Gaming and Education
Presented at SchoolsNOW 2011
Authored by Alok KejriwalCEO and Co-Founder – Games2win. Com India
2nd December 2011
The credits first….& not last
• I am WHO I am because of my school
• I am a proud Campionite who just can’t grow out of his school’s memories
I have 2 girls in School
• So I am a Parent and I know what it means to have kids!
Angry about kids playing them?
Worried about what it’s doing to them?
Unhappy that kids don’t go out and ‘play’?
Terrified that games will just ruin the minds of our kids?
I appreciate your concerns
But let’s take stock of reality
Kids LOVE PLAYING GAMES
GAMING IS the new ENTERTAINMENT
And as Educationists, we can get CLEVER about it!
Consider ‘Angry Birds’
Silly game about throwing birds at pigs
But check this out
THIS IS A REAL PHYSICS EXAM PAPER
If our Kids love Games, why not adopt GAMING to make them LEARN things?
How to Make Origami
A TOP APP IN THE EDUCATION CATEGORY ON iTUNES
Words With Friends
A TOP APP IN THE GAMES CATEGORY ON iTUNES
Learning to play a Piano as a GAME
A TOP APP IN THE EDUCATION CATEGORY ON iTUNES
Remember we joined the dots in books?
A TOP APP IN THE
EDUCATION CATEGORY ON
iTUNES
Actually taking care of a Horse as a game
A TOP APP IN THE GAMES CATEGORY ON iTUNES
I wish things were so Hunky Dory
This game has earned 3000 CRORES within 10 days of its launch
YUP, IT’S ABOUT FIGHTING A WAR
There IS VIOLENCE and AGGRESSION in games
But like all bad things, Parents need to Curate that
Saying NO to games makes kids play them even MORE
But if Gaming was a subject and made to be studied?
Imagine a Science EXAM on this game
Asking Kids Questions on Probability, Maths, Physics and more!
Games make KIDS THINK
And that’s what EDUCATION is supposed to do
And that’s what WE HAVE TO EMBRACE
Thank you
Alok [email protected]@rodinhood (twitter)
