BookWidgets

 

BookWidgets is an excellent site for creating educational games/quizzes.  BookWidgets is ideal looking for teachers to save time by having their educational games/quizzes automatically graded.  This is all done in a user-friendly interface and educational portal that allows teachers to: track and monitor students in real-time.  Best of all, BookWidgets makes it easy for educators to assess student learning and differentiate instruction through detailed reports/graphs.

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

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo's blog for the tip.

*BookWidgets is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

RoomRecess

RoomRecess is one of my all time favorite sites for finding a wide variety of educational online games.  This is a great place for finding games in subjects such as: Math, Reading, Keyboarding, and more. These games are designed for students K-5 and are easy to play w/ high replay value.  Educators can find lots of useful free games that will help reinforce skills (i.e. Typing, Spelling, Basic Math Skills)

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

For my Pinterest board on Educational Online Games click here.
For my Edshelf collection on Educational Online Games click here.

BookWidgets

BookWidgets is an excellent site for creating educational games/quizzes.  BookWidgets is ideal looking for teachers to save time by having their educational games/quizzes automatically graded.  This is all done in a user-friendly interface and educational portal that allows teachers to: track and monitor students in real-time.  Best of all, BookWidgets makes it easy for educators to assess student learning and differentiate instruction through detailed reports/graphs.

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

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo's blog for the tip.

Story Composer

Story Composer is an innovative multiplayer iOS game that helps students develop their story composition skills.  This is done through the use over 240 animated images where students pick and choose which pictures to structure their story from the beginning, middle, and end.  Finally, a finished story can be shared online or emailed to family and friends.

I highly recommend checking out Story Composer by clicking here!!!

50 Sites/Apps for Educational Games

Game Based Learning is a great way to integrate technology into the classroom as well generate excitement for students.  This list not only covers a wide range of subjects, some of these sites have educational portals that allows educators to track and monitor students.

*This list is in alphabetical order.

