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A collection of maths games and activities to play online and download. The games can be set to a maths subject and age group. Play both single and multi-player games. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

At DimensionU, kids find video games that are fun, educational, and rewarding. Parents find an easy and proven way to motivate their children to learn.

Cool Math is a game playing website. Most games require players to display logical and mathematical thinking to pass through game levels. No subscription is needed to access this site.

Quizlet is a lightning fast way to memorize vocabulary lists. It's like flashcards, but much more fun and interactive.

Quizlet is the largest study site in the U.S., providing powerful learning tools and games to over 7 million students and teachers each month.

Vocabulary Resource

Short video clips on a variety of subjects.

resources on topics - youtube views are cleaned up so they are viewed in the site.

organizes resources, videos and games. contains game-making utility (Flash-based?) and presentation utility

"With its open-ended nature and robust creation tools, Minecraft has been used to create some amazing things. And as one teacher learned, those very same elements that make the game so compelling also make it a great educational tool.

Using Minecraft to solve problems as a class and learn how to work together.

Some good learning angles with this multiplayer Hamelin. Have used it myself :-)

Premium Crossword is an online crossword puzzle game using the words and content from your lists.* Use this activity as your own personal crossword puzzle maker. Make crossword puzzles for kids that use content created especially for your students by entering your word list and customizing the sentences! Crosswords can be played as puzzles online or printable puzzles may be generated as worksheets for your students.

An online Dr Who adventure game from the BBC. Solve the mystery to save the day. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Educational+Games

The game, BiblioBouts, turns collecting citations into a competitive event, pitting students against their classmates. Students are rewarded for their research skills and their ability to differentiate between good and bad material. To play, they find sources, which are judged by their peers for relevance and credibility, and then measure the worth of sources their classmates find. They gain more points the more sources they assess accurately and the better their own sources are judged.

These educational games are some of the best learning experiences that can be had on the internet, but who knew they could also be so much fun!

A collection of great games and online activities for children aged between 6 and 10 years old. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Educational+Games

Online math games for a variety of math strands. Includes followup activities. Canadian Content.

"Below are a number of resources for parents to further supplement lessons with online games to play at home. The links below may provide students with an opportunity for practice. These websites are not connected to CEMSE or to Everyday Mathematics and our posting them does not constitute an endorsement."

This free typing test calculates how fast you type (Words Per Minute) and compares your results with people from all around the world." />Typing Test, Online Typing Test, Free Typing Test, Typing Speed Test, WPM, Words Per Minute, Typing Games, Touch Typing, Test Typing Speed, Qwerty, Dvorak, Flash Games, Typing Software, Practice Typing

Online virtual game teaches geography, history and problem solving

Are your kids inquiring young scientists who are always curious about the world around them? If so, the following websites are just what you need. They contain some of the best science games for kids online. Each of them are fun to explore and play with, but they also have a sound educational base.

A collection of free online activities by subject area.

Collection of online learning games and activities grades K-12

A nice geography map game where you need to click as near to a given town or city as possible. Build up a high score by being accurate and fast. Click 'Visit' on the homepage to play without signing up. Play by yourself or with others online. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/PSHE%2C+RE%2C+Citizenship%2C+Geography+%26+Environmental

I gasped. "What about Ethics? Character? Kindness?", I wonder. I continue to wonder (now with my TEACHER LENS),  "I've never heard of a school based PD about Minecraft servers, or world bucket". Come to think of it, I've never heard of a mandatory in-service, PD session about any social gaming , or media tool or strategy. 

great game for geography!