Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Tangled In The Web
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Try searching for "online educational games" on Google, Delicious and Diigo and you will soon find yourself wading through many sites with very little to offer when it comes to quality, user friendly, free games. This list is my attempt to alleviate some of the hassle that I encountered when first beginning this long and arduous journey in hopes that someone else might shave at least a couple hours off this daunting task.
My criteria was simple.
The games and/or online game sites must be:
- Free
- Easy to access (though some sites do require a username/password)
- Visually appealing
- Educational in nature
- And above all... FUN!
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tags: online, educational, games, science, geography, socialstudies
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National Geographic Maps: Tools for Adventure - Map Games - Explore a Pyramid
tags: online, educational, games, egypt, pyramid, history, maps, socialstudies, NationalGeographic, geography
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Software Prodigy - Casual Games Development
tags: online, educational, games, wordconnect, vocabulary, spelling
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End world hunger with every correct answer
tags: online, educational, games, language, charity, english, vocabulary
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tags: online, educational, games, geography, maps, travel, quiz
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tags: online, educational, games, geography, freepoverty, socialstudies, poverty
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Survive the Jungle: Life or Death Game : Discovery Channel
tags: online, educational, games, survival, jungle, science, socialstudies, interactive, simulation
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BBC - Bitesize KS2 - Games - Questionaut
AMAZING animation, higher level
tags: online, educational, games, science, math, questionaut
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BBC - CBBC - Roar - Home: Create Your Own Wildlife Park Full Of Animals
tags: animals, science, habitats, bbc, roar, games, educational, online
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tags: educational, online, games, environment, science, simulation, energy, electrocity
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Online games - maps, health, animals, history and more
Online Educational Game site
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OEG
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Kids' Online Games - Online Kids' Games - Games for Kids - Kaboose.com
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PrimaryGames.com - The Fun Place to Learn! - Free Games for Kids
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Arcademic Skill Builders: Math Games and Language Arts Games
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tags: pbskids, resources, toolsforteachers, educational, games
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BBC - GCSE Bitesize - Homepage
tags: online, educational, games, bitesize, science, math, English, bbc
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tags: online, educational, games, currentevents, media, collaboration, SocialNetworking, icue
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Poisson Rouge . Red Fish Soup . Games for Children . Jeux pour Enfants
tags: interactive, kids, children, learning, French, jogos, education, technology
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tags: online, educational, games, writing, grammar, english, language, arts
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Weekly Reader Classroom Magazines and Educational Supplements | Kids | Games
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Funschool - Fun and Educational Games and Activities for Kids
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tags: online, educational, games, science, physics, chemistry, literature
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BBC - KS3 Bitesize: Games index
tags: online, educational, games, bitesize, english, math, science, language
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tags: online, educational, games, math
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Lycos Search Results: web results for online educational games
tags: online, educational, games, lycos
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The Best Online Learning Games — 2008 | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
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funschool.com
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Websites Of The Year | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Making Social Network Sites Work for You
Visit almost any SNS and you will find the opportunity to join groups, “follow” users, or become a fan of everything from your alma mater to finding a cure for cancer to watching people’s lives fall apart via their Facebook status updates. The options are limitless. And if you do happen to find a niche into which no one has tapped, you can even create your own group to fill that void.
You might ask, “What’s the point of all this? Isn’t it just a huge waste of time when we could be doing something constructive in the real world?” It’s true many people use SNSs as a way to just pass the time, but there are many ways that you can make social network sites work for you.
One great example is Diigo. If Delicious and Ning had a baby, it would look a lot like Diigo. Diigo describes itself as, “... a powerful research tool and knowledge-sharing community” (www.Diigo.com). Aside from all the nifty researching tools such as bookmarking, highlighting text, taking snapshots, adding notes and saving PDF or Flash information for any website, this site is an excellent way to stay connected to the latest and greatest news and information within your field.
So, let’s say your in the field of education and you want to find ways to integrate technology into the classroom. Simply type “classroom technology” into the search bar and before you press enter, you will see the following prompts:
Now you have the option to choose to search your library of bookmarks, search the community library, find individual users who match the keywords, search google or find groups that are interested in your topic. By choosing to find groups interested in classroom technology, you can now choose from the 476 groups that match the keywords such as:
Here’s where the social networking comes in. Once you gain access to your desired group, you can begin sharing ideas, websites, begin a topic, comment on posts and even conduct research surveys.
For a more personal touch, Diigo also allows you to follow other users which builds your network, find and add friends or personalize your profile with interests, personal websites or blogs and a photo.
As a future educator, I understand that there is rarely enough time during the school day to connect with colleagues. Diigo enables us to share resources, research areas of interest, organize what we find and brainstorm and problem solve with others in the field of education and beyond.