Archive: 21 posts

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Yes, I know this is a subject talked about a lot, but I take it very close to me and wish that schools did this more often or at least do it at all. I have seen many games, LBP in particular that have great opportunities for educators that aren't being seized. I have to Scenarios for you, both involving very popular PS Vita games. Scenario 1 A eighth grade physics teacher wishes to teach about the transfer of energy. He divides the class of twenty-five into five groups of five. He hands each group a Playstation Vita, pre-loaded with a copy of LittleBigPlanet. Each group is assigned the task of making a creative example of energy transferring from one object through the next using real physics. Each group is given 20 minutes for this project. Now, Imagine that. A class of what is probably a subject that many people in that grade level would have fel asleep in or complained about, just became a fun and interesting class. But it's not just limited to LBP, of course. Scenario 2 A musical class is learning about the fundamentals of music creation. A teacher plugs in there projector and starts up a Playstation 3. He/She loads up "Sound Shapes" and then gives each student a PS Vita with the same game loaded on as well. The teacher explains the basics of the music creation as the students follow along using the Vita. The level is then published onto the server for others to play and for the teacher to grade. I think I'm getting my point across. Gaming isn't just something that needs to be left at home. I understand that money is tight, and that supplying classes with Vitas and Playstations are not an easy task, but I think that it would work quiet well. I'm always seeing school executives saying thinks along the lines of "We want to make education more enjoyable" but I never truly see them actually try and do so. Anyways, I want to hear what you guys have to say about it. I think it could make for an interesting debate, so speak your mind

2012-09-13 22:56:00 Author: Unknown User

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I think that would be brilliant, because I still go to school (year 10) I think that would be really cool, it would also prove to my mate joe that playstation is better than x-box

2012-09-13 23:39:00 Author: Unknown User

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I think that would be brilliant, because I still go to school (year 10) I think that would be really cool, it would also prove to my mate joe that playstation is better than x-box Ty, but I don't think it would prove that. Honestly, I just would like to see gaming in general. It could be Microsoft, Playstation, Nintendo, or PC. As long as it teaches in a fun and interesting way

2012-09-13 23:52:00 Author: Unknown User

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I would enjoy these in class very much

2012-09-14 00:07:00 Author: Sakura Posts: 73

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Hey Kand2ts, I am an elementary teacher and I am utilizing LBP. I actually just got a PS3 donated to our school for classroom use. My students have greatly enjoyed playing the two things that I have built for them to play and I am continuing to work on stuff in the minimal free time I have. I really like the two ideas you have there and may adapt the physics idea to my motion and energy unit that I started teaching this week, if you don't mind. If you would like to see the kinds of things I am working on here are the LBP.me links... lbp.me/v/d-hw6h - an investigation of the planets where students collect data and use it to complete an assessment. lbp.me/v/fe-xt0 - the hardest version of what is a multiplayer sorting game where students decide if sets of words mean the same or opposite. It of course can be single player, but it's more fun with friends. I would love to hear what people think on this topic, thanks for starting the thread. Cheers.

2012-09-14 00:48:00 Author: Unknown User

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Hey Kand2ts, I am an elementary teacher and I am utilizing LBP. I actually just got a PS3 donated to our school for classroom use. My students have greatly enjoyed playing the two things that I have built for them to play and I am continuing to work on stuff in the minimal free time I have. I really like the two ideas you have there and may adapt the physics idea to my motion and energy unit that I started teaching this week, if you don't mind. If you would like to see the kinds of things I am working on here are the LBP.me links... lbp.me/v/d-hw6h - an investigation of the planets where students collect data and use it to complete an assessment. lbp.me/v/fe-xt0 - the hardest version of what is a multiplayer sorting game where students decide if sets of words mean the same or opposite. It of course can be single player, but it's more fun with friends. I would love to hear what people think on this topic, thanks for starting the thread. Cheers. Interesting, nice to see other people saw the educational opportunity I'm not a teacher but thinking about it, possibly. Not because I enjoy the job but because I have ideas different then most teachers concerning method. Why argue w/ it when I could educate children in other ways. Cool sounding level, gonna check them out.

