1. Gaming and Education Presented at SchoolsNOW 2011 Authored by Alok Kejriwal CEO and Co-Founder – Games2win. Com India 2 nd December 2011

4. Now about Games

5. Angry about kids playing them?

6. Worried about what it’s doing to them?

7. Unhappy that kids don’t go out and ‘play’?

8. Terrified that games will just ruin the minds of our kids?

9. I appreciate your concerns

10. But let’s take stock of reality

11. Kids LOVE PLAYING GAMES

12. GAMING IS the new ENTERTAINMENT

13. Like it or not

14. And as Educationists, we can get CLEVER about it!

15. Consider ‘Angry Birds’

16. Silly game about throwing birds at pigs

17. But check this out THIS IS A REAL PHYSICS EXAM PAPER

18. If our Kids love Games, why not adopt GAMING to make them LEARN things?

19. How to Make Origami A TOP APP IN THE EDUCATION CATEGORY ON iTUNES

20. Words With Friends A TOP APP IN THE GAMES CATEGORY ON iTUNES

21. Learning to play a Piano as a GAME A TOP APP IN THE EDUCATION CATEGORY ON iTUNES

22. Remember we joined the dots in books? A TOP APP IN THE EDUCATION CATEGORY ON iTUNES

23. Actually taking care of a Horse as a game A TOP APP IN THE GAMES CATEGORY ON iTUNES

24. I wish things were so Hunky Dory

25. This game has earned 3000 CRORES within 10 days of its launch YUP, IT’S ABOUT FIGHTING A WAR

26. There IS VIOLENCE and AGGRESSION in games

27. But like all bad things, Parents need to Curate that

28. Saying NO to games makes kids play them even MORE

29. But if Gaming was a subject and made to be studied?

30. Imagine a Science EXAM on this game Asking Kids Questions on Probability, Maths, Physics and more !

31. Games make KIDS THINK

32. And that’s what EDUCATION is supposed to do

33. And that’s what WE HAVE TO EMBRACE

34. Thank you Alok Kejriwal [email_address] @rodinhood (twitter)