Gaming in the Library
New York times recently published an article about how some libraries are including video games in the library contending that this will/ can encourage kids to pick up a book and read. Furthermore the article states: "S purred by arguments that video games also may teach a kind of digital literacy that is becoming as important as proficiency in print, libraries are hosting gaming tournaments, while schools are exploring how to incorporate video games in the classroom. In New York, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is supporting efforts to create a proposed public school that will use principles of game design like instant feedback and graphic imagery to promote learning." Howvever there are a few that contend that kids will rely on the visual literacy skills rather than the written words to get through the games. History has shown my husband and I, though, that our son was spurred on to read beyond the basic SFA program in school through...
