Week 5: Assignment 1

According to the teacher’s manual on Gamestar Mechanic, students have the ability to strength and develop their technological, artistic, cognitive, social, and linguistic skills. By developing a game students are using their creative and critical skills to challenge players art and storytelling. Teachers may also develop games in which students may practice ELA through missions, for example, in order for students to complete an obstacle, they must answer questions about key concepts in ELA. Another way teachers may utilize the game, may be to use crucial ELA skills and terms i.e incorporate simile and metaphors and see if students can identify within the game.

I’ve witnessed teachers utilize games in which students show their understanding of key terms by using a unique code to sign in and provide their answers. Students are given 30 seconds in which they must read and submit their answer along with their classmates. A chart pops up once all students have submitted their answer to show how many students answered correctly and how many answered incorrectly. This is a great way for students to compete without isolating students who struggle in the classroom.