Part 1: kidpix. OK, so I am out of the loop here. Apparantly, everyone else is using this program. I am not, so I started learning from scratch, thanks to atomic learning. I did learn how to use it and how cool it could be for some classrooms, but probably not mine.
part 2: Wordle: I enjoyed mashing up my words in this program, but I wanted more control over the final picture. I don't see this as very useful in my classroom.
part 3: Terra Cotta. This site is a little frusterating. Scavenger hunts are fun, but they are no fun when the seeker has to be so specific. I did the tutorial, and if it didn't help me out, I wouldn't have known to zoom to a certain level to see what I needed to see. I don't think that should be part of the game. And I don't like that it needs generic terms for finding something. For example, it asks for Mickey Mouse's home, so I would say Orlando, Florida. It wanted me to say Disney World. Well, I don't see that as a geography lesson. Personal opinion.
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