Greetings, AUTOTOPSY is a free, education simulation web site that takes Problem Based Learning to a whole new level. A recent report claimed that 25% of American students drop out of school before graduation. One of the reasons cited was “engagement”, or lack there of. Students did not feel the stuff they were learning was either [...]

Greetings, LEARNINGGAMESFORKIDS is a website filled with free education related games. Given the choice, I think most students would rather practice a skill by playing repetitive mind-numbing games rather then completing mind-numbing worksheets. The bragging rights that come from reaching level 30 in Typo-Tank Busters are slightly more ...

Greetings, PLANETINACTION is a collection of 4, 3D simulation games which utilize Google Earth. It’s Sunday again. The holidays are almost over and school will be starting again. While most educators are happy to return, that happiness is sometimes tinged with a dram of holiday letdown. If that includes you, I have just the cure – a [...]

Greetings, The NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC JIGSAW PUZZLE GENERATOR (NGJPG) is a free service which will create an online jigsaw puzzle from one of National Geographic’s many pictures It’s Sunday again. Time to relax and recharge for the week ahead. Some folks enjoy doing/solving jigsaw puzzles as a way to unwind. For them (and anyone else who [...]

Greetings SOCIAL MEDIA MONOPOLY is a new take on the that old favourite board game, Monopoly.It’s Sunday again – the day of rest and relaxation. If all is going according to plan, that’s what I’m doing. I hope you are too. Sunday is also a day to spend so quality time with the family [...]

Greetings, KONGREGATE is a web site offering 29,399 free online games.It’s Sunday again: a day for relaxation and reflection. What better way to reflect then on a web site offering almost 30,000 free, web based games. Even non-gamers can find something to “reflect” about on this site. Needless to say, with this many games there [...]

Greeting, The SHEPPARD SOFTWARE web site has an incredible number of free education related games on a wide variety of topics.It’s Sunday! Time for some mindless yet entertaining diversion. Unfortunately, I could quite find anything that fit the bill but I do have something close – educational games, lots of educational games. SHEPPARD SOFTWARE ...

Greetings, SEEK YOUR OWN PROOF is a problem based or inquiry type educational game environment. This site, created by Discovery Learning has potential. Players assume the role of a detective or secret agent and solve puzzles or mysteries from the on the clues provided. At first brush, the site seemed very interesting and attractive. Plus, ...

Greetings, ORISINAL is a free online games site with a number of simple, kid friendly games. It’s Friday! Time for something just a little frivolous, like ORISINAL. As gaming sites go, this one is both extraordinary and mundane. The games themselves are relatively generic but fun and easy to play. Even pre-schoolers can handle [...]

Greetings, POPCAN GAMES is a web site which offers free, education related online and downloadable games. Today’s site was recommended by a friend & colleague, Kevin Corman. Kevin along with several other folks attended a workshop I presented on blogging as part of a day long conference hosted by the Computer Using Educators of ...