Teacher uses Wii in Classroom

[jesta]

"David Brantley is a teacher at Cumberland Elementary. An otherwise normal guy, Brentley is the first school teacher in his district (and many others we suspect) to realize that the Wii's forecast and news globe could be a great learning tool in the classroom, engaging students more than traditional maps. As Brantley puts it:

"We do everything that's traditionally done...But as soon as we've done a little bit and they know it, we can turn around and make it a game and have fun."

The investment for a Wii is just $250, which even under tight school budgets, is probably not much less attainable than a new standard globe. And speaking from personal experience, even though I know my geography as well as the next guy, the Wii's news mapping puts stories in a context I otherwise don't fully process." Link

 

[sear69]

Thats cool, I never thought of the Wii as a teaching aid.

 

[killman360]

LOL, that's cool. Now the Wii has another non-gamer thing going for it!

 

[Danny]

Cool
Smart guy putting the Wii in his classroom

 

[OhWhen]

Ha ha! I wish my geography teacher would do that instead of coping boring old notes of the board.
That man is quite a hero in my opinion.

 

[Phillysoul11]

haha thats sweet...
its a great idea...

 

[beerbert]

wow i want my teacher to have one cuz im addicted to my wii i will know everything about it

 

[kevmaster]

I wish every classroom all around the world was forced to have a wii in their room

 

[Jesusdragon737]

man. i wish my history teacher would do that. it might make part of one school day enjoyable But he teaches government, so that's never going to happen.....

 

[Da Geek]

I wonder what the teacher/teachers does on the breakes?

 

[Zigurat]

Why not, if they learn something from it it's a good idea.

 

[nifti]

Lol the wii prevails. The wii is considered man best friend..Go away dog shooo
I used the wii for weather. I dont trust the weatherman on tv. EVERYCLASSROOMEVERYWII.

 

[Kailas]

You know, do you think that the Wii and Big Brain Academy could be used in 1st or 2nd grade classes? It would be a pretty cool way for little kids to get instruction.

 

[nifti]

But then its like wats the point of the teachers when the wii is teaching everything..

 

[Kailas]

I would have rather had a Wii than my first grade teacher.