Tag Archives: computerroom

Online Dictionary Work

Level: Advanced Location: Computer room Skills Focus: Reading Language focus:  Descriptions of Nouns Game: Mortimer Beckett and The Time Paradox As Mortimer Beckett your task is to travel in time to various points in history and gather fragments of broken objects, put them together and return them to the right time and place.  Good luck! I used this [...]

Honoloko – The Health and Environment Game

Level: Upper Intermediate Location: Computer room Skills Focus: Reading Topic:  Health & the Environment Game: Honoloko Choose your character (a breakdancer or a kung-fu master) and move around the island reading facts about health and the environment, answer a few questions and when you get to the end you’ll find out how well you’ve done.  Your score points [...]

Dragons, Dictionaries & Diligent Reading

Level: Upper intermediate+ Location: Computer room Skills Focus: Reading Language focus: Following instructions Game: Nick Toldy & The Legend of Dragon Peninsula I like this game not only for its engaging storyline and entertaining main character but also because of the sheer amount of text that this game uses and demands both in game in the form of dialogue [...]

The Factory of Fear

Level: Upper Intermediate (mature) Location: Connected Classroom/ computer room Skills Focus: Speaking – describing the inside of an abandoned house. Language focus:  Rooms, objects in a house, directions, there is/are Game:  The Fear Factory This is quite a scary game because of the dark and moody atmosphere.  Using a video walkthrough, which learners can watch and relay information [...]

Top Ten Tips For Setting Up a Digital Play Activity

Here’s a brief description of ten things to watch out for when you are using an online game with a class.  No doubt there are more things to watch out for that are concerned directly with the game but these are for when you present the game to the class.  We’ll be doing more things [...]

Panda’s Bigger Adventure

Level: Intermediate Location: Computer Classroom Skills Focus: Speaking/ Listening Language focus:  Connectors and Sequencers Game: Panda’s Bigger Adventure This game is about a time travelling Panda.  Panda has to first fix his time machine and then travel between various time zones in order to beat his arch enemy – the Pirate Robot. Preparation Download a copy of Panda’s [...]

Dark Visions – A Gothic Horror Story

Level: Advanced/ Mature students Location: Computer Classroom Skills Focus: Reading/ Writing Game: Dark Visions You arrive at a strange house with a mysterious doctor who introduces himself as James Thaxton Smith, an assistant to your uncle who is the doctor at this psychiatric hospital.  He sees you to the guest room where you are to stay but time [...]

Cinderella’s Magic Escape

Level: Beginners Location: Computer room Skills Focus: Reading Language focus: Directions & verb + preposition Game: Cinderella’s Magic Escape This is one for the girl’s out there.  It’s a point and click game where you have to solve puzzle’s and help Cinderella get to the ball on time. Preparation Make sure you can access the game in the computer [...]

Reading Game – Harry Quantum

Level: Intermediate Location: Multiple computers (Computer room /class set of laptops, etc.) Skills focus: Reading Game: Harry Quantum Episode 1: TV Go Home (point-and-click adventure) Time: 20 minutes+ Learners will probably need 30-40 minutes to finish, but they can always finish the game at home (a great way of giving them reading homework without them thinking [...]

Charles Dickens’ London

Level: Upper Intermediate/ Advanced Location: Computer Classroom Skills Focus: Reading Language Activity:  Note-taking Language focus: Used to/ would/ could have Game: Charles Dickens’ London To celebrate the bi-centennial anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, Digital Play has found a game for you packed full of lovely written text for your learners to practice reading and learn a [...]