Nintendo DS and “Imagine Teacher” = Professional Development(?)
By Lee Davis • Sep 5th, 2008 • Category: learning technologies
I have just ordered a copy of Imagine Teacher for the Nintendo DS. According to Play.com it allows you to:
- Teach your students writing, maths, biology, geography and history
- Develop their artistic skills - music, drawing and pottery
- Help organise school events such as organising parties for your pupils’ birthdays, an end of year party, and many more
- Encourage your students so they find their true vocation
- All your students have their own personalities and favourite subjects
- Position them carefully in the classroom to prevent them from chatting and distracting other pupils
- Buy or collect new items
- Upgrade your school
- Multiplayer for up to 4 players with a single game cart.
If anyone has tried it already, please let us know. Play.com’s review says “[it] allows you to live the rewarding life of a young teacher by embodying a trainee teacher who takes over a class in a brand new and modern school. Increase your students’ knowledge via fun minigames and help them enjoy school! Pay attention to your students’ behaviours to manage their moods and create the best learning atmosphere. Live a great adventure and interact with lots of people, your students, parents and school officials.”
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I’ll let you know how I get on and, more importantly, whether I learn anything from it…
i wanted to get that game but idk has anyone ever wanted to become a teacher?if anyone could post a comment answering my question
I really want this game it is very intresting
Thanks for the info… RSS feed added
I stumble across alot of blogs out there and most are lame.. But this is definitely worth reading.
I am getting this game for christmas 08 it seems really cool even know im a student I am still going to enjoy the game I just know it
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I have tried it and I wish I could say that it was “super neat.” Don’t get me wrong, it is a pretty cool game and I believe it to be beneficial for students. But for the true teacher? Not unless you want to repeat the 10 hr. day you just lived.
It is however, very well organized and well thought out. Obviously, the developer had a teacher on hand. Would I recommend you buy it? Absolutely! How can you stand not to have it and be in the profession? Oh, and it is so very fun when your students play and become frustrated at all of the planning and “work” that is involved in our day to day lives.
This will be an interesting and educational game for students. I believe it can arouse the interest of the learners since it’s an interactive game. Hope we can introduce it in our school.
Hi Eileen, thanks for your comment. Hopefully, over the course of this blog and others, we can show you and your school district how new technologies and, in this case, games can enrich the learning experience and engage learners more effectively.
Our school system has strict policies against outside electronic devices and a budget that would make it hard to introduce the use of a gaming system in class…anybody else have similar situations?
That’s very interesting. I strive to find fun and productive things, and this definitely looks like it fits in that category.
You should also check out FD Career which is a fun and productive platform for career development .
Thanks for the great post and I look forward to reading more.
- Jun