Educational+&+Interactive+Games

The majority of the games I found apply to math students and teachers. Here are a few that I have used, plan to utilize in the future, or found interesting:

 **Tower of Hanoi** @http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=40 This is a very old logic puzzle where the goal is to move all the discs from the left peg to the right peg in the smallest amount of moves, with the stack increasing in size from largest to smallest. The goal of this activity is to get students thinking logically to solve the problem as efficiently as possible. It is a great introduction to logic and proof.
 * Isometric Drawing Tool** @http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=125 This is the description from the website: //"Use this interactive tool to create dynamic drawings on isometric dot paper. Draw figures using edges, faces, or cubes. You can shift, rotate, color, decompose, and view in 2-D or 3-D."// This is a great tool that allows students to interact with the SMARTBoard (or their own computer in a lab) and visualize the math taking place. It gives the students a more hands-on approach to the isometric drawing concept.

****Math Play**** [] This is the description from the website: //"Are you looking for free online math games? At Math Play you can find a wide variety of fun games that you can play online. Most games are suitable for elementary and middle grades. They are organized by grade level, content, and game type."// I found many of these games to be very useful as a resource for reviewing concepts. Once a concept has been taught and practiced, these games seemed to apply the concepts in a fun way, which would keep student's interest.  **Jeopardy** (specifically Quadratic Jeopardy) [] Jeopardy is a very well known quiz game that airs on network tv every night. Many teachers have created their own version of the game with powerpoints specific to their content to use while reviewing concepts or introducing new material. The goal is to have students work together to answer the questions correctly. This brings collaboration and problem solving practices into the classroom.  ****Knowledge Adventure**** @http://www.knowledgeadventure.com/ This is a resource for younger grade levels. The description from the website states, //"These games help kids learn many of the skills needed through their early childhood education. ...they can help build confidence while enhancing the skills needed for success in school."// I think students who use this resource will have fun while they learn, which can encourage them to keep learning and hopefully apply skills from one class to another.