A Mom, A Student & A Tech Prowess

 So, I guess I've been looking up for educational games and I'm starting to get ads on educational games. :) So my next game is actually a game I came across when scrolling through Facebook! Game                    : They Are Coming Platform             :  Mobile (Android & Apple ) I played this on Android but for some reason the link doesn't work on the browser. So I'm linking the App Store one instead. Developer          : Rollic Games Subject Area     : Mathematics Learning Objectives The educational goal / learning objective is to improve your Maths thinking speed - so sort of drilling your Mathematical skills in a fun and interactive way. Remember when you were in Middle school and your Mom would get you to do Maths - exercises after exercises - so that you'd be on your feet when answering any Mathematical questions? (No? Probably just the Asian Moms then... Haha) But this felt exactly like it! Except if this was available then it'd probably be a lot mo

Time for another game critique! This was a game I came across with when I was working - and we had fun competing against one another on the game. It's TypeRacer ! It's a browser platform and you can go to  https://play.typeracer.com/  to start playing! The developer is Addicting Games, Inc. The educational goal for the game is to improve on the player's typing skills - but not just fast, also ensuring that what the player types is accurate. There is actually another version - TypeRacer for your School . While it's almost the same thing, it provides a more private learning environment and ensuring only age-appropriate materials being shown to the students. Other than that, it's the same game as well. The learning objective is straight to the point - improving the typing speed and typing accuracy of the player. The game does not necessarily need much of a prior knowledge / experience (except actually being able to type). Nonetheless, it targets a few types of language