https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh Made with good vibes en-us 2018-03-13 03:43:54 UTC 2025-11-06 22:09:31 UTC hello@padlet.com 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/242157225 Teachers talk too much 
"don't waste you time, be efficient" *talks for 30 more minutes*
With computers this won't be a problem anymore

]]> 2018-03-15 01:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/242157225 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/243827241 Students need to learn more efficiently. Nowadays computers are often better at teaching than teachers. Computers come in more handy and generally costs less. ]]> 2018-03-20 03:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/243827241 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/243827670 The work done at school often does not help but cause more stress. School is too expensive for what its worth, with computers students will be able to spend less money, but learn much faster]]> 2018-03-20 03:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/243827670 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/243827712 We need computer programs that provide efficient education to everyone that need it]]> 2018-03-20 03:12:11 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/243827712 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/243827776 Educational video games. Making learning fun will make learning more efficient and help students actually learn something. 'I can teach you but I can't make you learn']]> 2018-03-20 03:12:33 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/243827776 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/243827810 In my opinion computers are able to replace teachers and make learning more efficient for students. According to BBC.com, "Computer games could become part of the school curriculum after researchers found they had significant educational value. "

“Future - Can Games Create an Education Fit for the Future?” BBC News, BBC, 7 Nov. 2013, www.bbc.com/future/story/20131107-could-video-games-replace-exams. ]]> 2018-03-20 03:12:41 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/243827810 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/246344326 I am going to make an educational game
I need to research these 3 things

3. What do students need to learn
1. How to program using Scratch (programming)
2. What makes a game interesting]]> 2018-03-27 03:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/246344326 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/246345753 1. How to use scratch(Secondary: YouTube, Scratch website tutorials)
2. What do students need to learn (Secondary: national education organization)
3. How to make a game interesting (Primary: own observation)]]> 2018-03-27 03:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/246345753 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/246347461 Scratch - Imagine, Program, Share, scratch.mit.edu/help/videos/. 

This website has many videos that goes through the different parts of scratch. I used some of the videos to learn the basics, including the making of sprites, backdrop, how to ask questions, and transitions]]> 2018-03-27 03:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/246347461 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/247116146 http://www.bstubbs.co.uk/a-lev.htm
This websites shows the scores in each subject of students in the UK. It doesn't show the whole world but gives an idea of the subjects students are doing well in and not doing very well in. From this website I found out that one of the subjects students struggle with the most is geography, therefore I decided to do a game based on geography-related facts]]> 2018-03-29 01:16:40 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/247116146 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/250960608 Controls, educational value, Graphics]]> 2018-04-12 00:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/250960608 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/250965646 Controls-space bar. To start just click the green flag on the corner, after it starts you can use the space bar, up key, or the w key
Educational value-None
Graphics-The graphics were pretty good though it sometimes lag]]> 2018-04-12 01:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/250965646 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/250966772 Controls-left and right buttons
Educational value-None
Graphics-bad, it as drawn on sketch, it could be played normally]]> 2018-04-12 01:16:43 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/250966772 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/250966786 Controls- track pad
Educational Value-None
Graphics-average]]> 2018-04-12 01:16:51 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/250966786 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/250966930 Compare
All of the games are survival, which means that there are no levels, it goes on and on until you die
Contrasts
The three games all had different controls, one used the arrow keys, one used the track pad, and one used the space bar]]> 2018-04-12 01:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/250966930 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/252411288 As part of my research I found out that one of the subjects most students struggle with is geography, so I will include many geography related facts in my game
To make a game attractive I have to make the graphics good and many colors. I will include in my game sprites with bright colors.


]]> 2018-04-17 03:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/252411288 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/254668612 Based on the research I did for creating an education game I discovered that:]]> 2018-04-24 03:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/254668612 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/254669319 Subject students need to learn
education on geography. Including facts about other countries, capitals etc.

Game made by Scratch
Using the track pad and arrow key for simplicity

Interesting Game
bright colored characters
It will not have the scratch cat as it is a big turn off

Audience
My game will be designed for grade 8 students. The product will be successful when the students in 8th grade play the game for 3 minutes]]> 2018-04-24 03:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/254669319 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/255471975 As part of my research I found out that :]]> 2018-04-26 00:34:41 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/255471975 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/258769665 2018-05-08 02:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/258769665 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/258776253 Players can choose their characters from the choices below:
Magic Carpet
Flying Unicorn
Race Car
Helicopter

]]> 2018-05-08 03:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/258776253 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/258776317 There are 4 levels, 5 questions each
Level 1
What it the capital of Spain?
How many states are there in the US?
Which country is Mount Everest in?
Which continent is Thailand in?
Which country is famous for its sushi?
Level 2
Which country is Machu Picchu in?
What is the smallest country?
What is the capital of Malaysia?
Which continent is Andorra in?
Which country is famous for Kimchi?
Level 3
What is the longest river in the world?
What is the biggest ocean?
What is the capital of Finland?
Which continent is Costa Rica in?
Where was guacamole first made?
Level 4
What is the capital of Cuba?
What is Italy shaped like?
Which country is Baja California in?
Which continent is Morocco in?
Where does Disney's Frozen take place?

