7 Things You Should Know About Wii

Educators have begun finding instructional uses for the Nintendo Wii game system including as a tool to teach conducting at the College of Music, as an interactive whiteboard, and as an engaging way to teach geography, math, and English at the K-12 levels. The latest “7 Things” document from Educause discusses these innovations as well as addresses seven questions:

1. What is it?
2. Who’s doing it?
3. How does it work?
4. Why is it significant?
5. What are the downsides?
6. Where is it going?
7. What are the implications for teaching and learning?

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