Educational Gaming: All the Right MUVES
by Michael Blasidell
THE Journal
September 2006
The use of computer simulations that appeal to students’ love of video games has shown compelling educational benefits.
http://thejournal.com/articles/19173_1 PDF
Are virtual worlds the future of the classroom?
By Stefanie Olsen
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Published: June 12, 2006 4:00 AM PDTThis summer, as many as a million virtual kids could catch an infectious virus known as Whypox, causing them to break out in red welts and spout "Achoo" whenever chatting with friends. pdf
http://news.com.com/Are+virtual+worlds+the+future+of+the+classroom/2009-1041_3-6081870.html
Let The Games Begin!
Researchers say that computer games are crucial to learning—and about to hit schools in a big way.
By Debra Lau Whelan -- School Library Journal, 4/1/2005 pdf