Game designers have mastered certain tricks that make games so addictive that people can't stop playing them. Here are the top five secrets that game designers know, and some tips on how you can use these same game dynamics to make learning in your classroom as addictive as gaming.
This list was created by Dr. Susan Stansberry. It is a collaborative grouping of games and simulations that will be extremely valuable for the classroom teacher wishing to incorporate games.
We assigned the class to make a lesson plan to learn how to incorporate games in the classroom. We told them to use this site to help aid them in finding games for their assignment.
Coolmath Games is a brain-training site, for everyone, where logic & thinking & math meets fun & games. This would be a great way to let students play with technology and continue learning about math!
Coolmath Games is a brain-training site, for everyone, where logic & thinking & math meets fun & games. These games have no violence, no empty action, just a lot of challenges that will make you forget you're getting a mental workout!
This website is full of math games for anything that a student may need practice with!
This is the EDTech 3123 classroom online textbook's chapter on Problem Solving, Inquiry Learning, and Games. It was useful with definitions and the role of teachers in different "based" classrooms. It was helpful in finding resources and articles to explain problem-based learning, project-based learning, game-based learning, inquiry-based learning, and gamification.
This is a fun websites for kids to go to that is free where they can play educational games. Typical age range is for kids who are in pre-k to 8th grade.
This is a fun websites for kids to go to that is free where they can play educational games. Typical age range is for kids who are in pre-k to 8th grade.
Common Core Videos, Games and Assessments
On this site you can type in any subject (ex: polynomials) and a variety of videos, games, and assessments with the standard attached are found.
Fun game students can play to learn to become digital citizens. They get to make their own character and go through different scenarios choosing the best answer for each scenario.
Resource #2: I really enjoyed this resource. This is a game that lets the student experience what it is like to experience cyberbullying. It allows the students to think of appropriate solutions to how to prevent cyberbullying and what to do if you are being bullied.
ABCya is the leader in free educational computer games and mobile apps for kids. The innovation of a grade school teacher, ABCya is an award-winning destination for elementary students that offers hundreds of fun, engaging learning activities. Millions of kids, parents, and teachers visit ABCya.com each month, playing over 1 billion games last year.
This website is great because it is really easy to use if you know what you are looking for. You just simply click on the subject you want to teach and it takes you to different lesson possibilities for different subjects.