Gaming

=**Gaming**=

**Gaming in Education Reflection Paper: Due Oct 9**
==In today's class we explored a variety of gaming activities that could be used in the classroom environment. For this reflection, select one activity - it could be an xBox Kinect game, a virtual lab, a science simulation, or scenario game, just to name a few. The game you select must require more than just knowledge/skills - math fact games are great, but broaden your horizons to a game with problem solving or collaboration components.==

Share at least 3 games you played here

For your reflection paper (at least 1 page, single spaced):

 * ==Play this game, and look at it from a teacher's point of view.==
 * ==Review the game and explain how you would incorporate this into your future classroom.==
 * ==Provide rationale to share with colleagues and administrators why using this game will accomplish the same learning objectives as the traditional lesson plan.==

Teaching Tip when using games (especially since the majority use Flash, Shockwave, or Java)... make sure software is updated. On computers that are networked, software may or may not be up-to-date, which may cause games not to work!)

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=**What are people/media saying about this topic?**=

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Video Games in Education

Video Games as Learning Tools

Teaching Tools: Using Online Simulations and Games

A New School Teaches Students Through Video Games

Playing Games in School

School Uses Video Games to Teach Thinking Skills

School Uses Video Games as a Teaching Tool

Video Games Start to Shape Classroom Curriculum

Video Games Help Schools Get Kids Moving, Exercising More

=Contests:= National Stem Video Game Challenge

=Game sites:=

BrainPop Games
 * Multi-Subject:**

Sheppard Software

Filament Games A variety of online simulations for science/health, social studies, and social issues

Games for Change (social responsibility games on a variety of subjects)

Academic Skill Builders

Mr. Nussbaum.com Educational Games

Smithsonian Education Games

Fun School Kaboose Games

Purpose Games: Create your own games for students to play.

My American Farm: Games in all subject areas related to agriculture

National Geographic Kids

Free Rice (Free Rice also has games for multiplication facts, chemical symbols, languages, besides English vocabulary).
 * Language Arts**

My Three Words

[|Super Readers Challenge: K-1]

[|Blue Ribbon Readers: K-5]

IXL Math Games
 * Math:**

Lemonade Stand

Coffee Shop

[|Cyberchase Dunk Tank:] Mean, Median, Mode

Moneyville
 * Financial Literacy:**

Me Tycoon

Farm Blitz

Financial Football

How does your Garden Grow?
 * Science/Health:**

Critters

Kinetic City

Day & Night

Planet Hunters

One Ocean

Garbage Dreams

Science of Everyday Life Virtual Labs

CSI: Web Adventures - Forensic Science

Wolf Quest

Citizen Science

Who am I? Simple Machines

EcoDefenders

[|All Systems Go:] Human Body 5-8

[|Kitchen Chemistry:] Acids & Bases

[|Conservation Connection]


 * Social Studies:**

Map Snap

Social Studies for Kids: Games

Game Aquarium - Social Studies

Playing History Huge collection of social studies related games.

News Tools Arcade

Mission US Simulation where you are an apprentice in Boston before the Revolutionary War.

Lego Castle Adventure

Ikariam - Build your own civilization

Goodgame Empire -

**Documenting Key Presidential Decisions**  Grades 6-13+ | Interactive Challenge your students to examine primary source documents and match them to key presidential decisions. Documents include a letter from the secretary of war (1945), remarks at Brandenberg Gate (1987), the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and annotated notes and letters from various moments in history.


 * High School:**

Boost High

RU Revising - English

[|'Speare](Shakespeare Project)

Free Rice (Free Rice also has games for multiplication facts, chemical symbols, languages, besides English vocabulary).