50 Sites/Apps for Educational Games

1. ABCya - A great site for games and mobile apps for elementary students.
2. Answerables - An innovatie site that is a cross between game based learning and learning management system making it easy for an educator to "gamify" a lesson.
3. Arcademics - One of my favorite sites for game based learning (K-8th grade) in a wide range of subjects.  Also, there is an educational portal that allows teachers to track/monitor students, generate detailed reports, and assess student's learning to make it easy to differentiate instruction.
4. Badaboom - A new site where educators can create quizzes/games and have students answer them on their mobile devices.
5. Braineos - Games based on flash card in a wide variety of subjects.
6. BrainNook - A fun site for students that focuses on English & Math.  Also, there is a teacher portal w/ lots of resources for educators.
7. Bubbabrain - Lots of game for all grade levels that allows teachers to create games too.
8. Classcraft - An innovative way for educators to turn their everyday curriculum into personalized quests, ideal for self paced learning.
9. Cookie - A great site for educational games and teacher resources.
10. Creativity Games - Learn through the use of creativity brain training games.
11. Creating Music - A fun site for learning music through the use of educational games and other online activities.
12. DimensionU - An innovative site for learning math and Literacy (3rd-9th grade) in a 3D virtual world.
13. Educandy - A excellent site where educators can create educational games and activities.
14. Education Galaxy - A state of the art online platform for grades K-6 that uses game based learning to achieve academic success.
15. Fuel the Brain - A wonderful site to learn elementary skills such as: Math, Science, and Reading. Lots if educational resources too!
16. Funbrain - One of the most popular sites for educational games for kids K - 8 yrs old.
17. Funschool - A wide variety of games, activities, and videos for kids.
18. Gamequarium - A popular site w/ lots of games in a wide variety of subject areas.
19. GameUp - A innovative site from the creators of BrainPop where the games are based on their interactive animated videos.
20. Gimkit - A new and fun game based learning solution where even students can help create the games.
21. iCivics - A fantastic site w/ educational portal for learning about Civics.
22. Kahoot - One of the most popular sites around where an educators creates games/quizzes and has students answer them on their mobile devices to "gamify" a classroom.
23. Kidz Page - A fun site for educational games PreK - 8th grade.
24. Knoword - A excellent Vocabulary game w/ teacher portal where educators can create their own "word" packs and track student's progress.
25. Land of Venn - A very fun iOS game for Geometry where students draw geometric shapes in a tower defense style game.
26. Learning Games for Kids - A great site for educational games on lots of different subject areas.
27. Lure of the Labyrinth - An innovative game for Middle school PreAlgebra students.
28. Math and Sorcery - One of my favorite iOS apps for learning basic Math skills in a 8bit style RPG game.
29. Math Attax - A super-fun free mobile (iOS/Google Play) Math game that helps students w/ their basic Math skills.
30. Math Castle - A great iOS app for learning basic Math skills while trying to defend your castle against monsters.
31. Math Chimp - A nice little site for finding Math games, worksheets, and videos.
32. MinecraftEdu - A unique game based on the popular PC designed specifically for schools.
33. Numbers League - A fun Math game in a comic book style designed for all ages.
34. Pipo Games - A nice site for educational games for ages 3 - 12 yrs old.  A paid site unlocks all the features.
35. Play Brighter - A fantastic site filled w/ educational games on a wide variety of subjects, built on their unique anime style interface.
36. Play Kids Games - A fun site for educational games in subject areas such as: Math, Vocab, and Geography.
37. Play4A - A nice site where teachers can create educational games to help w/ their curriculum.
38. Prodigy - A excellent free online Math game designed for grades 1st-8th grade.
39. PurposeGames - A nice site for finding games on a wide variety of subjects as well as the ability to create your own games.
40. Reading Racer - A very unique iOS game where student's speak/read into their mobile device to help them win a race.
41. RoomRecess - One of my favorite sites around for finding over a 140 games in a wide variety of subjects (i.e. Math, Language Arts, etc.).
42. Sheppard Software - A nice site w/ lots of games on different subject areas.
43. Skoolbo - Wonderful educational games for core skills in the primary grade levels.
44. Socrates - A innovative new site where educators can differentiate instruction through a unique game based learning system.
45. Teaching w/ Portals - A very innovative game based on the Popular console/PC game Portal, w/ lots of lesson plans to be found.
46. The Time Tribe - A excellent game for grades 5th on up for students learning about History and  other cultures.
47. TypeTastic - An terrific site for K-12 for students learning how to keyboard/type w/ over 400 games.
48. Vedoque - A nice site for educational games PreK - 8th grade.
49. What2Learn - A excellent site for educational games where teachers can create games and track students w/ a paid account.
50. ZooWhiz - A fun site for kids 5 - 15 yrs to develop Math and Reading skills by creating their own virtual zoo.

For my Pinterest board on educational games click here.

Arcademics

Arcademics is a wonderful site for educators looking to integrate game based learning into their K-8 classrooms.  Arcademics games cover subjects such as Math, Reading, Geography, and more.  Best of all, the teacher portal allows for educators to track/monitor students, generate detailed reports, access video lessons, and assess student's learning making it easy to differentiate instruction.

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

GameBuilder

GameBuilder is an excellent site for game based learning that I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's blog.  Not only can an educator find any number of games on a wide range of subjects they can also select a template and create their own game.  Once a game is created it can then be shared w/ others via a unique URL.

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

Preposition Builder Master

Preposition Builder Master is a unique game for Language Arts/ESL students learning about
prepositions.  PBM is a easy to play game where a user tries to put the correct preposition into a sentence in as fast as time possible.  This game can be played online for multi-player and there are 4 different levels to choose from.

I highly recommend checking out Preposition Builder Master by clicking here!!!

NeoK12

Neo K12 ia an excellent site for  finding educational videos/games. What I really like about NK is how easy it is to use and the vast amount of different resources they cover. I like to think of it as a cross between Nettrekker and United Streaming.



Give NeoK12 a try by clicking here.

Digipuzzle

Digipuzzle is an excellent site to find free educational games and puzzles for grades K- 5.  Also, educators can find a wide variety of online activities dealing w/ different holidays.  For example, their KDG section has a nice selection from counting games, shapes, colors, and more....

