Video games: The Future of Education

Thomas Uppenkamp
Lance Wiggins
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Video
1. Okay guys we have a problem
2. Schools are boring
3. Am I right?
4. Well thanks to modern technology
they no longer have to.
5. You see video games have come a
long way since the invention of table tennis
6. back in 1958 by William Higinbotham.

1. Image portraying a problem.

2. Kids agreeing
3.Question mark
4.technology

7. It wasn't till pong came along that

8. video games went mainstream.
9. And now we have games like GTA.
10. On the other hand if you look how
11. much education has changed, it really
hasn't.
12. Since 1635 its been a
13. teacher cramming information.
14. The thing is, kids dont want to come
to school to
15. hear a person talk all day.
16. They would much rather do something
hands on and engaging like
17. playing games.
18. Most parents would say
19. I dont send my kids to school to play
video games.
20. Well only 5% of what a child hears
21. in a lecture would be retained.
22. While 20% would be retained by
playing video games
23. and with repetition,
24. 75% would be remembered.
25. And the kids will have fun doing it.
26. And what's the problem with having
fun and learning?
27. On top of that video games promote
social skills.
28. Its not like kids play alone right?
29. Over 70% of kids
30. will work together to accomplish a
task.
31. Therefore Building teamwork skills
and critical thinking techniques
32. which is ideal for creating future
leaders.
33. Parents blame video games for
34. rotting their kids brains.
35. What must be understood though is
these are not the type of games they'd play at

7. Pong
8.Pong along with other games in big stream/river
9.GTA gameplay screenshot
10. The other hand
11.Education graph - horizontal line graph

5. Video game traveling around earth photoshop.

6.William holding modern game

12. First school.

13.Photoshop ideas crammed into kids minds
14. Kids Shaking heads
15. Person talking
16.Students doing something hands on
17. Playing games
18. Upset parent
19. Photoshop i dont send my kid to school to
20.Info in one ear an out the other
21. Lecture
22. Most information stopping in head. only few
escaping informations.
23.Kid in a repetitive cycle. Similar to recycling.
24. Kids with lightbulbs above head.
25.Kids having fun.
26. Having fun + learning= Good (big letters)
27. Kids collaborating
28. Lonely kid with question mark above.
29. Kids in group
30. Kids working together
31.Lifting weight that says teamwork and looks like
hes thinking.
32. Child as a leader.. President?
33. Parent arguing with video game.
34.Cartoon rotted brain
35. First person shooter crossed out.
36. Group of kids with thumbs up.

home.
36. And on average, 62.15 percent of
students would benefit from this
37. type of visual learning.
38. So in truth, educational video games
would have the opposite effect
39. of what parents predict.
40. By now it should be obvious that.
41. We need games in school.
42. Unless youre a misinformed parent,
you should understand that.
43. Educational video games are a much
better way to learn than simply having
lectures.
44. They also promote vital social skills
like teamwork and critical thinking.
45. So you all better get ready for this
education revolution.

37. Playing games.

38. Photoshop what parents think
39. What the reality is
40. Person with obvious facial expression.
41. Games in a school.
42. How a parent may see this topic.
43. Comparison. games vs. boring lecture.
44. Kids thinking intensely.
45. Cliche revolution pic. Not holding guns but video
games instead.