This assignment instructed me to go to http://www.thinkport.org/Technology/simulations.tp to investigate some of the simulations. This particular link would not connect but noted there was an error. However, when I went to http://www.thinkport.org/ I was able to type "simulations" into the search bar and get results.
This was a frustrating assignment for me due to the particular special education students I teach. I looked at SO many links and finally chose two that I might be able to use.
The first simulation was Low Life Labs at http://www.robotsandus.org/. This is a site of the Science Museum of Minnesota. There are different games to play that show robots and bugs that I think my students might be interested in watching. Although they could not truly play most of the activities, I could use this to help them learn to move the mouse and learn how to click on a specific area of the screen.
The second simulation is Lemonade Stand. This can be found at http://www.4webgames.com/lemonade/. In this activity a student can learn to be an entrepreneur as he tries to make money from selling lemonade. The price, buying of supplies, weather, and other components figure into the profit. I have two 3rd grade students who are learning disabled that could be introduced to this game. Although it might be really difficult for them to understand the whole concept, the aspect of money is one we could work on as they played the game.
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