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Digital Workshops
Learning in Virtual Worlds
Video games and virtual realities have allowed us access to entirely new virtual worlds. Watch What Games Teach and explore the remarkable power of alternate realities to do much more than just entertain.
Learning Objectives:
In this workshop, educators will:
- Understand that cognitive and intellectual skills acquired from playing video games can be relevant to other aspects of school, work and social life.
- Reflect on how online identities play a role in people's lives in ways that are similar to and different from identities in the physical world.
- Gain knowledge of the pros and cons of video games in K-12 education.
- What you know about video games.
- Understand how the alternate identities that we use in virtual spaces may affect our sense of self.
Activities for Students: Life Online
This activity will help students recognize and address issues that might arise from their use of digital media and the ability to communicate so quickly and easily with so many people.
