Presentation for LTMS 510.

2. Simulations Simulations use rigorously structured scenarios carefully designed to develop specific competencies that can be directly transferred in to the real world. (Clark Aldrich on Simulations and Serious Games)

3. History of Simulations

4. Game vs. Simulation

5. Why use simulations? students are involved motivational flexible thinking real world experience understand complex issues

6. Things to ponder… Simulations put teachers in a different role. Many simulators cost money. Simulations take time. Must have a class lab.

7. Give it a try… http://www.funderstanding.com/coaster

8. Simulations in the Classroom

10. Simulations in the Business

11. Open Source

12. http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/index.php?cat=Featured_Sims Great resource for science simulations http://currweb.aea11.k12.ia.us:8080/URLCurriculumpage/Science.html http://currweb.aea11.k12.ia.us:8080/URLCurriculumpage/Socialstudies.html Great resource for free social studies and science simulators. www.smgww.org http://imedia.ksc.nasa.gov/index1.html

13. Resources http://clarkaldrich.blogspot.com/2009/12/virtual-worlds-simulations-and-games.html http://www.smgww.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_Trainer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_(video_game) Http://www.creativeteachingsite.com/edusims.html http://www.edutopia.org/node/3341