An educators classroom is very much like many video games that children play. There are rules of play, constant assessment and feedback, skill and content tutorials to effectively play, engaging goals, allowing "cheat codes", or in the educational vernacular a secret guide that helps the student along, and many more. Here are a couple of sites that talk about gaming as it relates to education.
http://historytech.wordpress.com/2010/06/14/five-teaching-tips-from-video-games/
http://historytech.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/even-more-teaching-tips-from-video-games/
Youtube EDU
Just like iTunesU, Youtube has stepped up to the educational plate and started their own educational video service. http://www.youtube.com/education?b=400
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