RPG's or other suitable online games for the Junior High Classroom- Ideas???? - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T14:34:06Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/rpgs-or-other-suitable-online?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A274578&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHere's an article in the Toro…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-29:649749:Comment:2761692009-01-29T01:13:30.684ZChris Foleyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/ChrisFoley
Here's an article in the Toronto Star by Raju Mudhar featuring an interview he did with me in which I talk about this very subject, albeit from the perspective of music education and video games:<br />
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<a href="http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/GameReview/article/523484">Games Mould Future Musicians</a>, Oct. 28, 2008
Here's an article in the Toronto Star by Raju Mudhar featuring an interview he did with me in which I talk about this very subject, albeit from the perspective of music education and video games:<br />
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<a href="http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/GameReview/article/523484">Games Mould Future Musicians</a>, Oct. 28, 2008 Check here or here.tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-28:649749:Comment:2752172009-01-28T13:41:16.919ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
Check <a href="http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:45645?page=1&commentId=649749%3AComment%3A45676&x=1#649749Comment45676">here</a> or <a href="http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:131469?page=1&commentId=649749%3AComment%3A132132&x=1#649749Comment132132">here</a>.
Check <a href="http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:45645?page=1&commentId=649749%3AComment%3A45676&x=1#649749Comment45676">here</a> or <a href="http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:131469?page=1&commentId=649749%3AComment%3A132132&x=1#649749Comment132132">here</a>. Dear Nancy and Mandy thanks f…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-28:649749:Comment:2745782009-01-28T02:58:44.071ZBarbarahttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/babs2teach
Dear Nancy and Mandy thanks for the quick replies. Nancy I will check out some of those links and here is one I stumbled on this afternoon <a>Cadeuceus</a> ... This is also an interesting site about some games that have been developed...you can read about them <a href="http://www.educationarcade.org/node/349">here</a> which is very helpful but it takes some web searching to then find the games.<br />
I agree it is sometimes hard to get the kids to dig deep. We are thinking to set specific goals or…
Dear Nancy and Mandy thanks for the quick replies. Nancy I will check out some of those links and here is one I stumbled on this afternoon <a>Cadeuceus</a> ... This is also an interesting site about some games that have been developed...you can read about them <a href="http://www.educationarcade.org/node/349">here</a> which is very helpful but it takes some web searching to then find the games.<br />
I agree it is sometimes hard to get the kids to dig deep. We are thinking to set specific goals or levels of accomplishment and maybe have them work in teams. A lot depends on what we choose... Where is that discussion you mention?<br />
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Mandy I would love to use Second Life but Jr High students are not old enough- I believe , unless things have changed you have to be over 18 although there is a teen island for High School students... I really like your idea though to discuss virtual tourism. My 4-6th graders (gifted) are…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-01-28:649749:Comment:2743312009-01-28T00:07:39.333ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
My 4-6th graders (gifted) are in love with <a href="http://atmosphir.com/">Atmospir</a>, it's a video game developer but it has to be downloaded. You might check into these also:<br />
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Travian <a href="http://travian.com">http://travian.com</a><br />
Tribal Wars <a href="http://www.tribalwars.net/">http://www.tribalwars.net/</a><br />
Sim City 4 <a href="http://simcity.ea.com/play/simcity_classic.php">http://simcity.ea.com/play/simcity_classic.php…</a>
My 4-6th graders (gifted) are in love with <a href="http://atmosphir.com/">Atmospir</a>, it's a video game developer but it has to be downloaded. You might check into these also:<br />
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Travian <a href="http://travian.com">http://travian.com</a><br />
Tribal Wars <a href="http://www.tribalwars.net/">http://www.tribalwars.net/</a><br />
Sim City 4 <a href="http://simcity.ea.com/play/simcity_classic.php">http://simcity.ea.com/play/simcity_classic.php</a><br />
<a href="http://edugamesblog.wordpress.com/2007/12/15/the-top-10-free-educational-video-games/">Others</a><br />
<a href="http://www.conquerorgame.com/index2.php">Conqueror</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.yoyogames.com/make">Games Maker</a> download<br />
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Let me know if you find one, I haven't done much with any of these. One of the problems I have is accountability and assessment--how do you encourage the kids to dig deep and not give up when things get hard or complicated? (I have this problem with Scratch and Alice). Search here for games in the classroom, I think there was a long discussion on good free games.