Vygotsky Blog Post 2

In today's society, there are many common tools that are used to help students remember certain pieces of information. One of these tools that I remember being particularly helpful in school was the use of videos. Movies and videos that pertained to the subject that we were learning in class often helped me to understand the information and helped my brain process the information better. It allows students to visualize the information and connect the information to other schema that have already been formed.

Another tool that is used to help younger students learn material is games. In many classrooms, students are allowed to play educational games that focus on specific topics such as math, reading, and spelling. These games are useful because the students that are playing them usually don't feel as if they are learning. Because they focus on how much fun they are having while playing the games, they tend to learn and remember the material much faster.