Online Educational Game - Reflection

       Online educational games are a great way for students to learn in a fun and interactive way. The gaming environment has been around for many years and has changed the way users think, learn, and engage. Bringing these games into a classroom is a great idea. Online educational games can benefit them in so many ways. The aim is to increase rate of correct responses and decrease error rate until responses become automatic (Arcademic Skill Builders, 2012).

The group has chosen a Math game. The game is called Demolition Division. The game is absolutely appropriate for kids who want to learn division. The game itself is visually attracting and fun. Some difficult tasks are agreeing to the chosen game. All members are of different contents and time was also against us. Another issue was trying to figure out the category of the rubric. Nonetheless, everyone agreed and enjoyed the presentation of the game. If I ever want to become a Math teacher, I would definitely make this game a part of my lesson.

When considering the use of these online educational games there are things to think about. First, is to find the appropriate game under the content area. Next is to figure out the hard part which is the rubric. The rubric not only scores the overall attempt but should also score other important categories. The categories should be fair and explained properly for correct scoring. In the beginning, it was difficult only because I did not understand how to go about doing this. Usually, I would just think of group collaboration games where they create posters, or build stuff. But this online educational game is even better. 

        In conclusion, I found online educational games to be a great way to spice up the learning environment. Teachers and librarians can confidently encourage students to use FunBrain during their free time in class, assured that kids will enjoy an educational, safe online learning experience (Funbrain, 1997). There are all kinds of games available for students of any interest. I believe as teachers we should include some games in our lesson plan to enhance learning capabilities. Additionally, creating a generic rubric for these games is simple and can be used for other games as well. Online educational games are a great way to provide new dimensions of learning to these students and the Internet who won't stop growing provides many websites consisting of all types of games that are visually entertaining. 

Funbrain, (1997). Family Education Network
Retrieved May 13, 2012 from the FunBrain website:
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Academic Skill Builders, (2012). Demolition Division. 
Retrieved May 12, 2012 from the Arcademic Skill Builder website: http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/why/