Online games

I think that online games are ok for the most part. It's when children play games all day long, then I don't think they are good for the education of the student. I think that many games teach children about real life senerio's. Those who play online games, may have a better idea of real life things that happen. Also, there are a lot of games that are educational for children. I also think that parents should regulate the types of games their children are playing. Some online games give opportunity to play with people around the world. This gives them opportunity to talk to other people and maybe learn how differently our culture is compared to theirs. I don't support online games 100% but I think that it has it's benefits. I don't think children should be playing games where they are killing other people. Then, when they come to school, they may act the way they did while playing their games.

News Article
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/16/eveningnews/eyeontech/main4453801.shtml
Research Study
http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/PIP_Teens_Games_and_Civics_Report_FINAL.pdf?tag=contentMain;contentBody

This article has a lot of stitistics about games and children. It also discusses civics related to games and children. It defends online games because it says that the children who play games are not socially isolated and that even though kids play games, they still have plenty of time to do reading, or other school work. It also talks about the peer based learning that goes on while playing games. All of this is reflected when kids go to school and socialize.
A good quote from the article was, "There's a real promise here to harness the enthusiasm of young people for games and to use that to help them learn things more effectively in the classroom."