Keeping the Brain Active

I have been playing Lumosity games since it first came out. When I started using it more regularly, I saw some of the skills I learned playing games translate over to common tasks that I did at work. I was able to sort things faster, complete work more efficiently, and I was able to remember things for a longer time. I think this tool is great not only for teaching young students how their brain is a muscle to be trained but also because they start learning skills that make them quicker and more efficient in other aspects of life. Part of being a teacher is empowering students to believe that the more work they put in, the better product they can create in the end. Lumosity is able to quantify the strides their brain makes with the scores. There are even more options for personalizing training if desired. One drawback is that there is no platform where a teacher could log in to view students' progress. Students would have to share scores instead which may involve writing them down in order to track progress over time. I just wish their was a teacher variation of the program where one can load in the class and view everyone's scores.

I love Lumosity, because it is free and it is different from other programs. It is engaging for students and its an added challenge for kids who are tired of ELA and Math. I like the interface and the game are intriguing.