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Time Restraints on Digital Game-Based Learning

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Time Restraints on Digital Game-Based Learning

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Throughout our school year, we have a large amount of curriculum to cover and a limited amount of time to do it. While this poses a problem for teachers, it also restricts their method of teaching. It would be amazing to teach as much as we can through interactive and digital games, but our jam packed timetables cause a barrier.

Rice (2007) mentions that it could be beneficial for video games to be "specifically designed so that learning objectives can be typically achieved within 30-45 minutes." Since a typical period at school is 30 minutes, this could be a feasible solution to the lack of time issue.

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Technology in Rural Areas: A Hardware and Software Solution

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Technology in Rural Areas: A Hardware and Software Solution

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What schools across the island can do to get working computers is visit computersforschoolsnl.ca

This website allows schools to apply for computers and for people to donate their previously-loved computers to schools in need. They may not be brand new, but are generally a step up from the computers currently in older schools.

As for software: schools in Newfoundland are already designating a teacher in each school as the technology person. If they were given access to the administrator rights, they would be able to keep all computers up to date at a much faster rate than is going on right now.

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If you are eligible and wish to apply, you can submit our application form online. For details regarding who can apply and to access our application forms, please click below.

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Computers for Schools NL(CFS-NL) is a national program that refurbishes computers donated from government, private business and individuals for use by schools, libraries, registered not-for-profit learning organizations and Aboriginal communities.

For information regarding the national program, go to our national website.

CFS -NL is a registered charity and is affiliated with the national Computers for School Program. As a registered charity, we accept cash donations through CanadaHelps.org at the following link:

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If you are eligible and wish to apply, you can submit our application form online. For details regarding who can apply and to access our application forms, please click below. Do you have any used or surplus computer equipment? For more details on acceptable donations and the benefits of donating, please click below.

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Technology in Rural Areas: A Hardware and Software Issue

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Technology in Rural Areas: A Hardware and Software Issue

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Aside from the computers at schools generally being "older and less powerful machines" (Rice, 2007), it is also hard to find computers in working order at schools. Some have no mouse, some have no keyboard, and some do not turn on at all.

As for software: what computers are running here is not an easy fix, as in this district we are not able to so much as update Java and add Flash Player to our computers without putting a ticket in for an "administrator" to come and do as we do not have access.

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Did you know that you can connect different posts?  Perhaps some of the ideas are more related than others?  You may also post photos as part of your post. Be careful of posting too many videos as the Padlet may can only support 10 MG.  I am not trying to discourage videos but maybe one or two will suffice.

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Hey everyone, this is starting to look great! Did you know that if you click in the upper right hand corner,  you can change the colour of each post?  That might be another way to organize your thoughts.

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"Time disappears, attention focuses, and people feel euphorically engaged." "people ... experience this state when they gamble and play video games, two activities that society often associates with compulsion or addiction."

danah boyd, 2015

boyd, danah. (2015). Its complicated: the social lives of networked teens. New Haven: Yale University Press.

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This is likely the biggest hindrance to using games in the classroom. If video games provided specific curricular competencies, I suspect that many more teachers would be more motivated to solve many of the other barriers

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GOG.com is a great site that has old games for low cost that emulate on newer hardware and versions of windows. They even have the old settings interfaces from back in the day.

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Download the best classic and new games on Windows, Mac & Linux. A vast selection of titles, DRM-free, with free goodies and 30-day money-back guarantee.

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You're sat waiting for the football to start, or you're bored in the office at lunchtime, or you need a break from filling out the family finances... whatever the reason you're at a loose end, these games run right away in your browser, no downloads or installation required.

Thanks to some swift advances in web technology over the last few years, online games can actually be rather advanced in their gameplay and graphics, and we'll cover the full gamut here - from puzzlers to arcade games, sports titles to adventure games, and more.

Free Rider HD

It's been around for a while, but it's lost none of its charm - or should that be fiendish frustration? The aim of the game is to pilot your rider along a 2D track, and you can either have a go at tracks made by other people or draw your own. Simple yet addictive fun.
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A Dark Room

A Dark Room eschews graphics and user-friendliness in exchange for a straightforward text-based adventure. Despite that, it still has atmosphere and interest in spades: you start off in a cold, empty room in the middle of nowhere and the mystery expands from there.

Goodgame Empire

A rather well-done variation on the 2D strategy game - there are tons of them about - in which you are tasked with building up a castle and an empire virtually from scratch. The gameplay is engaging, the visuals are sharp, and you get plenty of help along the way.
Goodgame Empire
Stick Cricket

This one has been around for years but it remains a fantastic example of how to do a browser-based game right - simple controls, addictive gameplay, and just enough variety and challenge to keep you coming back for more. Prepare to lose a few lunchtimes to this.
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Prince Of Persia

It's a testament to the quality of Prince Of Persia that some 27 years after it launched, it's still very playable, and the graphics aren't too shabby either - so imagine how impressive it was back in 1990. Run, jump, and fight your way through to save the Sultan's daughter.
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Threes

Yes, the addictive mobile game is also available to play in your browser, so once you've had enough of adding together numbered tiles on your smartphone you can jump on your computer and carry on the fun. If you've never played before, a brief tutorial is included.

