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=EDLD 5364 Week 5 - Assignment 1=

This week has been good and bad for me. First of all, it is a short week because of the upcoming holiday. This means that we have to have **ALL** of our assignments in by Friday instead of the usual Sunday or Teusday, if you are inclined to use the Grace Period. This week was the culmination of our group project as well which added to the stress. Our group had to make sure that we had done everything that was necessary and that everyone did their part by Friday. We have somehow managed to finish and I'm very thankful for that.

One of the most interesting aspects of the week for me was the videos. In particular, the video by James Paul Gee. I spoke of this on my discussion post and I just can't say enough about how profound I found his ideas about Games and education. It makes so much sense, but I too was one of the people that shunned games for so long. I suppose that it was my own ignorance about them that led to that opinion. Once I opened my eyes though, I realized how much they had to offer our students. Why not make tests fun?? I think that a lot of folks have issues with that, but if it works and our children learn, isn't that what we are striving for?

Edutopia.org (nd). Big thinkers: James Paul Gee on grading with games. Retrieved on Oct. 5, 2009 from []