Tuesday, March 30, 2010

I think that online games are a distraction. No matter how many screens or filters school provide and use kids will still find ways to access online games. Sure online games are fun and I even use them from time to time but they can be distracting to kids trying to learn in and out of the classroom. The goal of a teacher is to engage their students but this seems impossible if the kid is playing an online game during class. Students that play online games during class can not focus in on their lesson or work which can greatly effect the lessons potential potency. The article, "This Just In: Video Games Are Distracting" by by Craveonline states that online games have the potential to distract so much that they are leading to higher college drop out rates. This article is talking about higher age levels then the elementary level. However after reading this article one can assume that if online games are distracting to the point of dropping out in the college level image the impact they must have on younger students. It is important that online game use in not supported and often supervised during a child's working time. Online games are easily accessible and highly distracting to students are already swimming in a pool of other distractions.

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