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"Innovative math educators looking for engaging ideas to enhance teaching and learning should check out this newly launched, curriculum-based, online math game site for 11 - 16 year olds. "

"Many of you will probably receive a smartphone or tablet during the holiday season. While you should include the necessary aviation apps, you also need to have some fun. So below are five aviation game apps for you to consider for your device. These are not endorsements of any app."

more than two thousand educational games for middle school and high school age students. If that library doesn't have what they're looking for, teachers can create custom games using twelve different templates provided by What 2 Learn.

"Computer simulations are natural learning tools for a generation of video game players."

"Motion Math creates movement-based learning games that give players an intuitive sense of math. Our bouncing star game - the first entry in our suite - helps learners perceive and estimate many forms of fractions."

"New research indicates that using video games as an instructional tool can be an effective way of getting children, to learn and remember new conceptual material very quickly."

"University of Florida's list of Science Games for Children, lists several online-only games that teach basic science principles."

"A Wired article discusses how the proliferation of video games has rapidly increased the science-based vocabulary of young people."

2011-2012 FTC Game: Bowled Over!

Sigma Prime, a game where players use multiplication and division with primes and prime factorization to defeat the alien invasions

"A FREE games-based math teaching resource"

"Kids have always loved building things and solving problems, but before videogames, the best tools we could offer them were Lincoln Logs and Legos. Today, we can give them a whole lot more. Here are eight games you can use to help prepare your child's brain for a life of building and engineering."

"Control a robot by giving it commands. Use programmer-style logic for more complex levels that include functions to re-use. Controls Mouse to drag light-Bot controls into the slots."

"Getting students interested in coding through competitive game design is a simple way to bring more kids up to speed on coding. There is a set time frame with clear goals. Coding tools are generally provided for free, as is support for learning the basics. For those students who are truly just starting out, a more visual language is desirable. Kodu is a new visual programming language by Microsoft that is easily learned by every student. It runs on the Xbox and is specifically designed for the creation of games."

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"Last Sunday, I taught six kids of ages 5 to 7 how to program. "In what programming language?" you may ask. Well…I didn't use a programming language, at least none that you know of. In fact, I didn't even use a computer. Instead, I devised a game called "How To Train Your Robot". Before I explain how the game works, let me tell my motivation."

"Paul Anderson talked about using the principles of game design to revamp his methods for grading, delivering insrtuction and planning. "

Make and name your own dinosaur species. This dinosaur games lets you change the way your dinosaur looks."

"15 Key Stage 2 Science interactive teaching resources for Primary/Elementary Schools, Ages 8-11 years. Science games for kids, interactive science resources and activities for your IWB, PC or Mac. Learning science facts about light, variation, magnets, springs, earth, sun and moon, changing states, materials, life cycles, habitats, minibeasts and our body with these great educatonal kids games."

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