Educational+Software+and+Games


 * Affordances**
 * Brain Function Benefits - pattern recognition, decision making
 * Enhanced Disability Treatment - attends to those with attention disorders
 * Engaging and motivating
 * Could be used as a reward for good behavior or academic success.
 * Targes various Muliple Intellegences
 * Devlops problem solving strategies


 * Constraints**
 * Decreases social interaction
 * Students may not take it seriously therefore not benefiting academically
 * Time is of the essence OR
 * Teaches use it to waste time


 * What is educational gaming?**

[|Educational Gaming]


 * What do you need to create a educational games (interactive)?**


 * Legal Considerations:**


 * Websites that provide tons of resources for beginners and uses/ideas for gaming in the classroom:**

[|Nobel Prize Gaming]


 * [|Penn State Educational Gaming Commons]