"Games like Guitar Hero 3 will help the auditory students to use the guitar as video games. The music teachers can use this kind of games to teach their students how to use the guitar." (Newsweek, 2007)
RESPONSE:
I chose this quote because I strongly disagree with what the writer of this statement was saying. Sure, it might help the students that are more inclined to learn through auditory methods, but the part of the statement saying that music teachers can use Guitar Hero to teach their students how to use a guitar is what I disagree with. As a music person, I know that Guitar Hero is nothing close to the real thing. Since I have also played Guitar Hero, I can say that it is true that it is enjoyable and entertaining. However I feel that a lot of times video games give a misrepresentation of how something really is. I am strongly for more technology being used in the classroom, and if it was a true learning video game I would definitely use it, but I do not agree with what this writer was saying.
I chose this quote because I strongly disagree with what the writer of this statement was saying. Sure, it might help the students that are more inclined to learn through auditory methods, but the part of the statement saying that music teachers can use Guitar Hero to teach their students how to use a guitar is what I disagree with. As a music person, I know that Guitar Hero is nothing close to the real thing. Since I have also played Guitar Hero, I can say that it is true that it is enjoyable and entertaining. However I feel that a lot of times video games give a misrepresentation of how something really is. I am strongly for more technology being used in the classroom, and if it was a true learning video game I would definitely use it, but I do not agree with what this writer was saying.
This post from a real guitar player delves deeper into why I disagree with the post from the WikiBook. To me, it would make much more sense if we're trying to encourage the auditory learners to enjoy music to teach them something, no matter how easy, on a real guitar instead of on Guitar Hero.
SOURCES:
Battle of the Bands. (2007, November). Newsweek, 150(20), 85. Retrieved November 3, 2007, from ABI/INFORM Global database.
Guitar hero vs real guitar?. (2008, April 09). Retrieved from http://www.linksback.org/gadgets/guitar-hero-real-guitar/(2011). Web 2.0 and emerging learning technologies/learning styles.
Retrieved from http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Web_2.0_and_Emerging_Learning_Technologies/Learning_Styles
You make an excellent argument against Guitar Hero as a legitimate way to teach auditory learners to play the guitar and provide support for your argument!
ReplyDeleteWell done!
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