Great Arctic hunter game

http://www.sila.nu/pub/swf/tgah/en/index.html
Description: An interactive game whereby you learn about traditional land skills while hunting various animals. As you navigate through the game, you select which season you are hunting in, learn about what animals would be hunted at that time, select your tools, and then select a vantage point and strategy for taking out the animal. Finally, you can learn about how the different parts of the animal are used. It is a useful resource in many ways, especially for students who would not otherwise have the opportunity to engage in hunting activities in real life. It is fairly low-tech in appearance, but the ideas are good. An interesting idea for merging traditional knowledge and digital game-based learning.

September 21, 2011   No Comments

Path of the elders game

http://www.pathoftheelders.com/game/
Description: An interactive adventure game that kind of reminds me of the legend of Zelda. Your character walks around a territory with the goal of learning about the people of the region at the time that they signed a treaty. At certain points when you run into someone, there are opportunities to talk to elders, look at maps, and other activities, and a lot of authentic archived footage is available. Students would really get into this, and it is very high quality, rather than the low-budget type of websites we often associate (unfortunately) with educational material.
Additional resources: there are links for teachers, general information, videos, essay material, audio clips available in addition to the game.

September 21, 2011   No Comments