Video games help calm kids before surgery - Health - Children's health
TRENTON, N.J. — Letting children play video games on a Game Boy in the operating room before undergoing surgery can help relax them better than tranquilizers or holding Mommy’s hand, researchers say. Doctors found that allowing children a few minutes to play the games reduced their anxiety until the anesthesia took effect. Dr.
DICE: A Generic Model for the Design Process of Serious Games: Education Journal Article
Article Preview There are several documented process models for designing Serious Games. In order to carry out a literature review, we assembled a corpus of texts using the keywords “serious game”, “design”, “methodology” and “method”, in English and in French, via the Google Scholar search engine. We choose to use only Google Scholar to perform our literature review as it allowed us to easily search for academic works written in either English or French language, and also because it’s currently the largest academic database available (Gusenbauer, 2019). To confine the scope of our study, we selected only texts that were published from 2002 onwards, because the 2002 year marked the start of the current wave of Serious Games (Djaouti, 2014). Among the works identified through this online search, we focused on the ones clearly stating a series of steps to design a Serious Game.
Math Games With Cards - Rachel K Tutoring Blog
Here are some great math games to play with cards! These can be used for math centers, review, extra practice, or just for fun. Using playing cards as a math manipulative can make learning more hands-on and fun. Plus most kids love playing with cards, so it’s a win-win! There are a ton of card games out there, but here are my favorites.
3 ideas for a virtual 360° holiday greeting
Want to send a special holiday greeting this year? We have three great ideas and five stunning photos that you can copy and remix to create your own! Idea 1: A virtual xmas story Stand out from the stream and forget the formalities.