Aspects of Technology
: He Këmu Rorohiko – Computer Games
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Approach: Group  

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Focus: Evaluating consequences
Resources:   Picture, Working Together Team card, team answer sheet
Questions/instructions:
Pänuihia te käri Hei Mahi Ngätahi, ka whakamärama ai. Read and explain Working Together Team card with the students.
 
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1. Kua täkaro katoa koutou i ëtahi këmu rorohiko? How many of you have played computer games?
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Hoatu te pikitia.
He pikitia tënei o tëtahi tangata e täkaro këmu rorohiko ana. Ki ëtahi tängata, he pai te täkaro këmu rorohiko. Ki ëtahi atu tängata, käore e pai ana. Ko tä koutou mahi i konei, he whakawhitiwhiti körero mö ngä ähuatanga pai o te täkaro këmu rorohiko, me ngä ähuatanga käore e pai ana. Tuhia ö koutou whakaaro ki tënei pepa, ka körero anö ai tätou i muri iho.
Hoatu te pepa whakautu. Tukuna he wä mahi.
Hand out picture.
Here is a picture of someone playing a computer game. Some people think it is good for children to play computer games. Others think it is not good for children to play computer games. In this activity, you will be discussing the good and not so good things about computer games. As you discuss your ideas, write them on this sheet so that we can talk about them later.
Hand out answer sheet. Allow time.
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2. Körero mai ki ahau he aha ngä ähuatanga pai o te täkaro këmu rorohiko, me ngä ähuatanga käore e pai ana.
Ka körero mai ngä äkonga i ö rätou whakaaro.
Tell me the good and not so good things about children playing computer games.
Students respond.
Good things: develops useful skills (problem solving, hand/eye coordination)
15
gives useful knowledge
31
positive social reasons (play with someone)
8
motivating/entertaining/enjoyable
54
Not so good things: negative social reasons (do by yourself)
54
health issues (eye strain, RSI, lack of exercise)
46
learning undesirable skills/knowledge/ attitudes (violence)
46
3. Kei te hiahia koutou ki te huri i ëtahi o ngä whakaaro, he whakaaro atu anö ränei hei täpiri atu ki te pepa whakautu nei?
Tukuna he wä hei tuhi i ëtahi anö whakaaro, hei huri ränei i ëtahi o ngä whakaaro.
Are there any ideas you want to change or more ideas
that you want to add to your answer sheet?

Allow time for students to change or add ideas.
Mehemea ka puta he whakaaro hou ki ngä kaihanga këmu rorohiko, ka rerekë te ähua o ngä këmu. Whakawhitiwhiti körero mö te whakapai ake i ngä këmu rorohiko mö ngä rä kei te heke mai. Tuhia ö koutou whakaaro ki muri o te pepa whakautu. He pai mënä ka riro i tëtahi äkonga hou te räkau tuhi mö tënei mahi.
Hurihia te pepa whakautu, ka whakahau ai i tëtahi atu äkonga, mäna e tuhi ngä whakaaro mö tënei pätai. Tukuna he wä mahi.
Computer games change as inventors think of new ideas.
In your group discuss how you would like computer games to be improved in the future. Write down your answers on the back of the sheet of paper. It would be good if a different person was your writer this time.
Turn the answer sheet over and encourage a different student to scribe for this part of the task. Allow time.
4. Körero mai ki ahau ö koutou whakaaro mö te whakapai ake i ngä këmu rorohiko mö ngä rä
kei te heke mai.
Ka whakautu mai ngä äkonga.
Tell me the ideas that you had for improving computer games in the future.

Students respond.
Improving games: greater impact, realism, use of 3D
23
better designed for social interaction
8
more interactive or able to be customised
46
more educational, knowledge focused
38
ideas for reducing health concerns
0
5. He whakaaro atu anö hei täpiri mä koutou?
E hiahia ana ränei ki te huri i ëtahi o ngä whakaaro?

Tukuna he wä hei tuhi i ëtahi anö whakaaro, hei huri ränei i ëtahi o ngä whakaaro.
Are there any ideas you want to change or more ideas that you want to add?

Allow time for students to change or add ideas.
  Total score (based on questions 2 and 3):
6–7
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5
8
4
15
3
31
2
23
0–1
23
Commentary:
Based on data from 13 teams in 10 schools. Almost half of the students identified fewer than three good or bad things about students playing computer games.
 
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