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Medical Mysteries on the Web
This web-based game from Rice University was submitted by Lynn Lauterbach. The game is available at medmyst.rice.edu. Subject Area and Learning Outcomes Life Science Middle Level: Pathogens, Immune System, Disease, Bacteria, Viruses, Protozoan, Zoonotic Diseases, Scientific Method, STEM careers Summary (1-2 players) MedMyst Original has five different mission options. It is generally geared for teaching [...]
Continue reading...Social Games For Health Behavior Modification
18. January 2012
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A bit of reflection on the use of social game apps to modify personal health behavior. Don’t eat that last cheeseburger because you’re friends will know! Social Games For Health Behavior Modification.
Continue reading...Interested in adding games to your classroom teaching?
13. August 2011
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In case all the ideas on this website aren’t enough, I just found a great blog that gives you a steady stream of cool classroom ideas, mostly for elementary school, but I already see a couple I can modify to use in my community college classroom. The author is Mike Perry, and he taught high [...]
Continue reading...Test Review Jeopardy
15. July 2011
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One of the easiest ways to incorporate games into teaching is to use Jeopardy. I have used it to liven up test reviews in courses as disparate as calculus and remedial arithmetic. Free templates for the game can be gotten by searching “PowerPoint Jeopardy Template.” You can then enter questions and answers into the template. [...]
Continue reading...Portal 2: It’s not just for entertainment anymore
15. July 2011
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Both installments of the Portal games have been lauded for the educational value of their physics-based puzzles, but now Valve is working to make education a more explicit goal of the games. On June 22, Joystiq reported that Valve will be adding authoring tools to Portal 2, thereby making it possible for, say, instructors [...]
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