Online Educational Gaming Activity

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1. It does not say exactly who created it.

2. “IXL Learning was founded in 1998 to advance education through Web-based technologies. We create transformative products with an impact that makes them instant classroom essentials.”

3. The games are easy to navigate and are engaging. There aren’t a lot of graphics so this game would be better for middle schoolers.

4. The games aren’t super fun, there is no extra story line to them, and so the students may get bored easily.

5. 3.B.a.1 Recognize and apply place-value concepts to whole numbers less than 1,0003.B.a.2 Read, write, and represent numbers using words, numerals, pictures (e.g. base-ten blocks), number lines, , arrays, expanded forms (24=20+4) and symbolic renaming e.g., 24=30-6.

6. It was easy to find the site.

7. I did not see anywhere to change the language on the website.

8. I think that students could work on the same part of the math in similar form by going to a grade or two below theirs.

 

 

1. Arcademic Skill Builders

2. "Our philosophy is inspired by the intense engagement arcade and video games foster between the player and the game. The Arcademic goal is to make aspects of classroom instruction as effective in creating persistence and involvement as observed in video game players. "

3. It is very easy to use and all the games are catagorized but the subject. All the subjects are on the first page and you can pick which one you would like to play. The graphics are great and there is a lot of color to ge the kids interested in playing.

4. The games are a lot of fun, they incorperate a real life factor such as racing into learning division.

5. Language: K.L.4 & Math: 3.OA.3

6. It was really easy to find it was the second one that popped up in Google.

7. ELL component to find within the websites?

8. No

1. "Family Education Network, a part of Pearson, the education, services and technology company."

2. "Funbrain, created for kids ages preschool through grade 8, offers more than 100 fun, interactive games that develop skills in math, reading, and literacy." "Funbrain's games help students build on what they have learned in class and acquire new skills in reading, math, and problem solving."

3. Yes this is very easy to use and it is graphically appealing. It is very colorful and there are over 100 games to choose from. There are many different catagories and subjects to choose from.

4. I chose to play Math Baseball on the Fun Brain website and it was a lot of fun to play. I think that boys would be most intersted in it because every time they get an addition problem correct they get a run. Every tiem they get one wrong they get an out and when they have reached three outs the game is over,

5. Language and Literacy: 1RL3 & Math: 1.OA.1

6. I was extremly easy to find this site, all I did was type "Educational online games" and it was the first on that popped up.

7. No, the website does not contain an ELL component.

8. RTI & DI-the student can just play the same type of game a grade level down.

1. Learning Games for Kids
2. For educational use.
3. Yes, very easy and engaging.
4. This game is like pacman so I think it will be fun for students to play.
5. 2nd grade Math 2.OA.1, 2.NBT.5, 2.OA.2
6. Easy
7. I cannot find an ELL component to this website.
8. Students could go down a grade level.

1. PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) Published by Tribal Nova
2. To help students learn in a different way.
3. It is easy to navigate and the games and activities look engaging.
4. The games are fun and exciting.
5. Language Arts: 2.RFS.3, 2.RFS.4 & Math: 2. OA.
6. Very easy to find.
7. I cannot find the ELL component of the website.
8. Students could just go up or down a grade level.