I highly recommend checking out Digipuzzle to see the nice collection of games they have for younger learners and those in KDG by clicking here!!!

*Digipuzzle is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Math Quest

Math Quest is a fun RPG style game for El Ed ages kids learning basic Math skills (i.e. addition, subtraction, etc.).  Like most RPGs a user can create a character and then level up by battling monsters.  As a user gains skill points, money, and items a user can level up purchase items, learn magic, equip their player, etc etc.  Also, there are fun side quests to go on and a student has the ability to save their progress.  Math Quest is a highly addictive game that is ideal for Game Based Learning that has lots of replay value.

I highly recommend checking out Math Quest by clicking here!!!

Digipuzzle for St. Patricks Day

Digipuzzle is a wonderful site for finding educational games and puzzles.  Educators are using this for centers or free time for students to introduce Game Based Learning into the classroom.  Finally, Digipuzzle is a great site to find games/puzzles for different holidays.

I highly recommend checking out Digipuzzle for activities of St. Patricks Day by clicking here.

*Digipuzzle is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Toy Theater

Toy Theater is a fun site for kids PreK-6th grade.  This is a ideal site for game based learning that helps students in a variety of subjects such as: Math, Reading, Art, Music, and more.  This is a nice site to use as centers as it is safe for students and has a wide variety of games and puzzles they can play through.

I highly recommend checking out Toy Theater by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Game Based Learning click here.

Math File Folder Games

Math File Folder Games is an excellent company for finding inexpensive or free educational iOS apps for Math.  These games are fun to play and high replay value being multi-player via bluetooth which allows players to play the same game on separate devices.  Also, MFFG games have interactive "whiteboards" to work out problems, scoring that can be emailed to parents/teachers, and more.

Here is a list of their games... http://www.mathfilefoldergames.com/my-math-apps/

5 Dice: Order of Operations Game

(Cost: FREE!)
5 Dice: Order of Operations Game is a math app intended for upper elementary and middle school students that helps students enjoy practicing their order of operations. Read More Here

4 Dice: Fraction Games

(Cost: $1.99)
4 Dice: Fraction Games is a math app for middle school and upper elementary students. The goal of the game is to present fractions in a way that is both conducive to learning and fun. Read More Here

Ordered Fractions: Comparing & Ordering Fractions

(Cost: $1.99)

Ordered Fractionsgame begins by pressing the button that rolls the dice. Students then insert these numbers into the boxes on the board, which creates the fractions. Students then position the fractions in ascending order by comparing fractions. Read more here

Grid Lines: Ordered Pair Game

(Cost: $1.99)

Grid Lines is a Battleship-style math app used to teach students the coordinate plane. Students will get practice plotting points on a coordinate plane by playing a game similar to Battleship. Read more here

Tangram Chess: Transformation Games

(Cost: $1.99)

Tangram Chess For Kids, Translations (slides), Rotations (turns) and Reflections (flips). Every game of Tangram Chess has its own story. Some are long-drawn out strategic affairs; others can be quick, but complicated, tactical battles. The winner is the player who can out-think his or her opponent, and make the best plans for attack and defence. Read more here

Skip Math: Skip Counting Games

(Cost: $0.99)
Skip Math is a simple math game that helps practices skip counting. Skip Math is a a Doodle Jump style math game in which a girl or boy who jump from platform to platform counting by a certain number. Read more here

Jack and the Beanstalk a Mathematical Adventure

Hi, my name is Jack. I know you have all heard of me before, I'm the guy who climbs an enormous beanstalk to retrieve the princesses amulet. But today I would like to tell you the real story of HOW I was actually able to accomplish such a feat.  Read more here

*MathFileFolderGames is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits

DimensionU

DimensionU is a fantastic site/apps for Game Based Learning in the areas of Math and Literacy.  These innovative games take place in an interactive 3D world and are designed for grades 3rd-9th and aligned to Common Core Standard.  Also, these games are contained in an educational portal, safe to play, and help develop collaborative learning.

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

DimensionU Games

Comprised of four engaging, multiplayer games with access to curriculum in both Math and Literacy, grades 3 – 9. Each game is designed with unique features to bring out distinct academic and strategic skills in students.

