Hi Joyce,

Yes, this is a nice site. I like Algebra Jeopardy.

Tina



Tina Luffman
Coordinator, Developmental Education
Verde Valley Campus
928-634-6544
tina_luffman at yc.edu



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Tina,
Taka a look at the interactive GED Math Jeopardy activity at
http://edit-www.ket.org/ged2002/math/MathLesson38.htm.

This is part of a free website that was developed by Kentucky 
Educational Television and the Kentucky Department for Adult Education 
and Literacy.

Designed as professional development to introduce the 2002 (current) GED 
Exam to teachers and help them prepare adult learners to pass the exams, 
it is regularly used by students who, on their own, discover it on the 
web to prep for their exam.



Tina_Luffman at yc.edu wrote:

> Hi everyone,

> 

> I guess my biggest concern about using games for educational purposes is 



> the addiction of some like War Quest. Yet, we need to be open to 

> exploring those games that provide academic stimulus for our electronic 

> younger population.

> 

> Tina

> 

> 

> 

> 

> Tina Luffman

> Coordinator, Developmental Education

> Verde Valley Campus

> 928-634-6544

> tina_luffman at yc.edu <mailto:tina_luffman at yc.edu>

> 

> -----technology-bounces at nifl.gov wrote: -----

> 

>     To: <technology at nifl.gov>

>     From: "Steve Quann" <steve_quann at worlded.org>

>     Sent by: technology-bounces at nifl.gov

>     Date: 11/16/2006 08:38AM

>     Subject: [Technology 705] Re: handhelds and cell phones

> 

>     Thank you Tina, Susan, and David:

> 

>     So what do other folks on the list think? Does this have legs? I 

think

>     most us see that there might be potential here, but what are the

>     drawbacks? The one I hear most is the size/viewing issue -mostly 

from

>     non-users. But I have to say as I walked down the aisle of the train

>     this a.m. and saw someone viewing a video on an Ipod, it looked 

pretty

>     clear and manageable to me.

> 

> 

> 

> 

>     Steve Quann

>     World Education

>     44 Farnsworth Street

>     Boston, MA

>     617.482.9485

> 

> 

>      >>> <Tina_Luffman at yc.edu> 11/15/2006 12:45 PM >>>

>     Hi everyone,

> 

>     Steck Vaughn has come out with a handheld GED Study Buddy. This tool

>     looks interesting for the new generation of students who are so 

geared

>     to play with Game Boys and other video game units. These handhelds 

use

>     cartridges for the 5 subjects of the GED exam. The cost is not 

cheap*,

>     but if a program has money, I am sure these little units will engage

>     younger students more than books. I have not seen any of these Study

>     Buddies other than in the catalog, so I cannot comment on the 

content.

> 

>     *399/device, 50/cartridge

>     Thanks,

> 

>     Tina

> 

> 

> 

> 

> 

>     Tina Luffman

>     Coordinator, Developmental Education

>     Verde Valley Campus

>     928-634-6544

>     tina_luffman at yc.edu

> 

> 

>     -----technology-bounces at nifl.gov wrote: -----

> 

>     To: "The Technology and Literacy Discussion List"

>     <technology at nifl.gov>

>     From: "Mariann Fedele" <MariannF at lacnyc.org>

>     Sent by: technology-bounces at nifl.gov

>     Date: 11/14/2006 09:32PM

>     Subject: [Technology 700] handhelds and cell phones

> 

>     Hi Steve and all,

> 

> 

>     Great question, although using handhelds is a promising practice I

>     haven't heard of examples of them in the adult literacy field.

>     Does anyone on the list have experience using handhelds for 

instruction

>     with adult literacy students, with other student populations?

> 

>     Regards,

>     Mariann

> 

> 

>     From: technology-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Steve Quann

>     Sent: Mon 11/13/2006 8:43 PM

>     To: technology at nifl.gov

>     Subject: [Technology 698] Re: Video games and education

> 

> 

> 

>     Hi Marian,

>     This makes me think of asking if you or anyone on the list know if

>     anyone is doing anything with handhelds, cellphones games or not. I

>     know

>     David Rosen posted a site from England that was. Any signs of it in 

the

> 

>     adult literacy field?

>     Steve Quann

>     World Education

> 

>      >>> "Marian Thacher" <mthacher at otan.us> 11/13/06 11:52 AM >>>

>     I wanted to share this exchange from the California adult ed tech

>     mentor

>     list, as I'm wondering if others are using or thinking about using

>     video

>     games and web sites like Second Life in instruction.

> 

>     Marian Thacher

>     Outreach and Technical Assistance Network

>     P.O. Box 269003

>     Sacramento, CA 95826-9003

>     (916) 228-2597

>     www.otan.us

>     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>     In response to "merging games with learning", there is a website ([

>     http://www.brainmeld.org

>     <http://www.brainmeld.org/>]www.brainmeld.org) in which one of my

>     professors

>     from National University runs. It contains teacher guides to using

>     certain

>     games in the classroom. These guides contain state standards, goals 

and

> 

>     objectives to using the games. My professor has published the 

teachers'

> 

>     guide that I wrote for high school Economics. It's called "Create 

the

>     Empire of your Dreams". There are teacher guides for younger 

students

>     as

>     well.

>     I thought some of you would enjoy looking through this website.

> 

>     Ronda Rafidi

> 

>     Marian Thacher <mthacher at otan.us> wrote:

> 

> 

>     Has anyone played around with Second Life [[ http://secondlife.com/

>     ] http://secondlife.com/]? It's a virtual world, totally constructed

>     by

>     the

>     "residents." Talk about social networking sites! I haven't really 

used

> 

>     it,

>     and I don't have time to figure out how to build a bunch of 3D 

stuff,

>     but

>     it sounds like great fun if you have time, and I've been watching 

for

>     educational applications, so if you're interested in such things, 

here

> 

>     is

>     an article about a couple of education organizations that are 

actually

> 

>     doing things like holding a virtual summer camp on a private island 

in

> 

>     Second Life!

> 

>     The School of Second Life

>     By Wagner James Au

> 

>     For those who grew up on computer and video games over the past 

thirty

> 

>     years, it's no surprise that games have become a full-fledged

>     educational

>     tool, merging play with learning in a way that speaks to the digital

>     generation's technical literacy. Adding heft to this development, 

the

>     Federation of American Scientists recently published the results of 

a

>     year-long study suggesting that games have the power to teach

>     analytical

>     skills, team building, and problem solving on the fly.

> 

>     Among the most powerful platforms for game-based teaching is Second

>     Life,

>     a virtual world superficially similar to online role-playing games 

such

> 

>     as

>     World of Warcraft or Sims Online but embedded with numerous features

>     that

>     can make it an ideal pedagogical resource.

> 

>     Read the article at [ http://www.edutopia.org/1709

>     ] http://www.edutopia.org/1709

> 

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