After exploring the many different games, Simulations & Virtual Reality in class, I would have to say i really enjoyed it. It was really fun and it kept my interest. But at the same time it was educational for me and anyone or any student that also explored it. You learn a lot while still having fun. With me becoming a 6th grade English Language Arts teacher that would be a really cool way for me to teach my students some things. Because when you think of English Language Arts it does tend to be a bit boring at times, so that will excite my 6th graders, knowing that it is a game, with lots of colors, and lots of fun things to do. I did not get a chance to experience GPS Scavenger Hunt but i am sure it was also a very fun and unique way to learn somethings. But if i were to do at least two emerging technologies in my classroom the first one i would probably make up a game for my class on the computer were it would be a sentence related to what ever it was we were studying that week in class but a keyword from the sentence would be missing and every time the student type in the correct word they would get points. They would have to do this once every week but on a new topic, which ever topic we were discussing in class that week. Example: William Shakespeare father name was (BLANK) (BLANK) ? The names to choose from would be Tom Shakespeare, Mike Shakespeare, Thomas Shakespeare, John Shakespeare. Once the student put the mouse on the correct name it will tell them if they got it right and how many points they get and for each point that is how close they would get to winning the game. The second emerging technology i would use in my class is when we are talking about different languages like British, England, India, China the student would have to explore that place on Google Earth and tell me in at least 5 sentences something they know about each place. those would but just a few way i would try and emerge technology into my class.
