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Assignment #3 - Language Arts URL Directory, Wiki Contributions Site Summary: [] (4-6)  Primarygames.com has a variety of games for all subject levels. You can have students choose their age level when they register to play games that are appropriate for their age level. There are also sections for teachers and parents, as well as for students. The game that I chose, called Eat Your Words, is a word search game where you are given a list of different food related words and are instructed to find them in the grid. The student can choose different levels including easy, medium, hard, and impossible. 1.) Color  The site is very colorful and would be appealing and interesting to students. 2.) Repetition   The game is not very repetitious; it gives you different words every time, but it would still help students to learn words and be able to recognize spelling forwards and backwards. 3.) Talking Text There is no talking text.   4.) Visual Cues  There aren't many clues, but you can get a hint if you need one.  5.) Mistakes The words seem a little difficult considering the age level.  6.) Rating  6, could be more interesting.  7.) Highlighted Cues The directions are very simple, there aren't step by step directions, just a prompt before the game, as well as a "Help" button.  8.) Navigation Routine  Very easy to locate and navigate through.  9.) Click back and back Doesnt allow to go back, but allows you to restart the game.  10.) Click and Drag  You have to click and drag across the letters to circle to words once they are found.

Site Summary:<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">[] (4-6)  <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">The site contains many different games that are all related to language arts and spelling, as well as phonics and typing. The game I chose, called Fearless Frieda, says a word and the player must type the correct spelling of the word for points. The character on the game is skateboarding, and when a child spells the word right, the character does a trick. If a word is spelled wrong, the character falls. The child can still try to type the correct spelling of the word, and there aren't really any penalties. <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1.) Color  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">The game is very colorful and beautifully done. The graphics and the subject matter (skateboarding) is something that students would be interested in.  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2.) Repetition  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">The words repeat if the game is played again, but as the game progresses it gives you new and harder words each time. <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 3.) Talking Text <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">The game says the word that the player has to spell and it also sounds the word out as the player is spelling it.  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 4.) Visual Cues  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">The game displays the correct spelling of the word as the player types it. <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">5.) Mistakes <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">There are no mistakes in the game, but if a player makes a mistake there are no penalties; the player can continue to try and spell the word.  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">6.) Rating  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">8  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">7.) Highlighted Cues  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">The game says the directions at the beginning but only gives a few step by step directions. <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 8.) Navigation Routine <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">The game is very simple and self explanatory to navigate.  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 9.) Click back and back  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">When you click back it takes you to the menu of all of the games. <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">10.) Click and Drag  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">There is no clicking and dragging, it is a typing game.   <span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-origin: initial; color: black; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Site Summary: <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">[] (4-6)   <span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-origin: initial; color: black; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14.5pt; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> This site has a variety of educational games, with a special section for language arts. The game I chose is called Fish 'em Up. It helps students to learn plurals or words; they must choose whether to add an "s" or an "es" and change different tenses of words. <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1.) Color  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">The site was very colorful but the game screens could have been bigger and more interesting. 2.) Repetition   <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">The same words didn't repeat but the game became monotonous after a while. 3.) Talking Text  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">There was no talking text. 4.) Visual Cues   <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">The game gave you directions at the beginning and also gave you a prompt when you scrolled your mouse over different buttons. 5.) Mistakes  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">There were no mistakes within the game, but it corrected you when you made a mistake and explained the correct answer. 6.) Rating   <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">8 7.) Highlighted Cues  <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">The game prompts you when you scroll your mouse over different items and alerts you when you make both correct and incorrect choices. 8.) Navigation Routine   <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">The game is very simple to navigate. 9.) Click back and back <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> Site does not allow to click back, but there is a back button within the game that brings you to the main site menu. <span style="display: block; font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">10.) Click and Drag  <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">

There is no clicking and dragging in this game.