Video+Game+Critique


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Let's go gaming and have some fun while we learn. These self-assessing games were chosen on the basis that they are good thought invoking, non-offensive tools that can be played by anyone.
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Go to one of the links below and play:

Great Wall of China Game Created by Mrs. Novak with Eclipse Crossword © 2000-2006.

or

Word Game Created by Y3 Games.com.

The Great Wall game explores the ability of a student to look up information about "The Great Wall of China and answer simple questions. The game refers to a topic covered by both Cliff and James in our  Tech in World Civilization class.
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The Word game is a wonderful "Flash" based video game that was fun for me and challenging. As an adult, I found it to be a good source to recall my spelling skills. This one would work well at the K-12 level and above.

These games are just challenging enough for all ages, especially if you consider small children playing with <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">their parents, and is good history in general. They demonstrate ones ability to understand facts as delivered <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">by a variety of media.
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<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The crossword or the word game could easily be applied in the classroom of any level of student from K-12 and on <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">to higher education. Anyone can play and if needed, open a new tab, look up the info (Learn Something), <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">and solve the puzzle (Crossword or Hangman game). It is fun and educational.
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Graphics & Sound: Great Playability: Great Entertainment: Great Replay Value: Great
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