Every Friday in our school is considered Spirit Day. The students are supposed to dress up in our school colors to show "Panda Pride." Each grade-level has winner determined by which class shows the most spirit. Last week, my students won. Our wonderful prize is a trophy with a panda stuffed animal attached to it. To my surprise, I noticed a Webkinz emblem on the foot. It made me laugh because as of a few weeks ago I had never heard of Webkinz, now it's all around me. One of my students asked me for my Webkinz password the other day. I asked him why and he said that he wanted to play with my Webkinz. I told him that instead of sharing passwords, maybe we could adopt each other.
Unfortunately, we haven't been able to spend much time on Webkinz in school. However, I can see how it is a valuable and fun resource. Webkinz is fun, but also provides some educational opportunities. You have to be able to budget your KinzCash and then make decisions on how to spend that many. The games are fun and some require some higher-level thinking skills. Also, the quizzes do ask some tough questions. I'm definitely enjoying my time in Webkinz and I know my students are too.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
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