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Archive for the ‘Games’ Category

22 Mar, 2010

Let’s play!

Posted by: Michael George In: Games|Web 2.0

I absolutely LOVE using online educational games with my students because, if they’re fun enough, the kids end up learning something without even realizing it.  I’ve talked about quizlet and scatter, but my new favorite site for online educational games is called classtools.net. This site was created by Russel Tarr, the head of history at [...]

16 Jul, 2009

Scratch

Posted by: Michael George In: Collaborate|Fun|Games|Online Apps|Top Pick

http://scratch.mit.edu/ Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web. Scratch is designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills. As they create and share Scratch projects, young people [...]

18 Nov, 2008

PBS Kids Go! - Educational Games

Posted by: Michael George In: Games|Web 2.0

http://pbskids.org/go/ A safe place for kids to explore and play hundreds of fun educational games with their favorite PBS KIDS characters.

24 Oct, 2008

Sim Carnival - game creator

Posted by: Michael George In: Fine Arts|Games

http://www.simscarnival.com No Programming Skills Required! Creating games is a snap with easy-to-use tools from The Sims Carnival. Join the fun now!

10 Sep, 2008

Owl & Mouse - Free Software

Posted by: Michael George In: Fine Arts|Games|Open Source/ Freeware

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/owlmouse.htm  Help your child learn with games, software and educational activities from Owl & Mouse Educational Software.   Early reading software—phonics software, alphabet games, and Dolch sight words in a fairy tale story.  All of it FREE!  Free online USA maps, world maps, map of Europe, map puzzles of the US, Europe, Africa, Asia, and many [...]

29 Apr, 2008

Keybr : Practice Touch Typing Online

Posted by: Michael George In: Fun|Games|Top Pick|Web 2.0

http://keybr.com  Features No registration or sign up is required. See typing charts: typing speed, number of errors, top speed, average speed, etc. Supported keyboard layouts: US, US (Dvorak), and UK. Supported languages: English, German, French, Spanish, and Russian.