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Wonderground is a game from General Electric where you visit various cities in The United States and are given “missions” to explore them and make discoveries related to science and history. It would be accessible to high Intermediate English Language Read More...
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In Pursued, you have escaped from being kidnapped and have to figure out which cities you’ve been taken. You explore the area through Google Street Views, and are given hints of what to look for. There are different levels of … Continue reading → Read More...
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GeoGuessr is one of my favorite games on The Best Online Geography Games list. It’s now gotten even better. You can now create your own GeoGuessr game at GeoSettr (Thanks to Google Maps Mania for the tip). By the way, … Continue reading → Read More...
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As regular readers know, in addition to teaching mainstream English classes and to Beginning and Intermediate English Language Learners, I also teach a Geography class to ELLs (as well as an IB Theory of Knowledge class). I thought it might … Continue Read More...
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Depression Quest is an interactive text fiction game (or choose your own adventure) where the player plays the part of someone who is suffering from depression. I learned about it at Richard Byrne’s blog. I’m adding it to: The Best … Continue reading Read More...
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GeoGuessr shows you an image from Google Street View, along with a map of the world. You click on the map indicating where you think the photo might be from, and then you’re shown the actual location. You’re given points … Continue reading → Read More...
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The Republica Times is a neat and simple game that puts you in the position of being an editor for a state-run newspaper. You have to keep the state happy and also engage your readers. It could be a useful … Continue reading → Read More...
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Ellen DeGeneres has just unveiled a great new iPhone/iPad games called Heads Up! that is perfect for English Language Learners. However, according to TechCrunch, it’s just a high-tech version of an old party game called “Who Am I?” where people … Continue Read More...
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I’ve written extensively about how I use online video games for language-learning activities with ELLS. Here are a few new ones that, with luck, aren’t blocked by your school’s content filters (be sure to click the “English” language option for … Continue Read More...
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Auti-Sim describes itself like this: The player navigates through a playground as an autistic child with auditory hypersensitivity. Proximity to loud children causes sensory overload for the player, impacting cognitive functions. This impact is represented Read More...
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Breakaway is an online game where players are virtual members of a previously-all boys soccer team react to a girl joining it. The United Nations Population Fund helped create it. Here’s how it’s described: Breakaway is a free online game … Continue reading Read More...
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Spree Games has a collection of nearly 300 learning games. I learned about it through Richard Byrne’s blog, and you can read more at his post. It looks like an impressive collection. Note, though, that the games are not actually … Continue reading → Read More...
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Quandary is a neat online game/choose your own adventure story that is can work well as a tool for English language development (see Digital Play for an ELL lesson plan) and/or as a way to deal with ethical questions (the … Continue reading → Read More...
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Review Game Zone lets teachers, and anyone, input academic questions and have them turned into a games that students can use for review. It’s free, and teachers can also monitor student use of at least some types of the games. … Continue reading → Read More...
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A class in Ohio has unveiled a “choose your own adventure” game on The Underground Railroad. It looks good, though it appears you have download the Unity Web Player to play it. You can read more about the game in … Continue reading → Read More...
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