In our busy life the best time to play some math is probably commute time. 20 minutes to preschool and 20 from preschool. 30 minutes to elementary and the same from it. Every morning, every afternoon… Not talking about longer trips. Here will be some notes I’ve made about our math in the car sessions.
Interesting other websites about educational games
- about games and education (blog from news website):
- dragon box website (blog has amazing articles):
- blog about educational games (and other educational things on the website) – edutopia
- brainpop – also has game-based learning games and articles, link page is about game making tools <– apparently used in 20% of US schools! content linked to common core.
Tools for Electronic Education
Useful Info For Business
Macro Industry
Macro Market
- size: 1.5 Billion on kids educational games (as opposed to teach how to do job games) and expecting to grow (not sure why market, but they said market not industry)
- entrepreneurs raised 115 million in venture capital
Niche
Interesting Education Games
… will be posted here, but not quite yet
interesting games
General Games:
- Base 20 counting game based on real Mayan counting system (free) (app)
- game about folding proteins (also used by real people to solve problems but has kids component)
- beta-in the upcoming Dragonbox geometry game! (need Android device, is Beta, so mayhap should just wait)
- a game about combining molecules, as they would be combined in outer space <– i don’t really understand how this works, but it looks like an interestin gidea
- a game about learning language and culture-appropriate ways of speaking: http://www.alelo.com/alelo_inc_education.html <– they originally made their toy for military (people going to Iraq/Iran/Afghanistan), but are now looking for partners for K-12 education!
- a list of “educational sites” including games and many other things – http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/03/the-ultimate-list-of-educational.html
- duolingo <– really varied language lessons
Social-Emotional development:
2. http://www.quandarygame.org
Games for the elderly (that a friend’s grandmother uses):
- Lumosity – games designed for “brain training”
- Big Fish Games – many similar games along the lines of finding items as part of a mystery plot (according to same friend)