Introduction

Introduction
====Computer games as tools for learning and progress in the classroom? Are you kidding? They are for homes and maybe living rooms but definitely not the classrooms. Age of Empires, WOW, Wii, PSP, Xbox360 what have these got to do with education? After all they have been blamed for obesity, anti-social behaviour, the slowing down of cognitive processes. Surely these are not wanted in schools? ====



In the last ten to fifteen years, computer games have become a part of our normal everyday lives but even more so for the younger generations. The majority of people have access to computers and games, so more and more people are playing these games. This wiki will look at the literature, blogs, newspaper articles, videos that either support the concept of gaming in classrooms or argue against. It will compare what other countries are doing in their education system and how it is being used in New Zealand. I will analysis the information and draw conclusions with suggest questions for further research.