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"There seems to be a perception that online gaming has a detrimental impact on children’s development. Nothing could be further from the truth, and there are countless–and complex–reasons for this, but it also makes sense at the basic benefits of game-based learning." 
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"In his book, 'Outliers: The Story of Success', Malcolm Gladwell hypothesizes that 10,000 hours of practice at something makes someone an expert, and if they can get those hours under their belt ahead of others..." If this is true, many young children today will have reached the expert level when they are 11 or 12. One question to ask, what does game based learning teach us? Think 21st Century skills. This post discusses the following skills and how game based learning helps to meet them. * Critical Thinking * Problem Solving * Collaboration/Communication * Digital Citizenship * ICT Literacy (defined in the post)
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Can games increase a child's learning and development? It appears that answer is yes. Below are six benefits and additional information is available in the post.
* Increases A Child’s Memory Capacity
* Computer & Simulation Fluency
* Helps With Fast Strategic Thinking & Problem-Solving
* Develops Hand-Eye Coordination
* Beneficial Specifically For Children With Attention Disorders
* Helps Children With Particular Skills (e.g. map reading)