The Best Websites For Creating Online Learning Games

Here’s yet one more “The Best…” list — this time focusing on web tools that let teachers and students create their own online learning games. If you find this list helpful, you might want to also review The Best Online Learning Games — 2007 (a couple of the sites on that list are repeated here), The Best Online Video Games For Learning Language & Content Knowledge, and The Best “Fun” Sites You Can Use For Learning, Too. You might also be interested in: The Best Ways To Create Online Tests The Best Tools To Make Online Flashcards When I talk about “learning games,” I also mean sites where students can easily create online video games that might not have an overt learning purpose. In addition, of course, there are sites that let you create games with an overt learning purpose — for example, to review content that has been covered in a class. Since these sites fall into these two distinct categories, it’s difficult for me to rank them as I’ve done in the majority of my lists. … free. Related

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