This week I have discovered Quizlet. I have always dreamed of having an opportunity to create flashcards based on my own material and turn them into a computer game. Quizlet allows creating a "class" that would be shared with all your students and add "study sets" (flashcards) to your class for all the students to learn and play with. There is also a "test" option, so students can see their own progress. I particularly enjoy that you can add a picture to each word and record its pronunciation. It would especially valuable for non-readers or LD students.
Teachers have a subscription option (about 20-25 USD a year), which allows us to track our students' progress, see who's trained using the cards, how often and what were the results.
Students can learn in several modes that are arranged like attractive and fun games with a more-than-simple interface.
What's more, Quizlet offers an application that allows the students to study on-the-go.

All in all: worth trying.
If you are interested, here's the link:
https://quizlet.com/upgrade?referrer=LinguaCom

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"Treasure Hunt" in the Classroom

This game is very entertaining, and I'm sure your students will enjoy!

You need: 

• Handouts with an apartment map / a big map presented on the board (you can draw it yourself). 
• A list of objects and room names your students are not familiar with.

For a better result, make sure that all the objects and rooms on the map are labeled.

To start the game tell your students that you have hidden a treasure somewhere in the apartment (or your grand-grand-grandmother hid it many years ago). The students should find it by asking YES/NO questions.

Grammar focus: questions using BE and prepositions (in, on, under, behind, etc)