FAQs
About Egames4kids.com |
Why
was this website created? |
| This website was created to showcase
some of the many games that were developed throughout
a couple years of teaching inside a computer lab in
an elementary school. During my time spent there,
I often found myself looking for programs to help
the students practice what they were learning in their
classroom. Unfortunately, although numerous programs
exist, they often turned out to be too expensive for
the school to afford. So, to meet the needs of the
students and teachers, I began developing games to
make practicing these skills fun. This website is a
way of promoting these games and the fundraiser to a larger audience.
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| These games are designed
for elementary school students (Kindergarten through
6th grade). They are designed to give students a fun way of practicing many of the skills and things learned in the classroom. Additionally, some games were also created to develop computer related skills such as basic mouse manipulation for young students as well as typing skills for all students. |
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Are
these games designed to instruct students? |
| No these games were not created to teach students new skills.
Although students may learn new skills by playing
these games, the games were designed to compliment
learning in the classroom and not replace it. I believe
that no matter how good the program or game is, there
is no replacement for proper instruction given by
teachers. By design, these games are tools to be used
to help practice the skills learned in the classroom. Through my experience in the elementary schools, students learn in many different ways and the same skill can be taught in numerous different ways. I do not believe that computer programs can effectively teach these skills. |
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How
can I contact the webmaster of this website? |
| The easiest way to contact our webmaster
is via email. Click this link, webmaster@egames4kids.com,
or copy and paste this email address into your email program:
webmaster@egames4kids.com |
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Who
made all of these games? |
My name is Joshua Kairis, and I have
worked in Otter Creek Elementary School for 2.5 years
as a Computer Instructor. I originally created the
first in this collection of games because the school
could not afford to purchase the software I required
to educate my students. My original attempts to
customize programs were well received by both students
and teachers, so I continued to develop games to
assist teachers and help students practice their
basic skills. Now this software is being sold as a way to raise additional funds for PTOs. |
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There
is something that I would like my students to practice,
but I can't find a game for it. Can one of these games
be changed or can a new game be created to help me? |
In our quest
to always make our software better and to fit both
the teachers' and students' needs, we are happy
to hear any suggestions that you may have. Feel
free to make any suggestions to webmaster@egames4kids.com. |
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I
would like to know more about the author of these games,
where can I find this information? |
I have created a separate webpage
with my resume. Please click here
to see my professional achievements. |
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