Online games
Making money with online games is a bad bet
[ad_1] Chances are that at least once, while bored or trying to relax, you’ve played a game on your phone or tablet. Our phones make it easy to escape to a quick diversion when we have a few spare minutes. You can play all kinds of games for money, from head-to-head Pac-Man matches to virtual …
Video games and online games are breaking boundaries: NewsCenter
[ad_1] April 25, 2017 During April’s “Breaking Boundaries” event, attendees had the opportunity to play video games, including several online games, at the Humanities Center. (College photo/Sofia Tokar) Video games and online games (played on computers, mobile devices and consoles) generate more worldwide turnover than the film or recorded music industries. Corn the game has …
Teachers are using online games and tech tools to bridge the partisan divide.
[ad_1] The 2016 election and the tumultuous start to Donald Trump’s presidency, which reached the 100-day mark on April 29, presented civics teachers in red, blue and purple states with a double-edged sword. Students are suddenly eager to talk about politics and government, but the hyperpartisan reality beyond school walls makes it difficult to hold …
Should online games be banned at school? – Talk around town – Vietnam News | Politics, Business, Economy, Society, Life, Sports
[ad_1] Vietnamese news The word “game,” a constant point of contention between adults and children, has once again sparked a battle between parents and educators. However, this time the source of the game for children is one that works in education and training. Children born at the start of this century, known as Generation Z, …
Teens who play online games do better in school, study finds
[ad_1] Teenagers who play online games every day are more likely to have better grades in school, according to a new Australian study. Albert Posso of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology looked at the results of 12,000 students who had been tested by the Program for International Student Assessment. The program involves testing 15-year-olds …
Teens who play online games do better in school, study finds
[ad_1] Teenagers who play online games every day are more likely to have better grades in school, according to a new Australian study. Albert Posso of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology looked at the results of 12,000 students who had been tested by the Program for International Student Assessment. The program involves testing 15-year-olds …
Study finds smarter students play online games
[ad_1] According to a new report, students who spend time playing video games online are more likely to get better grades in core subjects. The study – Internet Use and Academic Achievement Among 15-Year-Old Australian Students – tracked the exam scores and personal habits of 12,000 high school students. All had taken an internationally recognized …
Playing online games is linked to better academic performance in teens
[ad_1] Ed Jones/Stringer/Getty Images Parents – don’t worry if your kids spend all their time playing online games. It can actually improve their performance in school. That’s according to a new study from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. The institution found that playing games could help students hone skills learned in school and then apply …
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[ad_1] CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — High school students investigate Ebola-like outbreaks and administer vaccines through Outbreak!, a new summer course in Illinois that uses online games to encourage critical thinking about fighting infectious diseases. University of Illinois clinical epidemiologist Yvette Johnson-Walker, a clinical teacher in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, teaches high school students about …
5 online games that teach kids the art of persuasion
[ad_1] By Tanner Higgin, Graphite If there’s one thing games can teach very well, it’s systems thinking. Get good at a game like Gate, for example, means learning its physics engine. When the game is over, it’s natural to draw comparisons between how things move, fall, and interact in the game and the physical worlds. …