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Introduce students, grades 3-5, to DIGITAL PASSPORT™, Common Sense Education’s award-winning suite of engaging games that address key issues facing kids in today's digital world.

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Build your own video game!

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Bloxels - Build Your Own Video Games | Bloxels

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Anyone can build a video game. At home or school, Bloxels is a simple yet powerful way to create characters, art, and stories to share with the world.

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Helping kids be safe, confident explorers of the online world.

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Interland is an adventure-packed online game that puts the key lessons of digital citizenship and safety into hands-on practice. Play your way to being Internet Awesome.

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Learn the fundamentals of digital citizenship through our award-winning, animated, choose-your-own-path interactive experiences, designed for grades 6-8. Invite students to explore digital dilemmas, make good (and not-so-good) decisions, and try out possible solutions through stories and mini-games – all without risking their real-world reputations. Discover how Common Sense Education’s award-winning digital literacy and citizenship curriculum seamlessly integrates into blended-learning environments.

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Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century.

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Common Sense Digital Compass™ | Educational games for kids to help teach digital citizenship and digital literacy skills.

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Digital Bytes is all about how you can explore and influence the digital world in which you live. Many teens have inspired/impacted the digital world in a big way...

Seniors, known as the West High Bros, make the world a kinder place "one word at a time."

One kid inspires imaginations globally with his cardboard magic.

Erika used YouTube to take a stand and become a leader in the Dreamer movement.

These teens have found their voices. When is yours going to be heard? Be part of a real conversation and show us what you've got.

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Get Minecraft Education for your classroom. Find out how using this game will take your students' learning to the next level.

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Teach library skills, celebrate books,  and have fun with these library games!

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Best 25+ Library games ideas only on Pinterest | Library scavenger hunts, Library activities and Library lessons

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Find and save ideas about Library games on Pinterest. | See more ideas about Library scavenger hunts, Library activities and Library lessons.

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The party game Apples to Apples consists of two decks of cards: Things and Descriptions. Each round, the active player draws a Description card (which features an adjective like "Hairy" or "Smarmy") from the deck, then the other players each secretly choose the Thing card in hand that best matches that description and plays it face-down on the table.

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International Games Day is now International Games Week. This change allows expansion into school programs and more flexibility in scheduling. This year's event will take place from October 29th through November 4th. Libraries can choose to host one event or several. We are still gathering sponsors and preparing promotional materials. Watch for registration to open in early June.

Not only has IGD become IGW, but the blog is changing to Games in Libraries. ALA's GameRT will be posting new content year round about games in libraries. Not only can you read posts here, but we encourage you to submit posts.

Subscribe to this blog by choosing the subscribe button to receive updates and information about International Games Week and games in your library.

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International Games Day is now International Games Week. This change allows expansion into school programs and more flexibility in scheduling. This year's event will take place from October 29th through November 4th. Libraries can choose to host one event or several. We are still gathering sponsors and preparing promotional materials.

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Breakout EDU - Educational Games for the Classroom

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Breakout EDU gamifies learning to create an engaging and empowering experience for students of all grade levels.

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Take turns dropping red or blue discs onto the board. Click on a space on the board to place your piece in that column. Connect 4 pieces horizontally, vertically or diagonally to win the match. You can play against the computer or with a friend for even more fun.

4 IN A ROW TIPS & TRICKS

Block winning spaces. On your turn, look around the board to see if you spot any groups of three discs in any direction. If you're able to, drop one of your pieces down to block off that fourth spot. If you can't immediately block the space, or if the winning space is on the second row, be careful not to drop your piece below that winning spot.

Control the center. Any horizontal or diagonal string of four pieces must, by definition, include a piece from the center column. Because of this, the player who controls the center column has many more possible ways to connect 4 pieces. It's a good idea to set up as many pieces as you can in the center early on in the game and build your lines around that.

Watch your opponent carefully. After a few rounds, you'll be able to predict your opponent's strategy based on the way they place their pieces. Watch their moves closely with every turn to determine your best move. For example, if you see your opponent has set up a row of two with an open space on each side, block one of the sides with your color. This will quickly prevent them from setting up a winning row.

Plan ahead. 4 In A Row is very much a strategic game. Just like in Chess, you'll have to plan your moves in advance in order to come up with something to stump your opponent. As you're planning, think about how your opponent will counter your next move. If you have your eye on a certain spot on the board, it's best to try and distract your opponent by forcing them to block your moves elsewhere.

