fall 2004 training conference
I recently presented on resources for online games and simulations at the fall training conference in San Francisco. The posts on october 9th are the resources I used for the session. [Click to read all on one page][link]
10.10.04
Email Games Email Games In addtion to the Tic-Tac-Toe game we played at the session, here are samples of Email games by Thiagi. I have used variations of these games to do everything from management development to new employee orienation. [link]
Email Games--How to An email game is the poor person's gateway to online learning. In this format, the facilitator and players communicate with each other by sending electronic notes. All interactions are limited to low-technology text messages. This article provides a good basic how-to. [link]
GamesEclipseCrossword - the fast, easy, FREE way to create crosswords in minutes EclipseCrossword - the fast, easy, FREE way to create crosswords in minutes
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OCSD Interactive Games These Interactive Games This site allow you to create a variety of short games for reinforcing learning. [link]
Hot Potatoes Home Page The Hot Potatoes Suite includes six applications, enabling you to create interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web. [link]
Quandary Home Page Quandary is an application for creating Web-based Action Mazes. An Action Maze is a kind of interactive case-study; the user is presented with a situation, and a number of choices as to a course of action to deal with it. On choosing one of the options, the resulting situation is then presented, again with a set of options. Working through this branching tree is like negotiating a maze, hence the name "Action Maze".
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Mike Capstick's - Bankrupt! Game HitchHiker's Guide Quiz In this game you guess letters until you get the phrase. Think Wheel of Fortune. Mike's home page has many more interesting games and simulations. [link]
Role PlayWelcome to Web Exercise II Welcome to Web Exercise II This emergency management center exercise used "live chat" technology to conduct a table-top exercise with the participation of individuals who are geographically dispersed. The objective is to provide participants with a challenging and enjoyable experience, while demonstrating the potential of this application for serious purposes.
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Chatzy - Create your own private chat rooms Chatzy chat rooms Chatzy is a free private chat service. Fill out the form to create a chat room immediately - only for you and the people you invite! Here is a sample
Online Role Play - Guide Snapshot Online Role Play - Guide Snapshot This guide covers adopting, moderating and designing online role-play learning experiences. Case studies of several online role plays are underpinned by a number of linked, guides, templates, and checklists plus video clip testimonials from teachers and students. [link]
Fablusi: Role-play Simulation Generator Fablusi: Role-play Simulation Generator Fablusi (tm) is a role-play simulation generator. You don't need to know any web-programming in order to create an interactive and dynamic role play simulation. [link]
Welcome to Whyville! Whyville is a virtual town where kids from all over the world come to learn, create, and have fun together.
Whyville is the leading web-based educational community for children aged 9 to 15. More than 800,000 registered users log 40 million page views per month exploring topics in science, economics, and citizenship.
There.com Game Engine Welcome to There!! The vision of There is to create a place for people to socialize with friends and meet people while doing things together. Here is a screenshot. Now the US Army is working on a new military training sim built on the There engine. Called AWE, for Asymmetric Warfare Environment, the massively multiplayer simulation will be used by military personnel to train troops in urban situations before they are airlifted to a battle zone. Have a look. Eden falls quickly :-(
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SimulationsBeergame Beergame The Beer Game is a logistics game that was originally developed by MIT in the 60s and has since been played all over the world by people at all levels, from students to presidents of big multinational groups. This online version by MA system has a nice visual interface.
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Ventana Systems, Inc. VensinPLE Vension personal learning edition is a basic yet powerful simulation development software. These simulations can form the core of blended learning programs.
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Forio Broadcast Express | Free Simulation Software Forio Broadcast Express provides everything you need to get a simulation running on the web. Even better, Broadcast Express is a free service. [link]
Hot Shot Business Hot Shot Business Hot Shot Business The entrepreneurship experts at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the creative team of Disney Online have joined forces on Hot Shot Business, an Internet simulation that allows kids to experience the adventure of starting and running their own businesses.
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Friends and Fortunes Online Game Friends and Fortunes Online Game As you proceed through life, you discover balancing cooperation and competition is complex. Cooperation is usually your best bet; however, sometimes your best business move and theirs conflict. This requires some delicate decision-making.
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EclecticBody Mind And Modem Body/Mind Games Aikido helps you develop calmness and relaxation by giving you feedback on your mind/body state. It's kind of hard to practice Aikido while you're sitting there in front of your monitor. This site will give you feedback from a different source: Games. Keep one-point, think positive, relax, and you'll do great. (They even give you tips on how to do this while you're playing.) Tighten up and get nervous, though, and you won't stand a chance.
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group contributions at the fall training conference
Here are sites submitted by the group at the session.
Scienceyear.com This link goes to the games page. The site is large and there is lots to do. The Planet Science website started life as the public face of the Department for Education and Skill's Science Year project, which was then extended and renamed Planet Science.
Planet 10 is an interactive virtual model of our Solar System written in Shockwave by Wired Science for Science year.
World Builders This site supports a couse at California State University. Los Angeles. Participants work in groups to design planets from the stellar dust through the development of alien plants and animals. Students will use computers to access information and to post graphics and text about the new worlds on the World Wide Web
CONFLICT LAB hosts negotiation simulations in which players engage each other on opposite sites of challenging conflicts. Looks very impressive.
Terra Nova is a collaborative weblog experiment. It is about an emerging social phenomenon called "virtual worlds" -- computer-generated, persistent, immersive, and representational social platforms. Currently, the most popular virtual worlds are massively multiplayer online roleplaying games (MMORPGs), such as Everquest and Star Wars Galaxies. However, there are many other old and new varieties of virtual worlds.
The Connected Classroom focuses on one aspect of the curriculum reform, namely the integration of Internet Communications Technologies in our teaching practices. The Connected Classroom remains a place where teachers can find ready-made projects and activities, whether collaborative or not, that they can implement in their classes. But is is also a place for them to reflect and learn.
The America's Army game provides civilians with an inside perspective and a virtual role in today's premier land force: the U.S. Army. The game is designed to provide an accurate portrayal of Soldier experiences across a number of occupations. In the game, players will explore progressive individual and collective training events within the game. Once they successfully completed these events they will advance to multiplayer operations in small units. There are two million registered players
Allen Interactive Media--You can watch Dr. Michael Allen's presentation - Interactive, Fun and Effective E-learning Click here for the launch page for this Training 2004: Conference & Expo multimedia presentation
Puzzlemaker.com Part of Discovery School, This site is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists.
Here is a pair of television related sites.
Noggin.com This site supports, NOGGIN is the only commercial-free educational channel dedicated to preschoolers 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. The site offers lots of games and activities.
PBS KIDS GO! is a new place on PBS for big kids — kids who like to play games, solve puzzles, share their own stories and much more.
Zeeks "is an online brand for kids that has become a favorite of Internet-savvy families. Zeeks makes it easy for kids to have fun, explore the Internet, and work on school reports, crafts, lessons, and projects, all from one site."
