This morning on the Modern Language Teachers' Lounge Facebook group, I found out about educandy, a new interactive game creator from the Linguascope team.
I have created an account and created my first activity.
I clicked on "My Activities" and then on the red icon to create a set of matching pairs:
I then entered my pairs of words or "questions and answers".
When I had done this, I could scroll down and see the selection of games that I could play using this word set:
When I scrolled down further, I could see the code for this set of games, its URL and also the embed code:
The code for this activity, as you can see, is 15b. Students can enter this code in the box in the top right of the home page and go straight to the activity:
It's also possible to embed activities:
I have been trying all this out on my laptop, and it has been very straightforward. I have also had a go at the games. The only downside for me is that the text on the games is small (very small in the case of the crossword clues) and therefore not very suitable for using on the interactive whiteboard. A big positive, though, is that there is an educandy app available for both Android and Apple. Students input the reference code and are taken straight to the choice of activities that you have designed. This is what is looks like on my Android tablet once I have entered the code. As you can see, I had to enter zeros for the missing digits in my code. The games are clearer on the tablet screen.
All in all, educandy looks like a promising resource, especially if, like me, you have a Sugarcane-shaped hole in your life that needs filling. It's easy to use, quickly and easily produces activities that are clear and fun to play. Have a go!
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