Technology has already created many new educational tools to help teachers improve learning in the classroom. One method uses video gaming elements to get students more interested and involved in the subjects they learn. One American school using such technology is Dag Hammarskjold Middle School in Wallingford, Connecticut. On a recent afternoon, about 20 children at the school watched a computer screen at the front of the room. The students were taking part in an educational activity that looks a lot like popular internet video games like “Fortnite.” The schoolchildren compete in challenges and can collect points to unlock powers, clothing, and pets for their players in the game. Unlike many video games, the students are not fighting against each other. Instead, the classroom games are being used by teachers to present different school subjects. The students can earn points as they pass through different educational levels of the game.
Title: Video Games Used as Learning Tools
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4740/C.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Video Games Used as Learning Tools ' data-article-id='5265'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='11000'>Technology has already created many new educational tools to help teachers improve learning in the classroom.</span> <span data-start-time='11000' data-end-time='22271'>One method uses video gaming elements to get students more interested and involved in the subjects they learn.</span> <span data-start-time='22271' data-end-time='34167'>One American school using such technology is Dag Hammarskjold Middle School in Wallingford, Connecticut.</span> <span data-start-time='34167' data-end-time='44458'>On a recent afternoon, about 20 children at the school watched a computer screen at the front of the room.</span> <span data-start-time='44458' data-end-time='56521'>The students were taking part in an educational activity that looks a lot like popular internet video games like “Fortnite.”</span> <span data-start-time='56521' data-end-time='69688'>The schoolchildren compete in challenges and can collect points to unlock powers, clothing, and pets for their players in the game.</span> <span data-start-time='69688' data-end-time='76958'>Unlike many video games, the students are not fighting against each other.</span> <span data-start-time='76958' data-end-time='86188'>Instead, the classroom games are being used by teachers to present different school subjects.</span> <span data-start-time='86188' data-end-time='94708'> The students can earn points as they pass through different educational levels of the game.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4740/C.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=16433 data-hint-location='69688' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4740/what_is_a_video_game.wav'>What is a video game?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='an electronic game in which players control images on a video screen'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4740/an_electronic_game_in_which_players_control_images_on_a_video_screen.wav'><span>an electronic game in which players control images on a video screen</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4740/playing_hide_and_seek_with_the_tv_remote.wav'><span>playing hide and seek with the TV remote</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4740/a_board_game_place_with_dice.wav'><span>a board game place with dice</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4740/an_audio_book_for_schoolchildren.wav'><span>an audio book for schoolchildren</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=16434 data-hint-location='44458' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4740/what_particular_video_game_was_mentioned_in_this_article.wav'>What particular video game was mentioned in this article?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Fortnite'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4740/fortnite.wav'><span>Fortnite</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4740/mario_brothers.wav'><span>Mario Brothers</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4740/tetris.wav'><span>Tetris</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4740/minecraft.wav'><span>Minecraft</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16435 data-hint-location='11000' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4740/this_article_described_a_learning_method_using__blank_.wav'>This article described a learning method using <span class='blank'>video games</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='video games'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4740/video_games.wav'><span>video games</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4740/memorization.wav'><span>memorization</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4740/textbooks.wav'><span>textbooks</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4740/lectures.wav'><span>lectures</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button 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