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TEACHING TIPS. The Project OTHI. An Overview of OTHI OTHI is a 2-dimensional online treasure hunt game developed with Java.

The Project OTHI

OTHI provides a playground for a treasure hunt. Players become motivated and experience IBL by playing the game. Basically, a player tries to find a hidden treasure, denoted in a quest with given clues, exploring a game world and overcoming challenges. If the player acquires enough experience points, (s)he can level up, become stronger and faster, and is allowed to equip with higher level weapons and armors. The hidden treasure may be an appropriate answer to the question presented ina quest. A teaching support subsystem of OTHI enables instructors to design their courses as IBL. Use of Open-Source Software Developing an online game usually requires many system resources, financial resources and manpower. RedDwarf Server is an open source, online game server.

Slick is a Java-based 2-dimensional game development library. Stendhal is an open source, multiplayer online adventure game. Speed Match Game Library. The Educator's Best Friend. 4Teachers : Main Page. Web Poster Wizard Home. The Question Mark. Welcome to The PC Technology Guide - PCTechGuide.Com. Merlot. Home. Duke of URL. WebQuest Maker. 47 Alternatives to Using YouTube in the Classroom.

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47 Alternatives to Using YouTube in the Classroom

However, many teachers cannot access YouTube in their classrooms. That is why I originally wrote what became one of the most popular posts to ever appear on . That post is now fourteen months old and I've come across more alternatives in that time. Also in that time span some of the resources on the list have shut down. So it's time to update the list. The Super Book of Web Tools for Educators. The Super Book of Web Tools for Educators A comprehensive introduction to using technology in all K-12 classrooms.

The Super Book of Web Tools for Educators

There are teachers around the world who want to use technology in their classrooms, but they’re just not sure where to start. That’s why eleven prominent bloggers, teachers, and school administrators got together to create this free ebook. Introduction: pages 2-3 An Administrator's View: pages 4-7 Elementary School: pages 8-25 Middle School: pages 26-35 High School: pages 36-42 ESL/ELL: pages 43-46 Teaching Online: pages 47-50 Connect Via Skype: pages 51-61 Elementary School Blogging: pages 62-65 Alternative Ed Tech: pages 66-68 Social Media for Educators: pages 69-71 Contributors Steven Anderson Adam Bellow Richard Byrne George Couros Larry Ferlazzo Lee Kolbert Patrick Larkin Cory Plough Beth Still Kelly Tenkely Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano. Learning and Teaching Home. WordSift - Visualize Text. Graphic Organizers. Free Technology for Teachers.

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