Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Brain Games (and Gains)

Jane McGonigal writes about the benefit of games in Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World.

Factoid: Playing a game you're good at for five minutes helps you do better at whatever task or test follows. Now hmmm... maybe some possibilities for the classroom?

Ms. McGonigal was interviewed on the Science Friday program and you can give the interview a listen (and learn more) here:

http://www.sciencefriday.com/program/archives/201102181

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