tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post6426920619767306272..comments2023-11-10T03:38:11.763-05:00Comments on I.N.K.: Games and Play in the ClassroomLinda Salzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217322360480267856noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-42574227711339114492009-08-30T23:01:01.986-04:002009-08-30T23:01:01.986-04:00Mary, Great info! Wow, games matched to state stan...Mary, Great info! Wow, games matched to state standards... fantastic!<br /><br />Lori, thanks for the kind words.<br /><br />Infant Bibliophile, I think you're absolutely right. Last year, I played a Geography game with my 17YO daughter and she learned A LOT!Anna M. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915256522607241235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-40794304769505205402009-08-28T21:06:13.254-04:002009-08-28T21:06:13.254-04:00As a lifetime lover of games and puzzles, I think ...As a lifetime lover of games and puzzles, I think this is just the coolest idea. It got me daydreaming about specialty middle schools that had entire curricula based on games. Those kids would knock standardized tests out of the ballpark.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07309501483266246859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-46545983096594249402009-08-28T09:12:46.078-04:002009-08-28T09:12:46.078-04:00One more thing, there is a contest that just start...One more thing, there is a contest that just started this morning for a great classroom game, Blurt produced by Educational Insights and invented by Tim Walsh (one very cool guy, check out the other pages on his website as well as the contest). For details, go to:<br /><br />http://www.theplaymakers.com/Playthings/twitter_contest.html <br /><br />MaryMary Couzinhttp://www.chitag.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-7459433113429807982009-08-28T09:11:09.431-04:002009-08-28T09:11:09.431-04:00What a great selection of books. Interesting artic...What a great selection of books. Interesting article, Anna! What better way to encourage children to read--by making it fun! Imagine that! :)<br /><br />All the best,<br />Lori<br /><a href="http://www.loricalabrese.com" rel="nofollow">www.loricalabrese.com</a>Lori Calabresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158174410542423569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-88865191556682626922009-08-28T09:03:44.367-04:002009-08-28T09:03:44.367-04:00Hi Anna,
Love you articles!
Yes, games are are g...Hi Anna,<br /><br />Love you articles!<br /><br />Yes, games are are getting more and more use in libraries and in schools. We need the face-to-face interaction they can provide as well as making learning fun. Many toy and game companies are writing curriculum for their products. In NY, games are matched to State Standards. It is an exciting time in the toy/game industry! <br /><br />Our Educator Conference at the Chicago Toy and Game Fair, www.chitag.com, is as much fun as it is beneficial to educators. <br /><br />As part of our program to get games into the classroom, educators are our guests at the Fair. <br /><br />From Cognitive Fitness, published in the Harvard Business Review:<br />“Play engages the prefrontal cortex, feeding our highest cognitive functions…Play improves our ability to reason and to understand the world…Play can be a powerful tool for allowing people to develop creative capacity and cognitive health.”<br /><br />Mary Couzin<br />Chicago Toy and Game FairMary Couzinhttp://www.chitag.comnoreply@blogger.com