http://www.what2learn.com Prepare for exam success Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:30:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Will all of the questions be answered in time?! Skydiver is the latest Flash-based interactive learning game added to What2Learn. It is only the second anagram-based game on our system so we are very excited about it and pleased to be making it available. It is FREE for you ... http://www.what2learn.com/skydiver/ Help students to learn while saving the world from the zombie apocalypse! Zombie boxing is one of the most popular game engines at What2Learn. Based on a hangman game engine, students are asked a question and need to type in the letters that are in the answer. If they press a ... http://www.what2learn.com/zombie-boxing/ Bring the fun of the Winter Olympics to your lessons. With the Winter Olympics in full swing, why not create an interactive learning game based on a skiing race? Students will be able to repeat the activity to improve their knowledge until they manage to answer all of the questions correctly ... http://www.what2learn.com/downhill_racer/ I recently came across Photo-Peach. This is a great tool for creating eye-catching photo slideshows which which be used to create a really effective focus for discussions in lessons. It is quick and easy to make an account and all you then need to do is start uploading the pictures ... http://www.what2learn.com/photopeach/ We recently received the following testimonial from our pilot project with Hertfordshire Local Authority's ESTMA team. ESTMA is responsible for providing education to students who are unable to attend school due to medical reasons. We have been providing support to their tutors to help them bring the benefits of What2Learn ... http://www.what2learn.com/estma_testimonial/ Our chief tester for this post is now three years of age and has very clear opinions on what makes a good iPhone / iPod Touch application. Many have been downloaded and uninstalled pretty quickly afterwards. Only the following five applications have enjoyed a sustained level of interest. Some are ... http://www.what2learn.com/iphone-apps/ Hangman has always been a popular way to develop vocabulary knowledge and literacy. Not only is it educational but it is also a fun activity. You can use our FREE learning game generator to make two different interactive hangman-style games. The Flash-based games can be stored as a bookmark on your ... http://www.what2learn.com/make-interactive-hangman-games/ The weather across the UK looks set to become a little grimmer again this week which, as ever, leads to the Catch-22 decision for headteachers - to close and risk the wrath of the media and parents, or to open and risk the welfare of staff and students? For those schools ... http://www.what2learn.com/snow-day/ For many student the Haitian earthquake is the first big humanitarian disaster in their lifetime (certainly the first they will be aware of). It will be important for them to have the opportunity to investigate and discuss this catastrophic event. To that end I have begun to collate some links ... http://www.what2learn.com/haiti-earthquake/ What2Learn is the award-winning games-based educational resource everyone is talking about. Students - Play your way to exam success! It has taken a little longer than we would have liked but we have just relaunched W2L accounts which provide content suitable for American students. These accounts provide students with: ... http://www.what2learn.com/usa_accounts/