2012-09-14 02:28:00 Author: Unknown User

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I could see LBP being used for art class, like an assignment to make something with the paint feature. Too bad I don't take art.

2012-09-14 02:36:00 Author: amoney1999 Posts: 1202

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They do use Minecraft for education. http://minecraftedu.com/

2012-09-14 03:09:00 Author: DominationMags Posts: 1840

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Nice idea on paper. But completely unnecessary and impractical. Video games and education don't really mesh well. Unless of course it's an education based game like those "Brain Age" DS games. And while you've mentioned all the positive matters of it. You can't igniore the various ways these privileges could be abused. Just my opinion.

2012-09-14 11:43:00 Author: Rooster Posts: 38

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Nice idea on paper. But completely unnecessary and impractical. Video games and education don't really mesh well. Unless of course it's an education based game like those "Brain Age" DS games. And while you've mentioned all the positive matters of it. You can't igniore the various ways these privileges could be abused. Just my opinion. I do agree, there are plenty of bad points as well. But I can't say I agree that it is just a good plan on paper. I've had teachers in the past (sucessfully) implement games, mainly the Wii, in the past to help teach. But hey, it wouldn't be an interesting debate if everyone agreed

2012-09-14 20:34:00 Author: Unknown User

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I don't know about using the games we have for education, but what anyone from developing a game aimed to teach? Lack of intere$t of course.

2012-09-14 20:35:00 Author: gdn001 Posts: 5891

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It's gonna be mighty difficult trying to keep a class on topic with a vita and LBP in their hands. (and unlimited rocket-cheetas)

2012-09-14 22:51:00 Author: Dragonvarsity Posts: 5208

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It's gonna be mighty difficult trying to keep a class on topic with a vita and LBP in their hands. (and unlimited rocket-cheetas) Lol true, expectially with the younger of children. And who knows what nasty stuff the really older kids may come up with

2012-09-14 23:59:00 Author: Unknown User

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If they were to put LBP into education, I think it would need to be a seperate game. They can't have all the crap and weirdness to get distracted with; they need to have only certain items and certain things to do to not get distracted. My idea :kz:

2012-09-15 14:50:00 Author: DominationMags Posts: 1840

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If they were to put LBP into education, I think it would need to be a seperate game. They can't have all the crap and weirdness to get distracted with; they need to have only certain items and certain things to do to not get distracted. My idea :kz: The ability to create how you create..... interesting. o-o

2012-09-15 20:26:00 Author: Dragonvarsity Posts: 5208

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO_cs1DrbhA I wish they'd find a way to incorporate Minecraft into my high school.

2012-09-16 01:33:00 Author: X-FROGBOY-X Posts: 1800

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Though maybe not exactly education, I found this really interesting. http://www.mojang.com/2012/09/mojang-and-un-presents-block-by-block/

2012-09-16 04:39:00 Author: Unknown User

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I'd say that the only kids that would make bad stuff would be potty mouths, immature kids, tryhard comedians that stink, and kids raised in the ghettos.

2012-09-16 04:43:00 Author: amoney1999 Posts: 1202

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I'd say that the only kids that would make bad stuff would be potty mouths, immature kids, tryhard comedians that stink, and kids raised in the ghettos. Lol, yeah. In my area, that's 4/5 of my school. It's a sad thing too, because it makes it harder for teachers to do something as simple as show a movie clip or a video.

2012-09-16 05:08:00 Author: Unknown User

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I'd say that the only kids that would make bad stuff would be potty mouths, immature kids, tryhard comedians that stink, and kids raised in the ghettos. Lets not generalize with stereo types or anything. Kids are kids, when given the opportunity they will more than likely be immature.

2012-09-16 09:35:00 Author: Rooster Posts: 38

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I could see the ones who are good at math make some fun math game, or someone good in English make a reading/writing game. They could be useful for studying for quizzes or tests.

2012-09-22 18:23:00 Author: amoney1999 Posts: 1202

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