Thinkport is an education website designed for the state of Maryland. Principally this study was designed to determine how technology-based educational resources could be best used to help students master core content. With the heightened emphasis in our nation on math and science education the group quickly began to focus on how to use games to help pre-algebra students successfully prepare to succeed in algebra.
One of their the successful games is the "Lure of the Labyrinth" which can be access at the following link http://labyrinth.thinkport.org/www/
Another application tha may prove helpful in teaching high school physical science , or environmental science is the graphic information systems (GIS). With this technology I was able to find an earthquake which occurred in our state (GA) on November 13, 2011. Such realtime information and interactive maps containing overlays of seismic information would be helpful in gaining student interest, and creating assignments for student research in teaching geology and geography. This technology could prove useful for any classroom application whenever there is the need for maps to be involved .
The Resources link under the Think Technology tab contains several items for teachers to utilize. There is the Newbie blog which helps those of us who are new to using this technology and games in general in the classroom, as well as articles about games and the underlying research is housed under Background papers.
This website contains a wealth of information. Although many of the links are broken, don't be discouraged. Keep clicking and exploring this website. You and your students will be glad you did.
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