9 Using games in class

I've been doing a lot of research on how to implement websites and the internet into class. For example in my high school French class we would use games and online quizzes to reinforce what we learned in class. When I was younger I would always play games on the computer that involved simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. I was having fun, as well as learning. Now many classrooms are well equipped with computers and the internet. Or at least most schools have compute labs with such a set up. When kids use games to learn, most of them don't realize the benefits. Many just see that they're playing a game, not memorizing addition facts. Computer games are a lot more accessible now if the internet is available. The trick is teaching kids what is helpful, and what is just fun. Using internet games helps children surf the web at a young age, and prepares them when they get older when they need to filter information for a paper or project. Board games were great, as were flash cards, but today all kids want is technology. Hopefully the old methods won't become completely obsolete, just revised.