Summer is upon us! Schools are out and temperatures are rising so kids will be spending time in the cool air inside playing online games. While limiting “screen time” is a great idea, another alternative is leading your children to games where they can learn and game at the same time. A new one is available for FREE from Google and other partners, and it is aimed at teaching kids to be safe, smart, & kind users of the internet. After a little time playing it, I was impressed with the graphics, music, and gaming difficulty. As players move through the 5 areas of “Interland” they learn about things like safe sharing on social media and how to create strong passwords.
For educators there is also a FREE curriculum to download and other resources like origami directions for the “internauts” who appear during gameplay.
Here is a link to a Google blog that tells more about the program… https://blog.google/topics/families/be-internet-awesome-helping-kids-make-smart-decisions-online/
Here is the link to play the games… https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/interland
Happy Gaming… See you soon @ the Library!