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Wii education: console being used to teach in classrooms

Posted Oct 5, 2007 at 6:04AM EST by QJ Staff

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Wii consoles being used for education in Cumberland - Image 1One of the more unconventional uses for the Wii that made it so popular is physical rehabilitation in hospitals. Now it might be gaining popularity in something even more remote for consoles: the classroom. In the Cumberland Elementary School in Indiana, three Wii consoles are the new tools for education.

By incorporating the technology of video games (not to mention the fun factor) the school hopes to engage the students on a more powerful level than traditional methods. The consoles are currently being used to teach Geography, Math and English and the students are getting really into it.

The teachers in the school believe that the potentials for such interaction are unlimited. They even express that the biggest challenge is finding time to incorporate it into already packed lessons. Wii therapy has already spread in hospitals across the U.S. Perhaps the classrooms will follow suit?

Via Journal & Courier



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# And more Wii's fly off the shelvesKeith K 2007-10-05 07:41
But how many are actually being used for gaming, I wonder.

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# hmmmohaas05 2007-10-05 08:09
they're being used to teach kids about marketing and how to avoid being pulled in by crappy merchandise.

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# LOLJx1 2007-10-05 10:27
hahahahahhaa nice one.



But I do think the wii is good. It's appealing and fun. but the graphics are a laydown. Talk about Gamecube 1.5 :S

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# :oLozmaster 2007-10-05 21:37
Yeah by showing them to Buy Wii not 360 or PS3

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