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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...PlayMaker Gamifies Middle School Experience
Friday, September 14, 2012
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Sixty-five students entering 6th grade this year at the New Roads Middle School in Santa Monica, California are experiencing a gamified education program sponsored by GameDesk. With funding from AT&T, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Motorola, Samsung, and others, PlayMaker is a program that not only uses games as instructional tools, it also gamifies [...]
Continue reading...U.S. Survey Finds Use of Digital Games Increasing in K-8 Classrooms
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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Use of games by elementary and middle school teachers in the U.S. is on the rise, according to a short article on GOOD Magazine’s website that points to an interesting study that was just released: About half of elementary and middle school teachers say they use digital games at least twice a week with students, [...]
Continue reading...Samurai Yetis and Ninja Werewolves: How One Teacher Turned Sixth Grade Into an MMORPG
Sunday, March 4, 2012
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A 6th grade teacher turns his classroom into an RPG and has some amazing results. Read on: Samurai Yetis and Ninja Werewolves: How One Teacher Turned Sixth Grade Into an MMO.
Continue reading...iCivics
Friday, July 15, 2011
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A collection of online games that teaches the fundamentals of government and law and encourages young people to become active in our democracy. iCivics is the vision of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and is created by a team of distinguished game scholars, designers, and curriculum specialists. In Do I Have A Right?, students [...]
Continue reading...Ko’s Journey
Friday, July 15, 2011
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Ko’s Journey is a math game for middle schoolers. In it, players follow the adventures of a girl who has been separated from her family and must travel across the wilderness. Along the way, she must solve problems using mathematics, including finding the correct proportion of medicinal plants to save a wolf cub, and the [...]
Continue reading...Mission US
Friday, July 15, 2011
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Mission US is a multimedia project featuring free interactive adventure games set in different eras of U.S. history. The first game, Mission 1: “For Crown or Colony?,” puts the player in the shoes of Nat Wheeler, a 14-year-old printer’s apprentice in 1770 Boston. As Nat navigates the city and completes tasks, he encounters a spectrum [...]
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