Gods Will Be Watching

A basic but intriguing point-and-click adventure in which you're tasked with keeping a small company of people alive for 40 days while you fight hunger, cold, disease, isolation and madness. You only get five actions per day, so we'd advise you to use them wisely...
Gods Will Be Watching
Polycraft

From the first moment you fire up Polycraft, you can tell this online game is a cut above the norm, with its stylish graphics and absorbing gameplay. Click around the virtual island, blasting away enemies, solving puzzles, and extending the reach of your humble home.

Canabalt

One of the earlier online games and still one of the best, because it's so simple and so difficult all at the same time. The Space bar is your jump key, and you run through an endless number of scenes at an increasingly frenetic pace to get away from... something.

Swooop

We've become a little bit obsessed with Swooop, where you pilot your little 3D plane around a revolving world with the Space bar, collecting crystals and power ups and trying to avoid the clouds, which are much more dangerous in this game than they are in real life.

HexGL

Just want you want from an online game: easy to pick up, difficult to master, and lots of variety along the way. The idea is to blast your spaceship around the track in the fastest time possible, without smashing your craft up too badly on the various twists and turns.

Cut The Rope

A classic on whatever platform you want to play it on, Cut The Rope works perfectly in your browser, with the simple game mechanics and straightforward level progression well suited to online play. Cut the ropes, swing the candy, and make sure Om Nom gets fed.
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Paperclips

How addictive can a simple text-based game about collecting paperclips be? Very, very addictive is the answer - you start off clicking once to make each paperclip, but before too long you're managing an AI-powered empire of twisted wire and humming computers.
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Samorost

Few online games are as delightfully frustrating as Samorost, which doesn't offer up much in the way of player help but does put together a beautifully rendered and wonderfully weird world for you to puzzle your way around in. Don't be tempted to give up too easily.

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Waste time online with these games that run in your browser

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You're sat waiting for the football to start, or you're bored in the office at lunchtime, or you need a break from filling out the family finances... whatever the reason you're at a loose end, these games run right away in your browser, no downloads or installation required.

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I used to use google sketchup to do 3D drafting in my tech courses. The computers were slow and having to install the software on a ll the computers and update was a pain. Also the video cards in the computers were not powerful enough for the later versions. Now I use sketchup for school which runs in the browser. I do not have to install anything and it runs in the browser.
There is a growing number of games and apps that use the browser and dont use heavy resourses.

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Draw, orbit, push-pull: make anything you can imagine in SketchUp, anytime you imagine it.

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In our school there are approx 920 students. We have three labs of over 30 computers, two banks of chromebooks to sign out of over 30 each. Also 2 sets of now old ipads that are past their prime.
However with the new system of the board level managing computers and accounts things are not reliable and our sign up calendar is a ghost town. Before you had to sign up a week in advance.

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Skyrim VR: Teleporting through Whiterun gates with the move controllers

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More or less dynamic and immersive environments

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More or less dynamic and immersive environments

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Minecraft with RTX | Official GeForce RTX Ray Tracing Reveal Trailer

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The never ending race of better graphics and thus more powerful hardware

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The never ending race of better graphics and thus more powerful hardware

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Note: In addition to Suspend Points, some games include in-game save features.

The following video will give you a helpful overview of how to save your game progress using a Suspend Point.

Complete these steps

1. While in a game, press the Reset Button on the console to create a temporary Suspend Point in the HOME Menu (indicated by the flapping wings).
A temporary Suspend Point is not saved automatically, and will be deleted if the system is shut off or if another game is started prior to saving it.

2. Press Down on the D-pad to move the temporary Suspend Point to a save slot in the Suspend Point List, then press A to save it.

You can save up to four Suspend Points for each game.

If there are no available save slots for a given game, you can save a new Suspend Point over an existing one. The previous Suspend Point data will be lost.

A saved Suspend Point is indicated by a blue save slot in the Game List.

3. Suspend Points can be locked to avoid being overwritten or deleted. Use the D-pad to highlight an existing Suspend Point from the Suspend Point List, then press Down to lock it. Press Down again to unlock it.

While in the Suspend Point List, a locked Suspend Point is indicated by a yellow padlock.

While in the Game List, a locked Suspend Point is indicated by a yellow save slot.

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Note: In addition to Suspend Points, some games include in-game save features. The following video will give you a helpful overview of how to save your game progress using a Suspend Point. While in a game, press the Reset Button on the console to create a temporary Suspend Point in the HOME Menu (indicated by the flapping wings).

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Sony released a new firmware patch for the PS4 today, and with it, the suspend/resume feature promised way back in February of 2013 is finally here.

To use the feature once you've downloaded the 2.50 patch, first go into Settings -> Power Save Settings -> Set Functions Available In Rest Mode, then make sure you have "Keep Application Suspended" checked on. Then all you have to do is put your PS4 into rest mode while playing a game. When you turn the system back on, it'll pick up where you left off.

(The patch comes with some other features, too-you can see a full list here.)

We've tested out a few games and the suspension feature seems to work well, although you can't use it while playing online, for obvious reasons. Have you run into any problems? Let us know.
You can reach the author of this post at jason@kotaku.com or on Twitter at @jasonschreier.

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You Can Finally Suspend Games On PS4 Now

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Sony released a new firmware patch for the PS4 today, and with it, the suspend/resume feature promised way back in February of 2013 is finally here. To use the feature once you've downloaded the 2.50 patch, first go into Settings -> Power Save Settings -> Set Functions Available In Rest Mode, then make sure you have "Keep Application Suspended" checked on.

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Solutions to the Barrier of period structure of courses in k-12

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Solutions to the Barrier of period structure of courses in k-12