BP3 Game Classroom

While searching for a Web 2.0 application to potentially use within my classroom I ran across Game Classroom. Games in the classroom were more of a treat for students in the past, but now they can actually play an integral part in the learning process. This site can be easily accessed. Parents and teachers alike can sign-up quickly and simply for the newsletter offered by the site. 

Within the article are tips for success at many grade levels. An article I found useful and one that I plan to use in my classroom on Meet the Teacher Night, was the article Tips for 5^th Grade Success (Game Classroom, 2009). This article explains 5 tips to helping 5^th graders adjust such as writing book reports in reading, learning to do research, fractions and decimals in math, the amount of homework the students may see, and standardized test prepping (Game Classroom, 2009). These are some are the questions many parents have on that first day. This article could be useful in getting prepared for what is to come.

    Game Classroom is a tool students can visit to receive addition support in Math and Language Arts. For example, teachers can recommend the site for additional support on certain skills taught within the classroom. The site even informs parents and teachers of the prerequisites needed in order to successfully complete the activity. The homework help offers sample problems, learning tips, online resources, extra help problems, and Games that can be use to reinforce the skill. In this age where gaming is the highlight of a student’s life… why not incorporate that into learning!

Screen shot taken from http://www.gameclassroom.com/

Game Classroom. (2009). Tips for 5^th Grade Success. Game Retrieved August 4, 2011 from http://www.gameclassroom.com/article/tips-5th-grade-success.