http://www.destructoid.com/osaka-elementary-schools-to-require-nintendo-ds-for-every-student-124637.phtml
Wow. I knew Nintendo was popular, and filled with edutainment....but to get so popular that schools will be giving them to students for use....that is impressive.
No word on exactly what they will use them for, but I am sure there will be exercises and the like, perhaps specially crafted by Nintendo?
Not to mention, I'd love for my school to give me a DS. :)
I remember seeing a lot about this subject. I didn't see it mentioned in the article but would it be a class set of DS' or would the students actually keep them? Either way, this is pretty neat.
I believe it'd be like getting a book from the library, based on others I read. You'd have to return it at the end of the semester, or something to that effect, but would be able to take them home. Which is kind of cool.
All in all its still awesome that they would do such a thing. It'd suck if you lose it though.
Can you imagine the homework? I wouldn't get it done - I'd be much too buy playing Pokemon.
Maybe they'd use the picto chat?
Doing math problems?
There's lots of things you could do. It's a good idea.
Quote from: Lord Layton on March 13, 2009, 04:18:04 PM
Can you imagine the homework? I wouldn't get it done - I'd be much too buy playing Pokemon.
Heh, you make a good point. I suppose it wouldn't be too surprising if grades go down instead.
Quote from: Lord Layton on March 13, 2009, 02:08:19 PM
http://www.destructoid.com/osaka-elementary-schools-to-require-nintendo-ds-for-every-student-124637.phtml
No word on exactly what they will use them for, but I am sure there will be exercises and the like, perhaps specially crafted by Nintendo?
There are lots of study games for the DS that are designed to help people learn kanji, one aspect of the Japanese language which is typically reviled by most people, both native speakers and foreign students (Japanese need to memorize 2000 of them in order to be able to read a newspaper, and a non-native speaker needs to know the same amount to be considered fluent.) Before the advent of electronics and other forms of non-book-based study, people had to memorize these by rote or rely on their own or a book's mnemonics. So I'm assuming a major aspect of the DS requirement will be kanji study....especially being that the kids have to learn half of those 2000 by the time they get out of 5th grade.