My Take
Competitiveness is great in the classroom environment because it gives students incentive to do well and not to lose to their peers and classmates. The interface of the website is very user friendly and I would recommend this to other people!
How I Use It
I don't have experience but I would use it as a way for students to practice material while also having fun with it.
More community reviews for Arcademics
Jacquita M.
Marmaduke Elementary School
Marmaduke, AR
February 10, 2019
Great, interactive and exciting
What I liked about it is my students stayed engaged and wanted to play because they could play each other.
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Joel S.
Technology Specialist
Village East Community Elementary School
Aurora, CO
November 11, 2015
Engaging Games to Support Learning
Students love competition and games. Arcademics combines both of these aspects through friendly game-based activities. Subjects range from math to language arts to keyboarding. A paid subscription (only $100/year for a classroom license) unlocks ALL the games as well as including data that tracks student progress. This website continues to be a BIG HIT with students!
An extension to help support reflective thinking would be to have students spend 2-3 days playing games, and 1 day reflecting on what they were learning while playing these games. Here's sample <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14lLkPgzmvZrOsPE-_hCgOJGiaX4586Bk-mEnWLJo_DY/viewform?usp=send_form"> Google Form Reflection Sheet </a> I've used with students.
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Hollis J.
Aurora, CO
November 23, 2014
It's more that just a typing game!
Again, I originally bought Arcademic Skills for the typing games. What a bonus to find games in almost every subject including language arts, geography and math. Each game provides competitive practice and advances students as they improve. Teachers can use the console to assign specific games to customize individual student learning. The only draw back is the price, but for me it was worth it.
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