Thing 21- -Online Games / Activities:  Quia,

Purpose

To learn about the variety of educational games that are online.

Background

Everyone likes to play games.  Over the years, more and more educational games have developed.  Identify which of these games could be used in your classroom.

Discovery Activity

As you explore the sites below, identify at least five games ones can work in your classroom.

Quia – www.quia.com

Discovery Education Games - http://school.discoveryeducation.com/brainboosters/

Learning Adventures: http://school.discoveryeducation.com/students/

Fun Brain: http://www.funbrain.com/

Learning Games for Kids: http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/

Math Playground: http://www.mathplayground.com/

Cool Math 4 Kids: http://www.coolmath4kids.com/

Blog Post: “Thing 21, Games”:   

Find some games that can be used in school, link to them, and then write about how they can be used in your classroom.