Virtually yours

There is a website I have been toying around with recently called Secret Builders.  In Secret Builders students explore a virtual world full of historical figures.  Students can meet these figures as well as explore their houses to gain a better understanding about each figure.

Teachers can set up student accounts for free – and watch as students complete achievements in the virtual world.  Teachers can also create quests with rewards for students – serving as an impetus for students to learn about specific historical figures they may be talking about in class.

I am going to have to work with it some more to fully understand its classroom uses – but it already appears to have an educational value.

July 19, 2011 | Categories: All, Education, Games | Tags: builders, Education, figures, game, history, secret, teaching, virtual | Leave a comment