World of Warcraft in School: Student Perspectives

The WoWinSchool Project ( http://wowinschool.pbworks.com ) is an after-school program that uses World of Warcraft to encourage students to build skills in leadership, online collaboration, digital citizenship, mathematics and literacy. This video gives an overview of what the students have learned so far in the project as they share their experiences (unscripted) with an interviewer. Take a look at the awesome things these kids are learning.

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Education

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• wowinschool
• world of warcraft
• education
• games
• lucas gillispie

[TheKen293]

where was this project,i live in California

[nerdscience]

@TheKen293 NC

[TheScapeGOD]

I'm curious to know of how long you did this survey and what level did one of the kids get to? aka the child who got to the highest level.

[nerdscience]

@TheScapeGOD These guys got to around 45 or so. Our current group will have some getting closer to 70 I suspect.

[vkvanja]

Everyone outside wow will be happy because their kids are learning about: reading, writing, communication, leadership, mathematics...

On other side, all players inside of WoW will be very unhappy, because you just brought them 20 noobs that will die out in bgs, making everyone lose xD

[nerdscience]

@vkvanja Nahh, they're not that bad! :P

[nerdscience]

I wish we could expand the project! :)

[Davenmor]

Do you as well have classes where you discuss the danger of internet/game addiction and how to avoid it, keep well and fit?

Because how old are those kids, maybe 10-12? I doubt that they are able to control the playtime on their own even adulds have big problems with that!

[raney102030405060708]

I want this in my school. Its just i have played for 5years now

[xXsudeki4Xx]

@exploder707 Dude horde sucks anyway (I play on horde i know this for a fact) Why are you worried? 1-2 bg's lost after like a 5 win streak isn't that bad

[xXsudeki4Xx]

@frazybaby1 Haha lucky me ive got 1 friend who plays too and I could get my cousin who literally unlocked like 90% of all achivements

[xXsudeki4Xx]

@nerdscience Alliance... ew. Haha. I wish they had this at my school!

[LaoBoi1216]

Raid Squad LOL

[Makalon102]

omg now wow is gonna be full of kids -_-

[TheScapeGOD]

@nerdscience wow, that's impressive. I played World of Warcraft myself and it's quite difficult. Except I didn't find it that interesting. Have you seen my other comment suggesting the game RuneScape?