matthewhealey

ALOHA! from Mr. Healey's Classroom! Matthew Healey __**Primary Site**__: Cookie Kids online Games __**URL**__: [] __**Game:**__ Picture Sequence __**Level**__: (1-4) __**Summary of the Website** __: This website had a variety of games for primarily young children. It offers many different types of educational games from math to language arts. Every page is bursting with color and easy to use tabs on the top. The background also incorporates graphics of school items, which make the games relevant to real life. When each game opens, they open to full screen to provides a more engaging situation for the student. __**Summary of the Game**__: In Picture Sequence, the child is given a series of 3-5 pictures that occur, but not in order. The object of the game is to look at the pictures and drag the corresponding number to them. If you drag the incorrect number over, it wont stay. This makes the child not feel bad about getting the answer wrong. If they get the answer correct they receive 10 stars. As you progress in the game, you get to longer sequences, like nursery rhymes, which can be read aloud to the student playing the game. __**Evaluation of the Game:**__ After finding this game, it is good practive for some of the portions on standardized testing. Putting pictures in order is a great fundimental game that teaches children to do so in a child-friendly way. This game had many bright colors and sounds, which capture the attention of children. __**Color** __: The colors on this site are bright and fun! The pictures that are in the sequence are in black in white, which may be easier to interpret. The background of the game is very bright colored with a simple pattern, which is comforting, not distracting. __**Repetition:** __ Every round of this game is completed the same. The numbers are lined up at the bottom of the screen, waiting for the player to click and bring them to their corresponding picture. It also gives you the directions at the start of each round. __**Talking Text** __: There is text included with the game, however, only some of them can be spoken. The sentences are primarily very simple sentences to read for younger children. The further the child makes it in the game, the harder the sentences get, which adds the speaker graphic. If you click on the graphic, it will read that part of the sequence to you. __**Visual Cues** __: Once the round is set up, you can drag the numbers to their picture. If it is the incorrect picture, the number will go back to its original position. If it is correct and small light will go around the picture. __**Mistakes:** __ When the child makes a mistake, it is not pointed out negatively, they are just given another chance to get the answer correct. __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Rating:** __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> N/A __**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Highlighted Cues: **__ N/A __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Navigation Routine:** __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> To navigate through the game, the child only has to use the mouse to click once on the picture and again to drop the picture. __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Click back and back:** __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> N/A __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Click and Drag:** __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> N/A __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Click forward** __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">: N/A __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Teacher** **Rating** __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">: 8
 * Date: 2/8/12 **
 * EDC 203 **

Matthew Healey __**URL**__: pbskids.org/superwhy/#games/superhero <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__**Game:**__ Superhero  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__**Level**__: (PreK-2) __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Summary of the Website** __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">: The PBS website is very engaging! They offer numerous games that go along with children's favorite television shows. The website is full of colors and easy to read words. The games offered are both educational and fun. __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Summary of the Game** __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">: Every child wants to be a superhero. In this Super Why game, the child gets to chance to create their own version of a super hero as a reward for getting the correct answer. The point of the game is for the child to hear a word being said and make the word using the corresponding boxes. After the word is said, the game says the letter they are looking for and the sounds the letter makes. This makes it easier for the child to choose which letter needs to be used. If the wrong letter is chosen, then nothing happens, which makes the child feel more comfortable playing. __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Evaluation of the Game:** __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> This game is wonderful of the child who needs spelling help. By seeing all of the posible options of letters in front of you and hearing the letter, it gives the child options to successfully complete the game. Although childish, it may also be helpful for ESL students. __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Color** __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">: The colors of the game are great. With the boxes all having colors and giving the child the option to choose what color costume their super hero wear no child will be bored playing this game. __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Repetition:** __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;"> Each round is exactly the same. A word is given and then the letters are sounded out for the child to click on. __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Talking Text** __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">: In this game, the child is given the word verbally and must create the word based on the sounds. All of the directions are given to the child verbally. __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Visual Cues** __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">: N/A __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Mistakes:** __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;"> The child playing cannot make a mistake, so nothing negative will happen. __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Rating:** __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;"> N/A __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Highlighted Cues: N/A** __ __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Navigation Routine:** __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;"> The game does not use any navigations, they are all spoken. __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Click back and back:** __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;"> N/A __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Click and Drag:** __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;"> N/A __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Click forward** __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">: N/A __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Teacher** **Rating** __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">: 9 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Matthew Healey <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**2/10/12**  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**EDC 203** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__**Primary Site**__: Cookie Kids Online Games __**URL**__: http://www.cookie.com/kids/games/vocab-crossword.html <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__**Game:**__ Vacab Crossword <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__**Level**__: (5-8) __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Summary of the Website** __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">This website had a variety of games for primarily young children. It offers many different types of educational games from math to language arts. Every page is bursting with color and easy to use tabs on the top. The background also incorporates graphics of school items, which make the games relevant to real life. When each game opens, they open to full screen to provides a more engaging situation for the student. __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Summary of the Game** __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">: Every round the child is given a subject and6 words to use in the puzzle. They are given definitions so they can figure out where each word goes. When they figure it out, they click the word on the right and then click again to drop it in the correct space. If the child gets the answer wrong, the word just goes back to the word bank. __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Evaluation of the Game:** __ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> This game is great. Many children learn best by doing activites that make learning more fun. Children would be more apt to learn words if it were fun. This game combines a simple crossword with easy to read definitions. __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Color** __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">: The colors on this game are more simple, since it is for the older elementary age. __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Repetition:** __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;"> Each round is exactly the same. A puzzle is created for you based on a a theme and the words and their picture appears in the word bank on the right. __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Talking Text** __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">: N/A __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Visual Cues** __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">: the child is given simple definitions which they can use to help them find the place for the words they are given. __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Mistakes:** __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;"> The child playing cannot make a mistake, so nothing negative will happen. __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Rating:** __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;"> N/A __**<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">Highlighted Cues: **__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">After the round is over, the child can press next, replay, or back, all located at the bottom of the screen. Once the puzzle is completed the 'next' button flashes green. __**<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">Navigation Routine: **__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Each round is played the same by clicking on the word and then clicking again to drop them where they belong. After each round, they can click next to progress to the next puzzle. __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Click back and back:** __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;"> N/A __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Click and Drag:** __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;"> N/A __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Click forward** __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">: The next button will flash green when you are able to move on. __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">**Teacher** **Rating** __<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive;">: 7
 * Date: 2/8/12 **
 * EDC 203 ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[[image:edc203spring2012/superwhy.jpg width="516" height="306"]] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__**Primary Site**__: PBS Kids