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Atlantis Remixed. Transformational play involves the use of virtual worlds to help people learn and grow in a context where they can fail safely. Theory At its core, transformational play is a learning and empowerment philosophy that is grounded in the belief that each one of us is capable of, wants to, and deserves to achieve, great things. Unlike any other form of curriculum, these games offer entire worlds in which learners are central, important participants; a place where the actions of a ten-year old can have significant impact on the world; and a place in which what you know is directly related to what you are able to do and, ultimately, who you become. The theory highlights relations among the three interconnected elements of person with intentionality, content with legitimacy, and context with consequentiality. This stands in sharp contrast to the more traditional positioning of content as facts to be memorized, not as meaningful tools that are necessary for transforming a problematic situation.

Home - GameSalad. Road blocks - the game. Wordia - help students to learn subject vocabulary through free learning games and video. GAMES FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING. My Top 5 power point games. Posted by ddeubel on Saturday, April 2nd 2011 Still enjoying the series on games! Power point games are something I REALLY know a thing or two about. I have made hundreds and also designed dozens of my own games from scratch. They are great because a teacher can take any game, edit and then have personalized content for their own class. There are many places to get this games around the internet. However, the games can all be found on EFL Classroom 2.0, shared by the teachers who’ve made them. So, I’m linking my Top 5 examples there.

So let’s get started ……….. #1. . #2. . #3. . #4. . #5. Get many templates here but you can also just download any game and then edit with your own content and use as a template. Honorable mentions: Transl8it , The Price is Right, Guess Who, One Of These Things Is Not Like The Others.