Hearing news about how some schools are going to videogames in order to get kids more active, healthy, and in shape, but what we find the most interesting thing about this story is that Dance Dance Revolution seems to be getting more girls active and playing where they were once inactive.

From the article:

Officials in Nova Scotia believe it might help. As reported by The Daily News, Health Promotion and Protection Minister Barry Barnet said that, while digital tech can make kids sedentary, it can also be part of the solution:

Maybe we need to reach out to the industry itself and encourage them to develop more games that are interactive.

Phys-ed teacher Bunny Shields said that DDR is very popular in her gym classes:

I’ve had girls that have been very inactive in class, and it’s hard to get them going and get them motivated, and I’ve had really good success with [DDR].

Read the full article over at gamepolitics.com