Mathbreakers

Crystal Mathematics is an ambitious and innovative new educational site for Math.  CM is geared for students 4th-8th grade (could change) and immerses them in an interactive 3D environment to help learn Math.  This is a user-generated classroom where students can create puzzles/levels, design monsters, and more.  Also, CM focuses on basic Math skills such as: factoring, fractions, addition, etc.

For more information view this brief demo....



I highly recommend checking out Crystal Mathematics by clicking here!!!

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Axiom

Axiom is a fun math based iOS app that is free for today.  This educational game has players control a ship by tilting their ipad to collect numbers and math signs to solve a equation, similar to the Marble Math games.  The game has over 80 levels and gets significantly harder as the levels progress.

I recommend checking out Axiom by clicking here!!!

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Quandary

Quandary is a really interesting educational online game that I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's excellent blog.  This is a game for students 8-14 yrs old that has them control a colony on another planet and make ethical decisions.  These decisions help them develop skills such as: critical thinking, perspective-taking, and decision making.  What makes Quandary so great is the educational portal for teachers that has lots of resources such as: lesson plans, worksheets, common core standards, and more.

I highly recommend checking out Quandary by clicking here!!!

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Spree Games

Spree Games is a nice little site for educational games that I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers.  This site has games for all ages (Elementary thru College) as well on a wide variety of subjects (art thru technology).  Also, a person can register as a student or teacher to track their progress.

I recommend checking out Spree Games by clicking here!!

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DimensionU

DimensionU is an innovative educational gaming site for teaching math in a 3D virtual world.  Also, DimensionU offers unique incentives such as educational allowance which allows kids to earn rewards by succeeding in DimensionU games.

I highly recommend checking out DimensionU by clicking here!!!

*DimensionU is a paid advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

TinyTap

TinyTap is a free iPad that allows kids to make educational games.  This is done by uploading photos and then recording your audio and placing them into existing games.  Also, a user can create their own Q/A, add a soundtrack, and track their child's score.

I highly recommend checking out TinyTap by clicking here!!

Skoolbo

Skoolbo is a wonderful free online game that focuses on kids 4-10 yrs old literacy and math skills.  This is done by playing a wide variety of games in a fun/safe online world.  There is also a parent/teacher dashboard which allows for student tracking and more.

I recommend checking out Skoolbo by clicking here!!!

Cookie

Cookie is a wonderful site that I'm just becoming aware about that is excellent for educational games and more.  This is a site dedicated to younger learners (Prek-1st grade) that focuses on a wide variety of skills: Math, Science, Phonics, Reading, etc.  Also, this site has lots of other activities/learning tools as well such as videos, worksheets, stories, and more.

I highly recommend checking out Cookie by clicking here!!!

For my top 10 sites for educational games click here.

Cackleberries

Cackleberries is a fun educational site for kids ages 3-7 yrs old.  This site takes place in an online virtual world called Oville.  In this safe environment kids can play games, read along w/ books, and more.  This is really a great site to help students w/ many subject areas such as reading, math, art, etc.

I highly recommend checking out Cackleberries by clicking here!!

Below is a brief demo...

DimensionU: A Closer Look

DimensionU is a site I blogged about last month and was really excited about the potential that I saw.  After collaborating w/ them I've decided to get an in depth look at what all this exciting site has to offer.
At first glance one might think DimensionU is nothing more then just a gaming site.  However, this is nothing father from the truth.  DimensionU combines a top of the line 3D gaming environment w/ an abundance of educational content that makes learning immersive and fun.

DimensionU focuses on interactive educational games that cover areas such as math.  These topics can be integrated into any curriculum by customizing what skill set an educator wants to focus on, while aligning to state standards.  These games are for students through all grade levels (K-12).  Also, these games are not only available for home use via download/web but available for the school institution as well.  DU has worked w/ school districts (70+) all over the US for the last four years.

Finally, DimensionU offers a free 30 Day trial that allows users to try out just how fascinating DU really is.  These games can be downloaded for home use or played online as well.  Keep in mind the demo version of these games do not contain all of the curriculum data.

Now lets take a look at some of these games and their features to see where DimensionU really shines...

• Educational Allowance - is a unique feature to DimensionU and is a great reward system to encourage students to play.  While students don't have to use the "allowance" system it is a real-time system that is played by completing a weekly challenge (rewards are pledged by their parent/guardian).
• Single or Multiplayer - these games are available to play as a single player or against other players from your class or around the world.
• Tournaments - are available for educators to setup and enter their class
• 3D Environment - Some games take place in a 3D virtual world that resembles the finest online virtual games around.
• Power Ups - Any game lover will love these extras to help build their character and compete in their virtual games

Reporting

• Game Report - There is a game report generated after a game that shows a users score w/ the number of questions answered correct and wrong.
• Scores - can be shared w/ others via their social networks or online leader boards.
• Q & A - is a answer log that shows the question w/ the wrong and right answer selected.
• Online Tutor - Probably one of my favorite features as it shows examples of problems and how to solve them in all curriculum areas.

I highly recommend checking out DimensionU by clicking here, and see how it can best work for you!!

What2Learn

What2Learn is an excellent site for educational games. Not only do these games cover every subject such as math and literacy, a user can create their own game as well. For a paying educator student tracking can be done (ie, Education City).

I highly recommend checking out What2Learn by clicking here!!

Arcademic

Arcademic is one of the best educational gaming sites to come around in a long time. It focuses on skill building in a number of different subjects such as: math, money, time, etc. Also, one can upgrade their account to a "plus" account which allows for student tracking as well as other features.

I highly recommend checking out Arcademic by clicking here!!!

Stencyl

Stencyl is a site that I found out about from the innovative/award winning educator, Richard Byrne. This is a site that reminds me a lot of Alice Storytelling and Scratch, in the way that it teaches programming skills for making games. This is done in a drag-n-drop interface by snapping blocks together (ie, Scratch).

I highly recommend checking out Stencyl by clicking here!!!

Below is a demo video....

Audio Puzzler

Audio Puzzler is a new (alpha) site that helps people strengthen their listening and typing skills. It's a very unique puzzle that is based on typing the audio that is played and then arranging sentences.

I highly recommend giving Audio Puzzler a try by clicking here.



For a more detailed review check out the wonderful blog, Life Feast!!

Sheppard Software

Usually I don't do reviews of gaming sites unless they are very good and Sheppard Software did is just that. This is a great site to use for educational games on any number of subjects. Also, it is nice for a wide variety of ages especially the youngsters at PreK-K.



Give Sheppard Software a try by clicking here.