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Creating Music For ages 7+ On this site, you can play music on your keyboard alongside Beethoven, play scales, learn about what pitch is, and games. There are three games: the pitch game, the comparison game, and the pitch&rhythm game. All of them involve music pitch, and you can go up levels if you do well.

This is a good game for three reasons: one is that it can be good for children to become immersed in different instrumental pieces and learn about pitch and rhythm. Another good use of this game is for adults who want to become more aware of musical terms. Thirdly, some people may simply play these games for entertainment. Creating Music is well directed and has a nice setup, and it is overall a great game.

DimensionU Ages 8+ DimensionU is a gaming website. The games are educational, and parents can be incorporated too giving their children the games and seeing if there are academic improvements.

I do not find this website to be special. There are only two games: one of the two is fun, but the other requires a web plug-in update, at least for me. I am not sure if there are any other games or not. The videos always say, "An error occurred. Please try again later." or do not even load at all. Signing up and logging in are greatly advertised for this site, but quite frankly, I would not.

Funbrain Ages 5-15 This website is full of educational games, and there are also some book suggestions for young readers. With so many games to choose from, kids are bound to find one they enjoy.

Funbrain is a site with games for many ages that really are fun. Not all of them are educational, but these games do stretch your mind. There is a vast variety of games, and the only verification asked of you to play is your gender and grade level. On the whole, Funbrain is a great website for children.

Tutpup Ages 5+ On Tutpup, you can play educational games with people all around the world. From math to spelling, Tutpup allows you to learn and have a little fun at the same time.

This idea is smart- you can play games with or without an account, contact is not needed with the opponent you are against, and you can choose any level you want of the criteria you like. It takes only a few seconds to connect with another player somewhere around the world, but it is safe. The learning experience of Tutpup is available to many ages, and it is available to many places.

Pixton Ages 3+ to watch, ages 10+ to make Pixton is a fun and personalized way to convey a concept. It is a an online comic strip that people can digitally design themselves. From science to drama, Pixton embellishes understanding and creativity.

Different from the other sites I have reviewed, Pixton is not a game, nor does it include games. Yet, Pixton is an interesting new learning experience. The idea is for teachers and students to design their own comic strips on the subject. There is also a helpful rubric embedded that teachers can use to grade their students' work. Even their peers can give commentary once the students' comics are available to view on the student gallery. (The teacher must allow it to be up on the student gallery first.) Unfortunately, a subscription is needed on Pixton. But, from what I have seen, a subscription looks like it could be a good idea.

GlogsterEDU Ages 10+ Glogster is an online poster board. Because it is online, you are able to be interactive with it. Now your poster board can include audio, video, cool backdrops, moving pictures, and more. A login is compulsory, but it is free. Glogster is a 20th century idea and a 21st century production.

This is an online poster board-making website- yes, it is unusual, but it works. I have never made a Glog, but from what I have seen, it is a quick and efficient way to make a presentation. Glogster took power points to the next level by combining the good interactive parts from power points, like sound, neatness, and simpleness, and the fun of designing a pretty poster board. For a unique and entertaining way to do schoolwork, a free subscription to Glogster seems to be a great choice.

Beeclip EDU Ages 11+ Beeclip EDU is for putting memories and facts all into one place: a scrapbook. Design it digitally and print it out for a neat creation to share with others.

This seems to be a good idea, besides the fact that people may not have a colored printers and the pictures would be so flat. I do not know if you can just keep an/or save your online scrapbook, but in my opinion that may be a better choice because a printout does not seem as fun. Depending on the time you have or ar given by a teacher or what you find interesting, Beeclip EDU may be a good choice, but I personally probably would not make one.