Choosemyplate: Free; This might seem childish or silly to have middle school students play games on this site but the students actually get in to it. The first game I have them play is the Smash Your Food game. The students have to guess how much sugar, salt, and oil is in the food on their screen. After they guess they pull the lever and they watch as the oil drips down the stand. The students are shocked by the amount of salt, sugar, and oil that is in some of their favorite foods like potato chips and one pizza slice. The next game I introduce the students to is the Blast Off Game. For the rocket ship to take off the student has to select enough food from the food groups for every meal throughout the day. If the fuel tank is full based on the calories they consumed, then the rocket ship will launch. Some students play this game and still don't grasp the concept of eating from all five food groups to sustain enough energy to make it through the day.
What2Learn: Free; This site allows teachers to create game using a game template and then embed the game to their site or blog. Students also have the option of browsing games by subject to review on their own time.
ClassTools: Free; At first glance this site does not look trustworthy because internet is spelled wrong on the homepage. Ignoring the spelling error a teacher can use this site without creating yet another account (YAY!). I played a game out of curiosity and it was fun. Teachers can also create games, quizzes, or activities using this site then post to their site or blog for their students.
QuizWorks: $10/month; This site looks adorable and user-friendly! There is an owl on the homepage just inviting me to create an account. However, this site is not free so I'll keep my $10 for another cause. This site is for teachers to create quizzes for their students.
EdHelper: $39.98 yearly subscription fee; I have seen several teachers use this site for their classrooms. The fifth grade teacher at my school uses this site. The teacher left BI for another school used this site and gave me her log-in information so I could find worksheets for the students since I was the long-term substitute teacher. This site provides worksheets, activities, lesson plans, monthly themes, holiday themes, etc. I think because so many teachers rely on this site it has earned a great reputation and it might be worth spending $40 a year for a subscription and access to the resources.
What2Learn: Free; This site allows teachers to create game using a game template and then embed the game to their site or blog. Students also have the option of browsing games by subject to review on their own time.
ClassTools: Free; At first glance this site does not look trustworthy because internet is spelled wrong on the homepage. Ignoring the spelling error a teacher can use this site without creating yet another account (YAY!). I played a game out of curiosity and it was fun. Teachers can also create games, quizzes, or activities using this site then post to their site or blog for their students.
QuizWorks: $10/month; This site looks adorable and user-friendly! There is an owl on the homepage just inviting me to create an account. However, this site is not free so I'll keep my $10 for another cause. This site is for teachers to create quizzes for their students.
EdHelper: $39.98 yearly subscription fee; I have seen several teachers use this site for their classrooms. The fifth grade teacher at my school uses this site. The teacher left BI for another school used this site and gave me her log-in information so I could find worksheets for the students since I was the long-term substitute teacher. This site provides worksheets, activities, lesson plans, monthly themes, holiday themes, etc. I think because so many teachers rely on this site it has earned a great reputation and it might be worth spending $40 a year for a subscription and access to the resources.