1. Educational Games
Jennifer N. Hudson, M.Ed.

2. Benefits of Educational Games
Less expensive, more flexible
They enhance motivation
They help setup engaging scenarios
They establish educational goals
They help evaluate your learners with many ways
Increases a child’s memory
Helps with fast strategic thinking and problem-solving

3. Parlor Games
According to the dictionary, parlor games are games that are indoor and usually word games.
Some games include:
Jeopardy Labs
Who Wants to be a Millionaire
Wheel of Fortune

4. Jeopardy
Jeopardy Labs allows you to create a customized Jeopardy templates without PowerPoint.
They can be played online from anywhere in the world.
A designer could also borrow other templates if they don’t want to create their own.

5. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
The template has questions that are already filled in.
The template has sounds, animated graphics, and 12 questions total

6. Wheel of Fortune The Wheel of Fortune template is user friendly.
The template includes Toss Up Rounds, Bonus Round, and the Prize wheel.
Real time scores, sound effects, bankrupt, and buy a vowel are some of the other features included.

7. Role-Playing Games
Role-playing allows students to apply what they have learned to make decisions.
Some games include:
PowerUp
Cool School
WolfQuest
This work can be done in cooperative groups or individually.

8. PowerUp Is geared towards science and the environment.
This game also helps students with learning disabilities.

9. Cool School
Cool School is catered for younger elementary school students.
Students can explore social, communication, and problem-solving skills.
The program also has rewards students with trophies.

10. WolfQuest
Wolf Quest is able to be used by students as young as fourth grade.
This is a science-based game.
It is a 3D wildlife game.
Students can play as a lone wolf, with a mate, or in a pack.

11. Mind Games Some mind games include puzzles, brain teasers, and soduko.
Some other games include AAA Math, Math-Play, and IXL.

12. Math-Play
Focuses on several important topics related to the math skills needed.
Caters to elementary and middle school students
It also has Algebra and Geometry/.
Easy to access and free

13. IXL IXL targets the k-12 comprehensive curriculum.
It is trusted by educators and parents
Gives an explanation when an answer is wrong

14. AAA Math Covers K-8th grade math curriculum
Information is sorted by different topics/skills
Students are able to get a mini lesson before starting on activity

15. Games
Some of the games I would include in my classroom would be all of the parlor games and mind games listed in this slideshow. The only mind game I would use is AAA Math. I felt as if there wasn’t enough graphics and audio devices included.
I feel as if the role-playing games did not align well with curriculum content.
Many of the parlor and mind games were able to be used in content areas.
The parlor games had many templates already created and the mind games were free.