Games in Schools report
The Games in Schools project in the European Union has just released Handbook for Teachers on how to use video games in the classroom. It is available in PDF format, and includes How Computer Games Help Children Learn as recommended additional reading.
The project also has a website and blog for those interested in learning more about their work, which includes another report on the current use of games in schools.
We totally used to do this way back in the day. I remember playing “Oregon Trail” as a kid, when Apple was pretty much brand new. It was awesome. I still remember lots of historical facts about the wagon trail from playing that game. It worked.
Oregon Trail was a great game then and is still a great game! There is a discussion of why in another blog post (http://epistemicgames.org/eg/crack-cocaine/). Thanks for your comments!