15 Responses to “Gaming Curriculum”

1. Charity says:

   9.28.07 at 8:27 am

   In the past, I bought software from The Learning Company for some subjects. For history, we have Oregon Trail and a couple of Carmen Sandiego titles. We also have some math games and reading games that they sell.

   They also have an overstock center they offers great prices. I am not sure if you can get to it from the main site, but you can Google it, being the net-savvy mama that you are.
2. Lydia says:

   9.28.07 at 8:56 am

   Ahhhh yes! My seven year old has moved from his addiction to Zoo Tycoon to a healthy infatuation with Roller Coaster Tycoon, which I heartily encourage. He learns so much from those games — here I broke it down for Zoo Tycoon — http://www.littleblueschool.com/2006/05/zoo-tycoon-university.html — haven’t don’t the same thing for Roller Coaster Tycoon yet, but there’s definitely more math/physics in this game. I highly recommend!

   Many of our games that do not say “Educational!” on the box are actually very educational, or can be used to illustrate other ideas, or can be used to spark writing assignments — “Write a dialogue between Sonic and Knuckles and Tails using appropriate punctuation.” Hehehe. Why not?
3. Angela, Mother Crone says:

   9.28.07 at 10:11 am

   Homeschool Buyer’s Co-Op recently had a group buy for something like this called Pokemon Learning league. My kids would have loved this when they were younger! http://www.pokemonlearningleague.com/

   I am all about using the computer as a learning tool, and I think that company’s are starting to provide items with better graphics and more interest. Just check out Cyberplato’s online offerings for upper level science! We got a year membership for Scout for a group buy price of $20! He loves it!
4. Suburban Oblivion says:

   9.29.07 at 7:50 am

   I am so glad I stopped by, that Pokemon site is EXACTLY what I have been looking for- truly educational, yet she will pay attention to! We will be buying a subscription!
5. Chris Bartow says:

   9.29.07 at 2:05 pm

   I could see Second Life being a great place for something like this. You can enter the world, be social with other home school kids, maybe even sit down in virtual classrooms.

   You can then break off and do basic learning games within the game.
6. Games » Gaming Curriculum says:

   9.29.07 at 9:31 pm

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7. Summer says:

   10.1.07 at 11:34 am

   I have a feeling that there are quite a lot of kids who would love a video game curriculum. LOL
8. andrea says:

   10.1.07 at 7:32 pm

   yes, yes, yes, games, especially learning company games made for an excellent transition from school to homeschool… I did wish these games were more like the Nintendo etc that the kids are really into.
9. Amanda says:

   10.9.07 at 7:11 am

   We’ve been looking for stuff like this for a while now but everything we come across is not very user friendly. It would be great if was someone developed something like this for PS2, Xbox or the computer.
10. Lisa- Unschooling Mom says:

    10.18.07 at 9:11 pm

    Hi- I’, sorry this is bit off -topic- i was trying to figure out best place to put it.( I am normally not this pushy or brazen) I am promoting Design Contest that i am having for homeschooling kids… it is Homeschooling Awards Logo Design contest.. You can read details here: http://www.lifelearning.org/2007/10/16/homeschooling-awards-logo-design-contest-announcement/ , I was hoping you could post about it to help promote it ?

    Again- sorry if coming across as pushy!
11. Lisa- Unschooling Mom says:

    10.18.07 at 9:17 pm

    Sorry also wanted to add- I have never seen a whole curriculum- but I did come across an interesting concept- was game called ‘Speare http://www.apollogames.ca/ . which is a space invaders meets Romeo and Juliet.. the game is based on Shakespeare’s plays. The site also has some other innovative gaming/learning stuff…
12. Pam in Colorado says:

    3.6.09 at 6:50 pm

    Have you ever heard of YDACS (Youth Digital Arts CyberSchool)? My, now 19 yo, went through a series of their classes and learned a lot! You might want to check them out for your son. I will be having my two younger daughters taking at least one class from them as part of their computer curriculum. They have students ranging from early elementary through high school.

    http://www.ydacs.com

    Latest blog post from Pam in Colorado: Government Musings…
13. Pimp My Nintendo says:

    8.2.09 at 10:35 am

    I think that company’s are starting to provide items with better graphics and more interest. Just check out Cyberplato’s online offerings for upper level science
14. John @ Educational Software Sales says:

    2.4.10 at 8:53 am

    video games should be limit. if we allow our sons to play, they might get too addicted to it and it my affect there schooling.
    John @ Educational Software Sales´s last blog ..Computer Games with Learning Value are part of Educational Software
15. Julia says:

    2.7.10 at 4:55 pm

    First stop: Educational Freeware. This site has links to free downloadable and online educational software. We’ll be checking out some of the typing games first. My boy is coming of age with the computer and wanting to email and IM, so he’s pretty motivated to get better at typing and spelling.

    Great site, didn’t know about it. Thanks for the tip!

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