7b+Sandra


 * I looked at four of the online games included in the list: **
 * a) jewishpeople.com/games; **
 * b) bible-quiz; **
 * c) akhlah.com/parsha; and **
 * d) my-jewish-games.com. **


 * Since they all had basically the same characteristics, I am evaluating them together. I was saddened to see the difference between the Jewish online games when compared to General Studies online games available. In terms of presentation, the four sites I visited had poor graphics, or at best very basic ones, very low interactivity other than answering questions, and no opportunity for collaboration. They were all very easy to navigate, which would have been wonderful if it weren't for the fact that they are "too easy"! I could only see myself using these games with fairly young children, and even then, I think they would get bored very easily. When it comes to content, it is very much an online "testing" or "reading" tool. The participant is either reading a story, or spitting back some information (all the quizes on these sites test factual knowledge, with no problem solving opportunity). The most interactive is playing a hangman game or printing pages to color - not exactly what I would consider appropriate for 21st century learner. As for construct, very few of the games required any kind of creativity, strategic thinking, problem solving, or presented them with real world situations. **