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Are Wii Having Fun Yet?

Are Wii Having Fun Yet?

Christina Badman, Matthew DeNote
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 25
ISBN13: 9781466628489|ISBN10: 1466628480|EISBN13: 9781466628496
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2848-9.ch003
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Badman, Christina, and Matthew DeNote. "Are Wii Having Fun Yet?." Cases on Digital Game-Based Learning: Methods, Models, and Strategies, edited by Youngkyun Baek and Nicola Whitton, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 25-49. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2848-9.ch003

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Badman, C. & DeNote, M. (2013). Are Wii Having Fun Yet?. In Y. Baek & N. Whitton (Eds.), Cases on Digital Game-Based Learning: Methods, Models, and Strategies (pp. 25-49). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2848-9.ch003

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Badman, Christina, and Matthew DeNote. "Are Wii Having Fun Yet?." In Cases on Digital Game-Based Learning: Methods, Models, and Strategies, edited by Youngkyun Baek and Nicola Whitton, 25-49. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2848-9.ch003

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Abstract

Today’s students live and thrive in a digital environment, and educators need to help them succeed in the present, as well as their impossible to predict future. Using elements of gaming in the classroom, the authors of this case have provided their students with a challenging and engaging classroom setting where creative and critical thought processes are encouraged and rewarded. This chapter is based on two years’ worth of work (still ongoing today) incorporating the Nintendo Wii gaming platform into multiple subjects and grade levels. Since there is no way to know what our world will have to offer when the youth of today graduate from college, it is vital to focus on helping students learn how to think creatively and critically, adapt to different situations, and work collaboratively with others to solve problems and complete tasks. The authors feel gaming in the classroom allows students the opportunity to practice and refine these important life skills.

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