games for teaching

I think the idea of games like this is one that I have often thought of before and truly interests me.
I have thought about it before and the very idea of it overwhelms me a bit. In order to use a game for educational purposes I would have to pre-screen it and guide every single student through the process very carefully.

Reading the article about digital games by Eric Klopfer, Scot Osterweil, Jennifer Groff, Jason Haas posed an interesting question in my mind. How could the games I know so well for entertainment purposes be used in an instructional setting (this includes SimCity, which was touched on in the article). We could use games like this when doing a study of community in grades 2 or 3. Take the ideas of city investigation further by creating a city so they can see all that goes into it.

I believe games like this really could help children build upon their passions or discover future interests. For example, those that find SimCity fun could look into City Planning or architecture. I look forward to hearing th presentation about games so I can hear more.