Creating Interactive Learning Games
for Your Students
Presented at the November 2013
Community Sharing for Healthy Caring Conference
by Cynthia Weber
Create Your Own Games:
Daisy the Dinosaur https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/daisy-the-dinosaur/id490514278
Great for young kids to learn coding.
Free
Move the Turtle https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/move-turtle.-programmingfor/id509013878?mt=8
Great for young kids to learn coding - similar to Daisy the Dinosaur
$2.99
Hopscotch https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hopscotch-hd/id617098629?mt=8
Free
Scratch http://scratch.mit.edu/
Free
Stencil http://www.stencyl.com/
Free
Dynamic Arts https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dynamic-art-graphicalprogramming/id592737092?mt=8
$9.99 great graphic
Kodable https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kodable/id577673067?mt=8
Great beginning code app.
Free
A.L.E.X. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/a.l.e.x./id597040772?mt=8
Beginning app with robots.
Free
Codea https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/codea/id439571171?mt=8
$9.99
APP Inventor http://appinventor.mit.edu/
Free
Alice http://www.alice.org/index.php
Great program for older students
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Free
Pluralsight http://pluralsight.com/training/
Wealth of information
$29.99/month
Codeacademy http://www.codecademy.com/learn
Great resource for older students
Free
KhanAcademy https://www.khanacademy.org/cps
Free
Content Generator http://www.contentgenerator.net/
Join forum to download games
Multplie choice, match up, Teacher Invaders (definitions), Half a Minute
(unscramble words)
Free
Hot Potatoes http://hotpot.uvic.ca/
Vocabulary and definitions
Can make Cloze exercises
Free
Add own questions and answers to go with games:
Review Game Zone
http://reviewgamezone.com/
Must get through all the ads though
Free
Philogus http://www.philologus.co.uk/logon.php
Templates to make own games
Hangman is gruesome - gallows
Millionaire
Bingo
Anagrams
Blockbusters
Deal, No Deal - in pounds
Countdown
Free
Proprofs http://www.proprofs.com/games/
Word Searches
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Word Jumble
Crosswords
Jigsaw puzzles
Free
Class Tools Arcade Maker http://www.classtools.net/_mobileQuiz/index.php
Arcade games
$19.99 a year
Super Teacher Tools
Jeopardy Game http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/
Speed Match http://www.superteachertools.com/speedmatch/
Board Game http://www.superteachertools.com/boardgame/
Free - download
Math is Fun http://www.mathsisfun.com/index.htm
Free
Cyquiz http://www.cyquiz.com/
Quizes online
Free
Kubbucom http://www.kubbu.com/
Matching
Crosswords
Dominioes
Slider and composition puzzles
Free
Quia http://www.quia.com/web
16 types of games
10 kinds of quizzes - true/false, multiple choice, fill-in, short answer, essay,
matching, ordering, initial answer
Free for some games
$49.99 for a year
What 2 Learn http://www.what2learn.com/play-a-game/make-your-own-game/
Create games - have 4 templates for free, more if you sign up
$40.00 a year
EdCreate http://www.edcreate.com/createdactivities.php
State game
Trivia
Hangman
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Quote cryptogram
Addition fact flashcards
Free
Vocabulary Spelling City
Basic is free
For record keeping = $50. / 25 students
Kidsspell http://www.kidsspell.com/
Lots of lists and games
Free
Create Your Own Crosswords and Flashcards:
Discovery Channel - Education
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/CrissCrossSetupForm.asp
Free
ABCya!
http://www.abcya.com/crossword_puzzle_maker.htm
Also word clouds!
Free
Puzzle-maker
http://www.puzzle-maker.com/
Free
Printable Crossword Maker
http://www.printablecrosswordmaker.com/crossword_makercrossword_maker.jsp
Free
Just Crosswords http://justcrosswords.com/
Nothing fancy
Free
Crossword Labs https://crosswordlabs.com/
Free
Flashcards
Scholastic http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/game/tools/flash-card-maker
Free
Time for Kids http://www.timeforkids.com/homework-helper/study-helper/flashcardmaker
Quizlet http://quizlet.com/
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Study stack http://www.studystack.com/
Also matching games, quiz, crossword, bug match, unscramble, study table
Brainflips http://www.brainflips.com/
Flashcards
Free
Funnelbrain http://www.funnelbrain.com/
Free
Memorize.com http://memorize.com/
Can corroborate
Free
Flashcard Machine http://www.flashcardmachine.com/
Free
Braineoscom http://www.braineos.com/
Can challenge others
Free
Flashcard stash http://flashcardstash.com/
Sentences, words
Study mode or practice games
Free
Word Search Fun http://www.wordsearchfun.com/
Free
Assorted Kids Games http://justkidsgames.com/
Free
Equizshow http://equizshow.com/
Jeopardy
Free
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