Tag Archives: discussion

Reservoir Dogme

Level: Upper Intermediate/ mature students Location: Connected Classroom Skills Focus: Reading/ Speaking Language focus:  Meaning from context/ hypothetical situations Game: Mr. Vengeance This game contains scenes of cartoon violence (against stickmen) using guns and with scenes of blood so discretion is advised when using this game.  Adapting this game came about as a result of mature students in [...]

Inside the Haiti Earthquake

This is an incredible web based game which uses original footage, photographs and real life stories from Haiti as you experience the aftermath of the Earthquake from the viewpoint of either a survivor, journalist or aid worker. Level: Advanced Location: Computer room Skills focus: Reading Game: Inside the Haiti Earthquake This is a very serious and [...]

Global Warming Simulation

Lesser controlled speaking activity. Level: Advanced Location: Computer room Topic: Global Warming Language Focus: Modals of obligation Game: Global Warming Interactive “CO2FX is a web based multi-user educational game which explores the relationship of global warming to economic, political and science policy decisions. The game is driven by a systems dynamics model and is presented [...]

Online Alternate Reality Game for Teens

THE GAME Whitesmoke is an online free to play Alternate Reality Game (ARG).  Commissioned by Channel 4 Education and aimed at teens, Whitesmoke hopes to educate by providing a personal taster (through a fictional game) of what it would be like to experience some of the dangers of social networking. WEBSITE SCREENSHOT INTERESTED? Read more [...]

Discussion Topics #3 – A New Life

Level: Advanced Topic: Border Country Speaking Focus: Expressing opinions Time: 30 – 45 minutes Game: Against all odds Preparation You also need to go through a few steps after entering the site before you can get to play the game. The steps are: 1) Click on Open in full screen. 2) Click on Play against [...]

Storytelling – How important is it in a videogame?

Here’s a video about whether it is important for games to have a good story Suggestions on how to use it Ask your learners to think about games they know and their stories – Are the stories important? Could they be better? Get the learners to tell each other a story from a game to [...]