What it is: Fable Vision launched a new website today called Generation Cures. It is directed toward 8-12 year olds and their parents. The website helps teach kids about compassion and giving through engaging online games, animated webisodes, and kid directed videos. The site is completely free to use. The goal of Generation Cures webisodes and games are to get kids to look outside their own lives and understand that they can make a difference in the lives of others. They also learn a lot about science and medical research while building critical thinking, logic, reason, and creativity skills. Because this site is partnered with the Children’t Hospital in Boston, there are places for families to come together and donate for a common cause. Kids helping kids- it is a very neat idea and I hope that it catches on quickly!
How to integrate Generation Cures into the classroom: In a society where everyone is so self-involved, it is great to see a site like Generation Cures that helps students think about others. The site requires that students sign up with permission from their parents. This would be a great class-wide (including families) project for the school year. During science and computer time throughout the year, students can play the Generation Cures games and watch the webisodes. Parents can get onto the Generation Cures website to learn more about it and decide if they want to get involved as a family. Don’t have the time or energy to put toward Generation Cures? Why not just watch the webisodes as a class and let kids know about the game they can play online at home. Challenge them to try to be the first one to finish the puzzle/logic game, Caduceus. Even if you can’t devote the time to it in the classroom, this is a very worthwhile site for students to spend time on. The stories and games are very engaging…they had me hooked!
Tips: Check out Generation Cures for yourself. The first 50 sign ups win a Generation Cures pack 🙂
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