"Hooks and Ladders"

This is a wonderful article that describes ways to integrate educational games into the classroom. I Games can provide motivation, should encompass good teaching strategies, and can be used... See More

This is a wonderful article that describes ways to integrate educational games into the classroom. I Games can provide motivation, should encompass good teaching strategies, and can be used to help build concepts. The authors discuss active games, simulations, contests, and card games, and suggest ways to modify games to hook and hold the attention of even the most apprehensive of learners.

Games for Learning

"Wow, I was having so much fun I didn't realize I was learning." This is one of my most cherished student comments which followed a learning activity where the students played a board game ... See More

"Wow, I was having so much fun I didn't realize I was learning." This is one of my most cherished student comments which followed a learning activity where the students played a board game that simulated the local ecology with limiting factors and anthropogenic influences. This article presents several ideas for games in the classroom. The author gives specific examples from sources such as Project WET to more broad categories such as game show styled review games. I would like to add that student held response systems or "clickers" are a fantastic addition to computer based classroom games.