A new Software Program called Virtual History-Ancient Egypt is a simulation based game designed to support traditional instruction in a history class. At the start of the game students take up positions of leadership in a simulated ancient Egyptian village. While the students play the game they are given choices for how they want to lead their village, how they want to distribute resources and many other decisions that are vital to their village’s survival. The decisions the students make will determine whether their village will succeed or fail.
I chose this article because it directly relates to using technology as an aid in teaching History and especially in motivating students into not just memorizing dates and facts but really getting students interested. In my opinion the reason why many students are not interested in history is because in most cases a textbook just doesn’t capture the real imagination and emotions of the students. When a student reads a paragraph in a history book that details what an Egyptian villages chief export were and what were the greatest dangers for them in life in the desert. It just does not convey the real life scenario the village lived in everyday of their lives and in my opinion a simple simulation such as this although might not be perfect however does portray a very real possible scenario for the people that they are studying. This is an A posting.
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This is very cool. I like the idea of virtual Egypt. It sounds like the game we played when we were younger,"Old Trail." I think that this would really help students get a better idea of Egypt. It really will improve the experience with history. Great Article!
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