Want to make games? Contentgenerator.net

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Permalink Reply by Kev on July 7, 2009 at 4:44pm

I've played with sharendipity as well and I frankly didn't find it very intuitive. I think it is wonderful and admittedly it offers more than popfly but learning another system after already learning popfly was a bit much for me.

I feel that contentgenerator will be much more helpful to teachers in general since it is clearly designed with us in mind. With no coding required whatsoever, just typing in the questions, it is hard to beat.

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Permalink Reply by Marjee Chmiel on July 7, 2009 at 11:37am

This is really cool. Thanks for the post!

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Permalink Reply by Dale Ferrario on August 31, 2009 at 11:42pm

I just clicked on popfly and it is out of business:(

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Permalink Reply by Greg Lehr on September 1, 2009 at 10:48am

There is another site called classtools.net that is also a great tool.

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Permalink Reply by Kev on September 1, 2009 at 2:31pm

Awesome, thanks Greg, I look forward to checking it out.

Much to my anger Microsoft shutdown Popfly over the Summer. Really frustrates me but oh well, such is life on the web.

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Permalink Reply by Mary Cooch on September 6, 2009 at 11:30am

I use Content Generator a lot because some of the games they produce are SCORM compliant and therefore they work in an LMS like Moodle, which we use at our school. It means that the students are happy to play the games and consolidate their learning but we as teachers have official record of their scores and progress to show to our bosses and the children's parents :)

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Permalink Reply by Sharnon Robinett on October 25, 2009 at 1:35am

Here's a few I've been working with. I make games for elementary reading (using content generators). My favorite is Content Generator- by far. It can be used for online practice or even a review- especially the Fling the Teacher! You know kids LOVE that one.

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/ This is from Australia and it's got 5 or 6 different game creators. NICE options.

http://www.superteachertools.com/ several different flash games- jeopardy, millionaire, speed match, etc- as well as teacher tools like name generators n such; can make game online w/no domnload

http://jeopardylabs.com/ online jeopardy template- no downloading required

http://reviewgamezone.com/ make make a review game in soccer, basketball, baseball, ping-pong or plain

http://smart.fm/ several different vocabulary or spelling games- can actually be used for several different things- even has typing; game users don't have to sign up- only sign-up if you want to create

http://mystudiyo.com/- free multimedia quizzes this one has lots of different colors& layouts

http://www.wordlearner.com/ awesome free generator- supposed to be for foreign lang- I use for everything; printable or playable; really LOTS of free options

http://quizboxes.com/ another nice jeopardy creator- with many options- the guy that created this even made an inexpensive student-response system

http://hungryfrog.com/ - seems to be a bit messy, but trying to learn how to use

http://bubbabrain.com/ this ones new- still not quite sure about it- hoping options will grow

http://classtools.net create Venn diagrams, word shoot, MANY options

http://quizlet.com/ quizlet has some nice games to play!

http://www.playkidsgames.com/ several different word/vocab games- wordsearch/anagram/pinball, etc have to sign up- it's free

http://www.purposegames.com/ create edu&quiz games


Here's my blog w/examples of some of these already- rtoa.blogspot.com

Hope this helps someone!
~~~ Sharnon Johnston-Robinett ~~~

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Permalink Reply by suehellman on December 13, 2009 at 8:39am

Thanks, Sharon, for this exhaustive list. Some I've seen before, but may are new to me.

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Permalink Reply by Radha Giri on December 10, 2009 at 11:38pm

Have a look at Raptivity (http://www.raptivity.com/index.html) for games in eLearning and YawnBuster (http://www.yawnbuster.com) for games in classrooms.

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Permalink Reply by Emily Shine on February 14, 2020 at 12:01am

Thanks for circulating these innovative review gaming sites, Kev!

I'd love to get your feedback on some word game helpers and 'brain training' resources we recently released to the public on https://www.crosswordsolver.com/. One of our target audiences is students, so we've aimed to make the interface and user experience as seamless and easy to navigate as possible.

I believe our site can help kiddos build their language skills and vocabulary. It also encourages resourcefulness and the ability to meet challenges in fun and productive ways.

For example, one tool we launched is an Anagram Solver that helps you unscramble any number of letters. Then, if needed, you can sort the results by length and/or by type (i.e. words, phrases, or both). It also details exactly what an anagram is, how anagram games work, as well as the difference between palindromes and blanagrams.

We also have a newly redesigned Scrabble help page where you can learn about acceptable Scrabble words, popular tournaments, and how the game is played and scored. More notably though is the Scrabble Word Finder tool on the same page that's designed to help players succeed in the game. It allows you to define which dictionary you’re using, the number of blank tiles, and how words should begin and/or end. It then identifies every word you can form on the Scrabble board including the highest-scoring words. You can also update what’s in your rack and on the board after each search.

I'd love to get any and all thoughts on our tools! Thanks in advance.

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