained it best: "Educators are always trying to find ways to make material and concepts relevant to students." So why not begin at a point where students are highly adept to these two subjects that younger students excel at: games and technology.
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