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Real Lives is a unique, interactive life simulation game that enables you to live one of billions of lives in any country in the world. Through statistically accurate events, Real Lives brings to life different cultures, human geography, political systems, economic opportunities, personal decisions, health issues, family issues, schooling, jobs, religions, geography, war, peace, and more! Educational games are a great way to way to make learning exciting, and simulation games are best of all, putting you in control of the learning experience.

Check out this article about Lure of the Labyrinth a middle school math problem solving game. This is getting great reviews.

I had to post this. Do you think the NY Times will be covering this story?

I'm still for balance but I would love to be in Disney World for the Scholar Games in January. I could bring back the information and share it with everyone!!

Games, Activities, Videos, Lessons, Resources:  "It's My Life deals with (you guessed it!) life and the stuff that we deal with every day. Whatever problem you're dealing with, believe it or not, other kids and teens have gone through the same thing. Here at It's My Life, you can read informative articles, share your stories, play games and activities, take quizzes and polls, watch video clips of other kids talking about their feelings and experiences, get advice from older kids and experts, and contribute your own comments and questions.  It's My Life also features interviews with celebrities about stuff they had to go through when they were kids. It's My Life is organized across six topic "channels": Friends, Family, School, Body, Emotions, and Money."

Atmosphir is a 3D game design tool that I learned about while attending Ed Camp NYC. You build with blocks, like stacking Legos, dragging blocks on the screen. This program allows the user to build an entire world (exploding platforms, keys, locks, treasures, spawning system) that you create from scratch.

this is a quote about simCEO from Edutopia- What if students created their own companies, complete with business plans? What if they could also buy and sell stocks in classmates' companies? What if they could see how stock prices fluctuated over a 10-year period rather than just a few weeks? The result of that brainstorming became an online simulation called SimCEO. Luebbe, principal of American International School of Budapest, has been fine-tuning his creation by sharing it with educators around the world. They have surprised him by taking projects in directions he never imagined. He expected teachers to focus on financial literacy and entrepreneurship. But some have brought in different content. "They might set the simulation in Colonial America or New York in the 1920s," Luebbe says, then ask students to consider how historical factors would have affected market prices. Because teachers determine all the content, he adds, "they can bring in demographic data, real or fictional news, historical events -- whatever they want." The game becomes an open platform for teacher innovation.""

Quest to Learn a new taxpayer funded school in NYC using games rather than chalk and talk.

Should attend if you can

mapping tools, homework help, science & social studies research, games & activities.  the mapping tool is interactive, customizeable, downloadable, and impressive at first look. 

Science Search Engine for Kids with Games, etc. 

I recently attended a session by Al Doyle at ED Camp NYC on game design. "We play, design, and we share," said Al. This is a powerful tool that pushes students critical thinking and promotes collaborative social learning experiences.

Just a great collection of Educational Resources.

Is this as game-changing as they claim? It could be and RM Easitech is very good software... if that came with it...

Free online math games from NCTM

When web surfers use Google or Bing to look for information about, the search results they now see at the top of the page might differ from those of their neighbor. That's because all the major search engines have revamped their formulas to include social media data as key indicators of a website's importance.

This looks like it could be a great Info Literacy site for the 1-3 grade levels.

Now if we could only get BZFlag into classrooms...