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KS3/4 English and Media - Computer Games: Playing to Learn

January 9, 2014 by Administrator

What makes computer games different from other media and how can they be applied to the learning of English and media?

In this programme, we take a look at how English and media teachers can use computer games in the classroom.

Parkside Community College in Cambridge trial a computer authoring tool that enables Year 8 students to design their own game in a media/English scheme of work.

Meanwhile the school's Year 10 students are introduced to a poem through the software. The staff and students share their experience of the experiment.

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