Interactives, Gaming, and Computer-based Simulations

Design a panda habitat
Find your way north on the Underground Railroad
Make a vaccine

Increasingly, online courses are using online games and simulations. Many of these interactives use Adobe Flash technology.

Examples of Interactives and Computer-based Simulations

Explore lots of examples by subject area at Flash Exploration.

Explore examples of tools:

• Artists Toolkit
• ReadWriteThink Interactives

Explore examples of tutorials and simulations:

• BBC Interactive Body
• Build a Panda Habitat
• CogLab 2.0
• Destination Modern Art
• DNA Interactive
• Economics Interactives
• JPL Solar System Simulator
• Making Vaccines
• Middle East Politics Simulation
• NOVA Interactives Archives
• Pathways to Freedom
• Physics Simulations
• WebSim - Electronic Circuits
• Flash Example: String Wav

Explore examples of off-line games that could be turned into online games:

• Games Economists Play

Learn more at Learning Spaces: Interactives from High Tech Learning.

Learn more about Flash Technology from Flash Multimedia.

Reminders!
Interactives are computer-based exploration and learning environments that involve computer-human interaction.

Apply It!
Explore interactives for learning.

List the pros and cons of incorporating this type of technology into online course activities.

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