Week 5- Assignment 1

After checking out the gamestar mechanic website, I was impressed by the myriad of games available for children's use. There was a Scholastic Art and Writing award  contest that required all applicants to create a storyline through pictures and then add the text. Teachers can use this to motivate children to express themselves in creative ways. Furthermore there were other games such as "It's Story Time" which was a game created by a student in connection to a literary assignment. Truthfully it seems that the games on the website lacked educational value. Although perhaps teachers used these games to motivate their students to write creatively, I feel that the games were not sophisticated.