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• “The Games That We Play”
  • There are many games that Gerry and I use in the classroom.  We have picked six games that we currently use and we will explain why we use them.
  • Zack’s Pick- BBC Interactive Games
    • Mummy Maker
    • Pyramid Challenge
  • Gerry’s Pick- Classic classroom games: The Great Debate
    • Involves Role Play
    • Students can be forced to see multiple perspectives on one issue
    • Includes current events
  • Zack’s Pick- Word on the Street by Out of the Box Games
    • On each turn, one team flips over a category card. Team members frantically brainstorm words that fit the category while the opposition tries to sidetrack them. The team must agree on a word and pull each letter of that word one lane closer to their side of the street, all before the time runs out. Word on the Street™will have you in the fast lane to fun!
    • You try to choose words that allow you to move the most letters off the street.
    • Helps with spelling and content
  • Gerry’s Pick- “No-Brainer” online games:
    • ibnate.com & ibnate.org – allows students work on multiple intelligences learning, or simply take a break and recharge the brain, constantly changing domain makes it hard for school to block
    • The Impossible Quiz(zes) www.theimpossiblequiz.net (offical, original quiz, actually has apps now) www.impossible-quiz.com (20 questions, never all answered correctly, for more mature audiences) these can be done with the entire class
  • Zack’s Pick- Civilization
    • Civilization V
    • Civilization V Civilopedia
    • Compare and contrast created civilizations to the historical.
    • Shows basic concepts of how civilizations are were created.
  • Gerry’s Pick- New advances in games www.games2train.com/
    • Marc Prensky has written the book “Don’t Bother Me Mom, I’m Learning,” endorses this sites and links it to a network of advanced learning through gaming sites.
    • Includes a game that can be played over long term…not just shorter games…includes several mod games and a game that includes an entire algebra class content.