Click here to view all content available in mathematics.
Click here to view all content available in literacy. 

Meltdown is the DimensionU game that offers students
a second chance when answering difficult questions,
and rewards creative strategies to achieve victory.

Swarm is DimensionU's team-based game that most strongly
reinforces cooperation and collaboration between students to
achieve a common goal.

Towerstorm is the DimensionU game that is best for
working through the most curriculum in the shortest
amount of time.

Velocity is DimensionU's high-speed obstacle course
that ensures players answer questions correctly
in order to continue progressing through the race.

For my Pinterest board on Game Based Learning click here.

*DimensionU is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Answerables

Answerables is a wonderful new innovative site/game that is perfect for Game Based Learning (or more accurate Game Based Learning meets Learning Management System).  It reminds me of Second Life but geared more toward kids w/ their fantasy/SciFi environment.  The game takes place in the 3D virtual world of Answerables on a planet called Proxima, where the native Ansibles (students) encounter an alien race.

What makes this so great for education that is the safe/COPPA compliant environment that Answerables provides.  This is an ideal place for students to collaborate w/ others and develop their social learning skills.  Answerables provides windows (i.e. Second Life) to view the web, go on quests, etc.  The student dashboard allows students to track their quests, notifications, events, PODS (Personal Online Development Spaces), and more.

Educators can create a lesson/POD (manage permissions), create webquests, internet scave
nger hunts, host live events, and best of all "Gamify" their lesson.  This is great for introducing a new concept, guided/differentiated instruction, and even "Flipping" a classroom.  Also, teachers (parents too) can track/monitor student progress, share and view resources by collaborating w/ other educators, and even setup tutoring courses where they set their own rate.

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

Below is a brief demo that has to be seen to be believed...



For my Pinterest board on Game Based Learning click here.

*Answerables is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

Recycle Hero

Recycle Hero is one of the most played educational iOS apps that gets played in my house.  This is a super fun app filled w/ games that helps teach kids about recycling.  What make Recycle Hero so fun to play (and have high replay value) is all the cool features that one can unlock, such as worlds, characters, and more.  RH allows for a user to select from 10 Yogotars (the famous characters of Yogome), play through 36 levels, and unlock 6 different worlds, while sorting through trash, solving puzzles, etc.

I highly recommend checking out Recycle Hero by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Educational iOS Apps click here.
For my Edshelf collection on Educational iOS Apps click here.

*Yogome is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

DimensionU

DimensionU is a wonderful site/company that creates educational games aligned to Common Core Standards for Math & Literacy.  These games take plays in a 3D multiplayer virtual world and are designed for grades 3rd-8th.

Below are some of their innovative games....

Meltdown is the DimensionU game that offers students
a second chance when answering difficult questions, and rewards
creative strategies to achieve victory.

Swarm is DimensionU's team-based game that most strongly
reinforces cooperation and collaboration between students to
achieve a common goal.

Towerstorm is the DimensionU game that is best for working
through the most curriculum in the shortest amount of time.

Velocity is DimensionU's high-speed obstacle course that
ensures players answer questions correctly in order to continue
progressing through the race.

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

*DimensionU is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

RoomRecess

RoomRecess is one of my all time favorite sites for finding a wide variety of educational online games.  This is a great place for finding games in subjects such as: Math, Reading, Keyboarding, and more. These games are designed for students K-5 and are easy to play w/ high replay value.  Educators can find lots of useful free games that will help reinforce skills (i.e. Typing, Spelling, Basic Math Skills)

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

For my Pinterest board on Educational Online Games click here.
For my Edshelf collection on Educational Online Games click here.

SuperMath Golf

SuperMath Golf is a fun little site that I just found out about from Technology & Learning.  All a student has to do is try to beat par or get a hole in one by estimating an angle and unit and click go.  Also, there are fun little obstacles to try to avoid such as sand traps, water, and trees.

I highly recommend checking out SuperMath Golf by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Educational Online Games click here.
For my Edshelf collection on Educational Online Games click here.