I really love when teachers glean lessons from everyday activities. This post from Mr. Meyer gets the point across that you can learn from games. Many articles have been posted about using video games as a learning tool. As well, there have been a few articles on using angry birds to teach about parabolic functions. Mr. Meyer points out that whether you are a student of math, English, science o social studies, we can all learn five basic things from these angry creatures. Read for yourself: Five Lessons On Teaching From Angry Birds That Have Nothing Whatsoever To Do With Parabolas
http://blog.mrmeyer.com/?p=9797
