Week 9

As I play Rock Band more and more, I realize that this is a game that could be used in classrooms. Rock Band could be used for music classes to teach students about rock music itself, playing the music with instruments, and how to decipher different parts of music. Also, this game provides many other positive forms of learning that are similar to other video games. For instance, this game fosters social interaction through the use of multiplayer and online play. Furthermore, this game teaches people about specific characteristics of history. For instance, this is a great tool for students to learn about classic rock bands and projects can be created around the history of music or rock music specifically. Also, when students learn about this classic rock they can do projects on the comparison to modern rock or rap and explain the similarities and differences between the different forms of music. Overall, Rock Band is a great game that has a lot to offer students. Not only is this a new form of active learning, but there is a lot of potential for students to learn a lot of extraneous information. By making research projects revolving around rock music and playing instruments, the learning will evolve to a new level and for this reason, technology is a great aid in classrooms around America.