Module3LetsPlay

=Videogames and Simulations in the Classroom= =Module 3: Let's Play!= As you've probably already experienced, letting yourself play is actually difficult for some people. We hope you've spent the first two modules getting a little better at it. In this module, the overall goal is to get very familiar with more than one game. You will not have structured play in this module as you did in the previous, rather, your activity is just to play games and journal about the games.

Essential Questions:
What videogames and simulations are out there and could be used in a classroom? (We have some to loan you and/or direct you to, but feel free to use others that are recommended to you by gamers or search for more on the web.)

Reading Assignment:
Prensky ch. 12-18, pp. 101-136

Activities:
Play a lot. Journal about the games. Here is a list of games we either have available for this course as well as a list of links to online games and simulations: Age of Empires III Bioscopia Civilization III Cruiseship Tycoon Dimenxian (Algebra) Evolver (Pre-Algebra) Genius Real Lives Roller Coaster Tycoon II Sim City 4 Trade Empires Zoo Tycoon America’s Army http://www.americasarmy.com/ Cyber Airlines [|http://www.cyberairlines.net/news.php] Cyber Nations [|http://www.cybernations.net/] Darfur Is Dying http://www.darfurisdying.com/ Development Challenge from World Bank http://www.worldbank.org/challenge/index.html Drill/Reinforcement Games for all Content areas http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm Drill/Reinforcement Skill Builder Games http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/ eCybermission http://www.ecybermission.com/ Games for Change http://gamesforchange.org/play GeoGame http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/geogame/ Global Island http://www.globalisland.nu/pages_intro/en/index.php?lang=en Lemonade Stand Simulation http://www.lemonadestandgame.com/ Making History http://www.making-history.com/hq/ National Geographic’s Interactive Adventure Games http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/index.html NationStates (Build a nation simulation game) http://www.nationstates.net/ Orbiter http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/orbit.html Primary Games http://www.primarygames.com/games.htm Quest Atlantis http://atlantis.crlt.indiana.edu/ Revolution http://educationarcade.org/revolution River City http://muve.gse.harvard.edu/rivercityproject/ Sim City Classic Online http://simcity.ea.com/play/simcity_classic.php SimSchool http://www.simschool.org/ Simulations List from Game Tunnel http://www.gametunnel.com/review_nav.php?gen_p=3 Simulations List of Game Demos http://compsimgames.about.com/od/gamedemossg/Download_Game_Demos_Titles_s_G.htm?iam=momma_100_SKD&terms=%22wikispaces+templates%22+OR+%22templates+for+wikispaces%22+AND+download Social Impact Games http://www.socialimpactgames.com/ (over 200 listed on this site) Space Lander http://www.geody.com/SpaceLander/SpaceLander.php Stop Disasters! http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/en/ Trukz http://www.trukz.com/ Wall Street Survivor http://www.wallstreetsurvivor.com/
 * Games available to borrow:**
 * Links to Online Games and Simulations**


 * = Module 1: Introduction ||= Module 2: Digital Game-Based Learning ||= Module 3: Let's Play! ||= Module 4: Anchoring Games to Standards ||= Module 5: Designing Instruction and Assessing Learning ||