Flash Game Based on the World Cup

The World Cup Game can be used to "test anything at all, from Maths and Science to French and Latin". The idea of the game is that you try to win the World Cup, as any of the 32 nations, by answering a set of questions.

You can use the existing sets of questions or create your own new set. Currently, there are over 60 question sets to choose from.

Recommended sets include: Spanish Verbs,  Multiplication Tables,  Tricky Spellings,  GCSE Maths, French Vocabulary (basic or advanced) and US State Capitals.

To use any of the other question sets just add the filename to the end of the following URL: "http://www.caniplaythisathome.com/play.htm?questions="

This is a wonderful example of increasing motivation by linking a current topical event to what might otherwise be normal mundane testing! The creator, Greg Pallis, had a great response from his students reporting "my students really enjoyed it when I used it with them, and made great use of it at home" and he is thrilled to be able to share the game with everyone.

You can also sign up for Greg's newsletter if you want to hear about any new games being released.

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Thinking and Memory Games

Games for the Brain provide a host of thinking and memory games that are not only fun but do also require some thought! The embed code is provided for some of the games (using -iframe-).

Just the thing to get you and your students going after the 'long' festive holiday break :-)

Why not try out the Trivia Nut game right here!

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Knowledge Sharing Tools from ProProfs

ProProfs provides free knowledge sharing tools in the form of quizzes, flashcards, games and polls.

Create your own examples or simply explore and use the shared content. You can, also, easily embed any of the content on your blog, website, social network or e-learning system as well as downloading it.

Free Online IT Certification Training is also provided, by ProProfs, for the following qualifications:
* CompTIA Certification
* Cisco Certification
* Microsoft Certification
* Prosoft CIW Certification
* SAT Test Training

The amount of ads displayed can be a bit of a distraction but, if you can get past this, there is lots of useful content included! This is a little spreadsheet quiz based on using Excel.

Excel Basics » Quiz School

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Thousands of Learning Activities at Quia

Quia Web provides a shared activities area where you can browse through thousands of learning activities grouped into different subject areas (300 categories provided to date).

Sixteen different types of online activities are available including flash cards, word search, battleship, challenge board, and cloze exercises. The Quia Web activities are designed with different learning styles in mind to suit the needs of all students.

Check it out now, you are bound to find something that can be used!!

Try this Microsoft Word Challenge and win a cool 1,000,000 :-)

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EduGames Galore!

Zaid has recently composed another great list of resources with his 75 free EduGames.

Zaid's post is about "exploring and discovering free educational games that could be useful to embed within or across courses (and programs) to spark more engagement, challenge, mystery, exploration, collaboration, problem-solving, decision making, imagination, fun and thinking into the learning process".

If you haven't done so then I would advise you to check it out now!!!

I haven't used all of them yet but I really like the ClassTools.net site. This one alone will keep you busy for ages. Also, the jQuizShow is a must if you like 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire'.

Zaid also promises to keep adding new Edugames to his Games Galore del.icio.us site. Definitely one to bookmark :-)

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Technorati Tags: edugames, educational games, flash

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ICT Flash Games Database

ReviseICT.co.uk is a great place to visit for ICT flash based games. Although aimed at second level students, they are also useful for beginners learning ICT.

ReviseICT.co.uk includes such games as 'penalty shootout', 'walk the plank', 'beat the bomb', 'hoop shoot' and 'fling the teacher'!

In the 'penalty shootout', when you answer the question correctly, you get a chance to beat the goalkeeper. This provides great motivation to get the question right.

Also, you don't automatically beat the keeper - so this part is a bit of a challenge in itself :-)

Great for competitive types and sports enthusiasts. Some of the games also allow for two player participation.

Each of the revision topics in ReviseICT.co.uk has a collection of "notes, podcasts, mind-maps, games, quizzes and suggested links". As well as this, separate ICT related tutorials are also provided.

All of the flash games are produced using ContentGenerator, which even provides some of the games for free so that you can create your very own!

A great find and just in time for exam revision coming up!! Thanks David.

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Technorati Tags: content generator, flash games, reviseict

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