wii in the classroom

Wii in the Classroom

“Kindergarten teacher Lois Haueisen uses the Wii's Big Brain Academy, which challenges players on logical thinking and math. The game tests players' abilities and speed at solving various problems, involving skills like counting, recognizing patterns, and size comparisons.” -Wii Love Learning, Edutopia, June 2008.


“Wii Music has brought a renewed excitement to music class for students from first grade to fifth, myself and even some of the classroom teachers,” said Helen A. Krofchick, a music teacher at Doby’s Mill Elementary School in Lugoff, S.C. “I love how many music standards can be covered in such a short time.” - Nintendo’s Wii Music Strikes a Chord with Music Educators, The National Association for Music Education, Jan. 2009.


"First-grade teacher David Brantley...began using Wii games with his students, including the console's golf, bowling and baseball offerings. These have players standing and swinging like in the real sports--minus the ball that could go crashing through a classroom window. Using scorecards he found online, Brantley turned the fun into an opportunity to practice data recording and charting."- Using Gaming Equipment to Teach, Curriculum Review, Feb. 2009


“Students in middle school have difficulty internalizing concepts like velocity, acceleration, force, momentum and work. Using the Wii…can establish relevance with the students and get them thinking about physics concepts in a new way.” -Seventh-grade science teacher uses Wii in classroom,New Jersey Education Association.


“Even in a school of highly motivated and gifted high school students, the energy and enthusiasm generated by the Wii is startling…the educational potential of the Wii is enormous.” -Wii, School Library Journal, Jan. 2007.