************************************************************** Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround ************************************************************** From: Steve <uriel1998@xxxxxxxxx> Newsgroups: misc.education.home-school.misc Subject: Resource: Building Homes of Our Own Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 04:13:39 -0500 Building Homes Of Our Own - Grades 6-9 http://www.homesofourown.org/default.asp A Reality Based CD-ROM Game. Building Homes of Our Own is an interactive teaching tool developed for the middle school classroom environment. The game presents a macro view of the entire home building process from site selection to final sale. Players will collect information, solve problems and make choices as they build a 3D home against a budget. When complete, players review credit applications and sell to the buyer of their choice. The program is part of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) ongoing educational outreach initiative, in partnership with the National Housing Endowment, Freddie Mac, and the Fannie Mae Foundation. Building Homes of Our Own is FREE to educators and members of the National Association of Home Builders. Steve ******************************************************** FREE CLIP ART Do your Students, Teachers, Administrators, Tech Eds need to know where to go for great online resources for the arts? Integrate the arts into the classroom. <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Arts/websites.html> ******************************************************** ************************************************************** The Net Happenings mailing list is a service of Educational CyberPlayGround - http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ ************************************************************** If you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, or would like to sponsor the Net Happenings service - <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/Subguidelines.html> Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Change Email Preferences - <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/NetHappenings.html> **************************************************************