Video Games vs. Teachers

Video Games vs Teachers:

Neurons That Fire Together, Wire Together-Neurons are the communicators of the brain and are in charge of sending signals throughout the body.-When information enters the body, neurons interpret it and then decide how to react to it._-When our eyes see video games, it rewires the brain and changes the way we see the world around us.-The things we focus our minds on will influence the things we think, feel, and act like.

The Losing Battle for Student's Cognition

When you practice aggressive acts you think aggressively:Hostile Attribution Bias(Look it up)

NOT ALL VIDEO GAMES ARE BAD

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LET'S HEAR WHAT KIDS THINK...

How do violent video games affect kids at school?

Kids learn the content of what they play!Playing violent video games alters your mind to pay attention to only high levels of informationPlaying first-person violent video games can make you feel less empathic, less reactive to violence in real life, and more likely to act confrontationally and disruptivelyFirst -person video games widen your peripheral vision, causing you to notice more distractions in class

Violent video games: *Resolve conflict through violence*Use explicit language*Kids are concrete thinkers *Display sexual content*Measures success through killing*Can lead to poor social skills, lower grades, & aggressive thoughts