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Pi Day 2012

Activity #1/ garden of time

Within the games of Garden of Time, 5 of the 10 things i think that it has based on the article "10 Things schools can learn from video games" is interaction, customization, exploring, context, and production. Explaining interaction, the game is able to do this because you have neighbors, you talk to people, you interact with friends and other who enjoy the same game. It also uses the concept of customization because you are able to make your garden look the way you want it to, also put things where you think they should be place. Last but not least it is also able to be customization because you are able to add friends that only you want to see and visit your garden. Another point that video games have is the exploring feature because you are able to go to other gardens and help them. You are able to see explore different areas and aspects of the game. Within the context aspect, it has pop up information that helps you level up and learn the point of what to do and where to go to achieve a positive outcome. My final aspect of the game that is within the article is production, because you are able to produce a place a way you want it and earn different things in different ways than someone else.

DEJ#8

"They encourage players to sit back, explore and not move on too quickly, think laterally not linearly, and to re-evaluate one’s goals on occasion." By exploring, it ia the basis for all the pointa of gaming because to me by exploring you learn the points in the game of how it works, what you have to do, and so much more. With exploring it starts to help a student learn of remember how to excceed to achieve a positive aspect of the game and by doing this helps you achieve a goal and high points or whatever method you do to win and conquer the game.

"10 Things Schools can Learn from Video Games | Learning in Gaming." Learning in Gaming. N.p., 20 Jan. 2012. Web. 26 Mar. 2012.

DEJ#7

"I realized that if I was ever going to learn to read I would have to teach myself."- Philip Schultz

i believe that if one wants to over come something that you have to be determined too not feel so down that as long as i know i can do it i can over come it. Things in life are hard and life isn't known to be easy it is about setting goals and achieving them and by doing so it helps your self esteem. Also having good self esteem and also help a student learn to the best advantage. I never thought that school would have been so important until, getting into college. Looking back at school, i wish i would have taken it more seriously. I hope if i become a teacher that i can help students to want to achieve in a positive way.

SCHULTZ, PHILIP. "With Dyslexia, Words Failed Me and Then Saved Me - NYTimes.com." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2012. <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/opinion/sunday/with-dyslexia-words-failed-me-and-then-saved-me.html>

 

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Website Evaluation # 2

website I chose: wileyplus.com
WHO?
Can you contact the company or author through a real world postal address or phone number?
-yes
Can you confirm that the company or author is a credible, authoritative source of information?
-yes
Can you verify the authority of any of the site's content that is attributed to other sources?
-not sure


WHAT?
What's the copyright status of material found on the site?
-2000-2012 John Wiley & Sons
Does it follow through on the information it has promised?
- yes
Is the information well written and easy to understand?
-yes


WHEN?
Is it important that the information you're looking for be absolutely current?
-yes
Is a reference date provided to show when the material was put online, or when it was last updated?\
-yes
Do the links work?
-yes


WHY?
Can I get the information faster offline?
-yes from the book
Does the online material I'm finding suit my needs?
-yes
Am I able to verify this information?
-yes, from the book 

Website Evaluation #1

site I chose: http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
WHO?
Can you contact the company or author through a real world postal address or phone number?
-no
Can you confirm that the company or author is a credible, authoritative source of information?
-no
Are there any links to in-depth information about the author or organization?
-not able to tell


What?
What's the copyright status of material found on the site?
-not clearly found
Does the Web site offer a list of further in-depth resources or links to such resources?
-yes
Does it follow through on the information it has promised?
-yes


WHEN?
Is it important that the information you're looking for be absolutely current?
-yes
Is a reference date provided to show when the material was put online, or when it was last updated?
-no
Do the links work?
-yes


WHY?
Can I get the information faster offline?
-no
Does the online material I'm finding suit my needs?
-yes
Am I able to verify this information?
-no