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How Educational is Farmville?
Educational Games Research ^
| 2-27-10
| John Rice
Posted on 02/27/2010 12:23:18 PM PST by 7jason
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Good for the classroom? Good for teaching math? You decide.
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posted on
02/27/2010 12:23:18 PM PST
by
7jason
To: 7jason
I, mystery-ak am addicted to Farmville....there I said it!!!
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posted on
02/27/2010 12:26:40 PM PST
by
mystery-ak
(gopbriefingroom.com)
To: 7jason
Farmville is very educational as most strategy games are. This is probably the upper echelon of video-gaming, though. Most of the stuff below this level isn’t very educational at all.
I highly recommend playing Civilization 3 or 4. This game can introduce the player to geopolitics and history and is a good start to really understanding our world and how it works. Many Lefties lack this understanding because of their insular indoctrination.
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posted on
02/27/2010 12:30:27 PM PST
by
lmr
(God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools.)
To: mystery-ak
LOL! I’m addicted,too! Who would have “ thunk” that when I retired I would take up farming?
To: mystery-ak
Hi Mystery-ak!
(wanna be fv neighbors?)
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posted on
02/27/2010 12:35:33 PM PST
by
stefanbatory
(Weed out the RINOs! Sign the pledge. conservativepledge.org)
To: stefanbatory; mystery-ak
I was addicted too, I had a farm, and set up a farm on my daughter's facebook page. Yes, I had a problem.
So I deleted both of them. I still think with sadness of my lovely villa, my cows, my chickens, and my farming equipment.
To: 7jason
Its not educational. White grapes don’t harvest a day after planting.
That reminds me...
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posted on
02/27/2010 12:42:05 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Political Philosophy: I Own Me (yep, boiled down to 6 letters))
To: mystery-ak
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posted on
02/27/2010 12:42:58 PM PST
by
RnMomof7
To: RnMomof7
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posted on
02/27/2010 12:47:37 PM PST
by
1raider1
To: 1raider1
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posted on
02/27/2010 12:52:42 PM PST
by
RnMomof7
To: PoplarBluffian
whew. Got them harvested before they withered! Thanks.
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posted on
02/27/2010 12:55:21 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Political Philosophy: I Own Me (yep, boiled down to 6 letters))
To: lmr
I like Zoo Tycoon. It is hard. It requires you to work within a budget, plan your zoo, and take care of the animals.
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posted on
02/27/2010 12:56:00 PM PST
by
christianhomeschoolmommaof3
(Proverbs 18:2 A fool has no delight in understanding but in expressing his own heart.)
To: stefanbatory
sure....I will send you my real name via FR mail..lol
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posted on
02/27/2010 12:57:31 PM PST
by
mystery-ak
(gopbriefingroom.com)
To: mystery-ak
My website and FV keep me busy but I can walk away from my farm at any time....yes, I can....
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posted on
02/27/2010 12:59:49 PM PST
by
mystery-ak
(gopbriefingroom.com)
To: 7jason
Farmville VA. is pronounced “fawmvul” by the locals....
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posted on
02/27/2010 1:01:20 PM PST
by
central_va
( http://www.15thvirginia.org/)
To: mystery-ak
I enjoy Farmville, a lot. It was a great learning opportunity for my children when we sat down an created a spreadsheet to determine which crops were the most profitable. We continue to talk strategy on planting and animal harvesting to help them achieve their specific farming goals.
All in all, I think it's been a good learning tool for us. And it's fun too. The only drawback is the amount of time that can be spent working the game.
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posted on
02/27/2010 1:02:33 PM PST
by
JesusBmyGod
(Baruch ha'ba B'Shem Yahweh)
To: mystery-ak
I’m addicted also, and my 11 year old plays after homeschooling is done...cool game.
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posted on
02/27/2010 1:04:04 PM PST
by
kacres
To: 7jason
I need FV neighbors. Not lectures about how “dumb” FV is.
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posted on
02/27/2010 1:09:32 PM PST
by
PackerBoy
(Just my opinion ....)
To: PackerBoy
LOL. You tell ‘em, PackerBoy. Go git those neighbors!
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posted on
02/27/2010 1:14:26 PM PST
by
7jason
To: 7jason
Hello, my name is Autumnraine and I am a Farmville addict.
My 8 year old plays Farmville on a closed Facebook account (no friends but me, I log her in and out) and she does really well figuring out how much she has to plant, how much she will make after the cost of plowing and buying seeds, etc... How many more animals she could fit on her land if she invested in chicken coops or stables for cows... and so on.
So yes, I say Farmville is educational in some ways.
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posted on
02/27/2010 1:19:15 PM PST
by
autumnraine
(You can't fix stupid, but you can vote it out!)
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