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Extra Credits EDU
🕑 Added 2015-03-12 09:19:54 +0000 UTC We recently launched Extra Credits EDU, a new group that curates educational games on Steam! Figuring some of you might be interested in that, we decided to share it here. Check out the video for more information, or you can visit the group directly here: Link: http://bit.ly/ExtraEDU
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Extra History
Email tobias[at]extra-credits[dot]net! We'd absolutely love to hear about them and we're going to be adding another wave of games to the list very soon.
Extra History
For the time being, because our "home" is the Steam group, I'm afraid it does exclude us from looking at tabletop games. But we'd like to see this project grow beyond that so we'll be able to talk about more games some day. And we are definitely open to including games that teach 21st century skills like teamwork and beyond! Email those to tobias[at]extra-credits[dot]net, we'd love to hear about them. :)
Starlightskyes
If we want to submit a game that we use to teach how do we do that?
Stephen
Does it being a Steam group exclude you guys looking at tabletop games with educational value and potential classroom usage? Also, are you just looking for 'games that could be used for traditional educational usage' - e.g. can be used to teach geography, history, english, maths, art, etc - or are you including stuff that can be used to help teach transferable skills such as teamwork, research, public speaking, and the like?
Extra History
To quote Aleks, one of the teachers who's helped us put this list together: "This resource is primarily intended for teachers who want to try using games in their classes, not games that necessarily are ideal for self-directed learning. AC: Unity in and of itself can have some educational value, but the potency of these games is realized when placed in a solid educational framework." So basically we have tried to pick games that will aid a teacher during their lessons, but no game replaces a teacher. One of the teachers we're working with is already using AC:Unity to teach his students about gothic architecture in French cathdrals.
Mask
Well, the game's quality as a game isn't too important. What's important is its quality as a classroom tool, in this case.
Kbrei
It's still a solid complete game.
Mask
Mostly so you can walk around the buildings to see the lovely models in real time, I think.
Steve
seriously why you put in assassins Creed unity in there this game have more glitches than a poorly done AA game
