What it is: Mission U.S. is a brand new multimedia adventure game site (currently a preview site) that is set to officially launch September 21, 2010. The site will feature interactive adventure games that are set throughout U.S. history. The first game, Mission 1: For Crown or Colony, is available for play now. In For Crown or Colony, student play Nat Wheeler, a 14 year old printer’s apprentice in 1770 Boston. As students explore Boston 1770, they will encounter merchants, soldiers, sailors, poets, Patriots, and Loyalists. The game helps students virtually experience the rising tensions of 1770 and ultimately asks them to choose where their loyalties lie. The website is extremely classroom friendly, teachers can use the teacher tools to manage classrooms and track student progress. The teacher page is incredible, on it you will find everything from models of instruction, to a synopsis of each stage of the game, to additional tips and resources, and a downloadable version of the game. From the looks of the site there are more great adventures in history to come!
How to integrate Mission US into your curriculum: Mission U.S. looks like it is going to be an amazing collection of adventure games that drop your students right in the middle of American history. Students will really understand the history they are learning as they meet historical characters, learn about the conflicts of the day, and are asked to make decisions of loyalty. A textbook just can’t provide this kind of up-close-and-personal experience with history. Use the Mission U.S. game and resources to immerse your students in history. Student progress can be tracked making it easy to use in the classroom as a center or in a lab setting.
Tips: Students can even play the pennywhistle in the mini game, Pennywhistle hero.
Please leave a comment and share how you are using Mission US in your classroom!
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Hi there, This looks like it is going to be a great site. I hope to introduce my teachers to it (I am a tech integration person) There was a game killing bug in the “What Do You Know?” section, but as this is still just a preview/beta site, bugs are sure to pop up now and again. I alerted them to the problem. Hopefully, they will be able to fix this bug before the site goes official. As a web developer in my other life, I really appreciate when someone who has located a bug, in this case, a broken link, and they take the time to tell me. Sorta like your blog topic today on blogging.