Thing 6

I decided to search learning games on the directory of the Go2web2.0. Several amazing kid’s sites came up. The reason I chose this particular site of the others was because it advertised as a blocker site as well as a game site. This appealed to me because how often do kids click aimlessly on whatever link is close by their mouse, in hopes of getting their computer to run slightly faster (FYI that doesn’t work it just refreshes the browser so you end up waiting longer than you have to). I chose the http://kidoz.net site. They displayed on particular game on the blog page. The game was a math game geared towards 3-7 years old. It actually seemed like a game my 1.5 year old would sit and look at. It was very interactive and very fun. The goal of the site is to “make learning fun.” Isn’t this the goal of an educator? I don’t think any of us say “let’s make our lessons as boring as possible.” No! We want to challenge and mold our students not bore them. I was my future students to grow. If sites like these are a way for me to impact a child’s learning then these sites will be incorporated into my classroom. Also the games can be put onto a computer, phone or tablet. This makes this site an easily accessible learning game site. This would make a good reinforcement in my future special needs classroom. There are very bright colors, appropriate sounds, and lots of learning games. This tool would be a great motivator for students who want to earn games. This game site would be perfect for a school computer in any room because it blocks secondary site from infringing on the computer and it won’t allow for the child to click on inappropriate sites. I would say it’s a win-win situation with www.Kidoz.net!