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Game Central - Discovery.com. One of the most intriguing stations on television brings a host of varied gaming opportunities to youngsters of all ages.

Various games in a virtual world. Although I did not stay here all that long, I did notice that the games seemed to offer an alternate way to memorize facts and did not really allow students to do any constructivist learning. Must be harder to build those games.

this website is mostly for elementary students but i did catch myself having fun playing a fractons race game. It has games for all subjects.

lots of games, diverse subject matter, pk-6 but usuable to grade 8. lots of FREE games but things you can buy

from PreKinder thru high school, this website has variety for all ages. Some of the games didn't work.

Link to many games about social change. All appear to be free.

A mixture of games, simulations, quests, and other educational topics all from a project originally called Games To Teach (archives are available, but notes on the site direct you back to the Education Arcade area. Games in the GTT area are interesting as well -- green games, etc.

this website is cool. elementary or secondary will enjoy educational games. I only tried a typing game under Language Arts. There's something for all teachers here (Math, Social Studies, Science, etc...).

This game is set up by the UN World Food Program and touts itself as the first humanitarian video game. Available on MAC and PC platforms and is available in several different languages, but unfortunately not Spanish. From the website "Set on a fictitious island called Sheylan riven by drought and war, Food Force invites children to complete six virtual missions that reflect real-life obstacles faced by WFP in its emergency responses both to the tsunami and other hunger crises around the world."

This is geared toward Middle to High School Students. You download the game where players have to pilot helicopters, airdrop food to camps, negotiate with rebels. This is a free game to help players realize all the obstacles in helping others in third world countries

Fun games that let you practice reading call numbers and finding information. Was created to help student workers learn their jobs in an academic library.

The reference game is really hard and I'm a reference librarian!

lots of simple math games, can choose problems for grades k-6, basic operations to pre-alegbra. ad supported

Many games like Pacman with addition and card games. Good for K-8

Links to a multitude of games on social change.

Real Estate simulation game. A little simplistic. Good for ages 12-14.

North Platte Nebraska Public Schools - Several games including Quest Atlantis, Civilization IV, and others. Even one for making your own games.

Wide variety of things geographical in one sense or another. Alao a lot of depth in available offerings spanning back several issues in almost all areas. Nice interactive games and puzzles.

This game teaches what the left and right hemispheres do. This game would be good for 2nd-8th Grade.

This link isn't to a game in particular, but a to a lively and active Twitter feed on game-based learning (links, activities, conferences).

This is an online game where users decode letters to find the scrambled word. This game seems useful for vocabulary building and literacy training, (especially with adult learners) where learners can work at their own pace in a game environment to learn more words and become more comfortable with text. In this game, they are free to make mistakes that

this website has simple, but fun games. Also, it has resources for teachers and you can save them to your Diigo account and print them out later(puzzles, word finds, charts, etc....).