Go for the figure 7. Arranging your pieces in a "7" formation means certain victory. Ideally, you should look to connect horizontal and diagonal lines of three with two blank spaces at the end of the horizontal line. This will lead your opponents eyes to that one space at the end of the horizontal row, forcing them to block that space and allowing you to complete the diagonal line and snag victory.

WHAT YOU LEARN FROM PLAYING 4 IN A ROW

Playing 4 In A Row helps boost cognitive skills as well as strategic thinking. When playing, you have to think strategically with every move in order to trick and best your opponent. You'll also have to be able to remember each of your opponent's moves and quickly think of the pros and cons of your next move.

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Take turns dropping red or blue discs onto the board. Click on a space on the board to place your piece in that column. Connect 4 pieces horizontally, vertically or diagonally to win the match. You can play against the computer or with a friend for even more fun.

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Four Colors | Like UNO Online 🃏Play on CrazyGames

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Four Colors lets you play the popular card game for free in your web browser. The aim of the game is to be the first player with no cards, similar to other Crazy Eights style card games. Play a game like UNO in multiplayer with 2, 3, or 4 players.

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Publisher Description: It should be easy to name 3 breeds of dogs - but can you do it under the pressure of 5 seconds twisting down, and with the other players staring at you, waiting for you to get flustered?

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One class was so inspired by the Mancala Madness games event that they made their own mancala games using egg cartons. And the game lives on in the classroom now!

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My Kindergarten students especially love this and it gives them letter practice, too!

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Word Games

Kids love games and because online games are such a terrific resource, parents and teachers have begun using online games to teach. Word games like Hangman, Unscramble, and Word Search are only some of the wonderful games that teach kids how to remember new vocabulary words.

Learning new vocabulary is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to using word games for a teaching tool. Kids can increase their spelling skills as well. By using a great game like Unscramble, kids can learn to spell new words or can learn to remember all the words on their current spelling list.

Great word search games can increase vocabulary by helping children to expand their knowledge of what words mean. Using a word search game in the classroom can be helpful to teachers as well. Teachers can increase the excitement of students by allowing game time instead of just using a simple list for study time.

Word games build skills that enhance overall writing skills, as well. Sentence writing and paragraph writing begin with understanding how words connect together. Word games remind young writers that words are more than just nouns, verbs, and adjectives. They are creative tools that can make communication better and FUN, too.

No matter how they are used, word games can increase the learning ability of all types of students.

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Kids love games and because online games are such a terrific resource, parents and teachers have begun using online games to teach. Word games like Hangman, Unscramble, and Word Search are only some of the wonderful games that teach kids how to remember new vocabulary words.

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Word Games

Kids love games and because online games are such a terrific resource, parents and teachers have begun using online games to teach. Word games like Hangman, Unscramble, and Word Search are only some of the wonderful games that teach kids how to remember new vocabulary words.

Learning new vocabulary is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to using word games for a teaching tool. Kids can increase their spelling skills as well. By using a great game like Unscramble, kids can learn to spell new words or can learn to remember all the words on their current spelling list.

Great word search games can increase vocabulary by helping children to expand their knowledge of what words mean. Using a word search game in the classroom can be helpful to teachers as well. Teachers can increase the excitement of students by allowing game time instead of just using a simple list for study time.

Word games build skills that enhance overall writing skills, as well. Sentence writing and paragraph writing begin with understanding how words connect together. Word games remind young writers that words are more than just nouns, verbs, and adjectives. They are creative tools that can make communication better and FUN, too.

No matter how they are used, word games can increase the learning ability of all types of students.

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Kids love games and because online games are such a terrific resource, parents and teachers have begun using online games to teach. Word games like Hangman, Unscramble, and Word Search are only some of the wonderful games that teach kids how to remember new vocabulary words.

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Teach students about the order of books in the library with this fun game!  Mrs. Lodges Library

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Digital Citizenship for Elementary Students

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Digital Citizenship for Elementary Students

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Videos, activities, games, and even ebooks that help the little ones understand about being safe online.
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http://monarchlibrary.wikispaces.com/OrderInTheLIbrary

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Teach students about the order of books in the library with this fun game!  Mrs. Lodges Library

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Play New Snow Rider 3D with Higher Jump - The Percent Calculator

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Jump Higher & Fly Farther! Boost your jumps and score big in Snow Rider 3D! Play the new version of Snow Rider 3D game. Play now!

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Play New Snow Rider 3D with Higher Jump - The Percent Calculator

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Jump Higher & Fly Farther! Boost your jumps and score big in Snow Rider 3D! Play the new version of Snow Rider 3D game. Play now!