I believe using computer games as a learning resource is a great idea. In my own life, when in elementary school, I remember going to computer class and fiddling with the computer while my teacher was teaching us. I never really paid attention to anything he said. Once he instructed us, to go to different sites on the internet or click on something to open an application, I became all ears.
One thing I must agree with is that with the entire computer learning games that I have played, they all shared the six characteristics discussed in this chapter. These six characteristics are: rules, goals and objectives, outcomes and feedback, conflict / competition / challenge / opposition, interaction, representation or story.
With children, I see now when they enjoy doing something that is fun they pay attention, so if they can learn and have fun at the same time, that’s a plus. With the computer learning games, in order to advance to the next stage, you have to first do well enough on the previous tasks, that is the beauty of it.
One that I find very useful with children as I watch my daughter play them is math learning games. Maybe I’m a little biased towards other subjects because I love math so much.
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