I agree that standards should be the main focus. I also think a case for why games are useful educational tools in general is beneficial as well. However, I disagree that the national standards are the way to go, as I've stated in an earlier post. My main point is that in states with high-stakes testing, such as mine (California), knowing that a game fits the national standards won't mean a thing to administrators. All they want to know is if it will increase test scores, which are very specific to California standards. I believe that's true for many, if not most, states these days. Therefore, I still feel that it's important to have a web site where teachers can click on their specific state and see how the games match their specific standards. My 2 cents, Laurie --- Pat Fuge - Gnome Games <pat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Standards - please let teachers know exactly how > each game meets specific standards - while all of > the previously mentioned items are important it is > standards that are important at the end of the day. > > Thus, if we can show that a game makes it easier and > fun to learn a concept or meets a specific standard > or part of a standard and is fun, easy to use in the > classroom, and improves the overall learning > experience and retention we have a winner. > > I would use the national standards available at > http://www.education-world.com/standards/national/index.shtml > as these are put forward by educators at a national > level and try to cmply with state standards across > the board. > By showing what standards a specific games content > meets it becomes a viable educational resource for > the classroom instead of a feel good thing to add to > existing materials. Moving it from dessert to the > main course. > > Pat Fuge > Gnome Games > www.gnoemgames.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Edu mailing list > Edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/edu > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com