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Pupils learn by computer games

May 16, 2006 Posted by Clare in : Gaming, Education , add a comment

In 2005, Tim Rylands, a teacher from Chew Valley School won a Becta (British Educational Communications and Technology Agency) award for the best use of technology in the class. Tim uses the best-selling PC game series Myst, in the classroom to encourage children to problem solve, and think creatively and, according to him, the games have a "solid social structure".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4160466.stm


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