]]> 2018-05-08 03:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/258776317 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/258776423 The characters will be symbolic of every continent, much like monopoly
Giant Panda
Kangaroo

]]> 2018-05-08 03:42:24 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/258776423 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/258776431 Which continent is ______ in?
What is the capital of ______?
Which where is the historical site ____ in]]> 2018-05-08 03:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/258776431 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/259485892 The game will be teaching about geography. The characters are significant animals from each continent. There will be many questions as to where places are.]]> 2018-05-10 00:29:37 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/259485892 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/259487003 2018-05-10 00:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/259487003 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/262557094 -Showing and Hiding
-Creating sprites

]]> 2018-05-22 03:38:27 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/262557094 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/262557158 I followed most of my plan. ]]> 2018-05-22 03:39:05 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/262557158 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/262968942 According to the flow chart the game with start with the globe, so I put a globe in the middle, but also just for entertaining purposes I added a witch.]]> 2018-05-23 10:10:04 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/262968942 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/262974602 After the globe, my game will need a start button. After pressing start it switches back ground and the instructions come on. This wasn't as much of a button shape wise, but all those who played the game understood the use of this start button.]]> 2018-05-23 10:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/262974602 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/262976667 Every game needs instructions, but for returning users, if they don't want to go through the instructions again, they can just press skip instructions]]> 2018-05-23 10:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/262976667 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/263196265 In my plan I was going to have characters, and then also level select, but after realizing that there is no use of the characters as all they do is ask the questions, I decided to combine character and level]]> 2018-05-24 00:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/263196265 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/263198739 I learnt from the videos in scratch how to show and hide sprites. First choose a command (my case the green flag), and drag in show or hide. Show and hide cannot be put together without commands in between.]]> 2018-05-24 00:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/263198739 carlmoroz https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/263204460 All my backgrounds were the same, but for programming purposes, I put many backgrounds so it is easier to program.. ]]> 2018-05-24 01:24:11 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/263204460 carlmoroz https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/263843415 2018-05-27 09:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/263843415 carlmoroz https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/263845188 2018-05-27 10:08:37 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/263845188 carlmoroz https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/263918198 Add your flowchart
 here

]]> 2018-05-28 01:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/263918198 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264535266 2018-05-30 14:05:39 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264535266 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264659187 I had two students in 8th grade test my game.]]> 2018-05-31 00:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264659187 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264659313 2018-05-31 00:30:04 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264659313 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264659381 2018-05-31 00:30:31 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264659381 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264659522 Subject students need to learn
education on geography. Including facts about other countries, their capitals etc.
 I was able to mean the specifications. My questions are all surrounding geography. Including where the countries are, where historical sites are, where capitals are etc.



]]> 2018-05-31 00:32:00 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264659522 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264659568
Using the track pad and arrow key for simplicity
I was not able to meet these specifications. My game used the track pad and keyboard. The track pad/mouse is used to click on sprites, to continue.The keyboard is used to type in answers


]]> 2018-05-31 00:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264659568 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264659591 bright colored characters
It will not have the scratch cat as it is a big turn off
I was able to meet these specifications. I did not use the scratch cat, and all my sprites had bright colors.

]]> 2018-05-31 00:32:33 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264659591 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264659609 My game will be designed for grade 8 students. The product will be successful when the students in 8th grade play the game for 3 minutes
The difficulty level was appropriate for 8th grade. Level one is easy, but as it progresses it gets harder. But this game does not last 3 minutes, unless you take lots of time when answering the questions.]]> 2018-05-31 00:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264659609 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264661976 I had some changes made to my plan, some made a bigger difference than others]]> 2018-05-31 00:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264661976 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264662813 As previously stated, I was only going to have a globe. But after realizing the players will just sit there for 2-3 seconds thinking the game has bugs, I decided to add the flying witch. This did not make a very big difference]]> 2018-05-31 01:00:49 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264662813 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264663023 Both controls were meant to be shaped like a button. But because the button I created wasn't very aesthetically pleasing, I decided to just have the text. This did make a small difference, with a button players will directly know to click it, but with with just the text it might be slightly confusing]]> 2018-05-31 01:02:50 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264663023 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264663491 The four main sprites I had were the 'characters'. The globe, witch and buttons were all sprites as well.]]> 2018-05-31 01:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264663491 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264663935 Subject students need to learn
education on geography. 
My questions in my game will be based on geography

Game made by Scratch
Uses the track pad and arrow key for simplicity

Interesting Game
bright colored characters
It will not have the scratch cat as it is a big turn off

Audience
My game will be designed for grade 8 students. The product will be successful when the students in 8th grade play the game for 3 minutes]]> 2018-05-31 01:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264663935 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264664050 The game could be more educational if it showed the answers when they answered incorrectly]]> 2018-05-31 01:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264664050 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264665353 This game is made by scratch. It could be improved the questions wasn't just asked by the sprite, because the question bar isn't very space consuming and makes the game look very empty]]> 2018-05-31 01:22:58 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264665353 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264771792 The feedback from my peers shows that I did well in:
1. Showing what I am trying to teach, both the responses showed that they think I am trying to teach geography, which is what I intended
2. The game functioned very well. All the tests showed that the game ran smoothly and had no bugs and or lags.]]> 2018-05-31 12:53:38 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264771792 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264772237 The feedback from my peers shows that I can improve in:

]]> 2018-05-31 12:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264772237 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264777412 To make my game more interesting I can make different backgrounds, Because all my backgrounds were the same it seems even more plain.]]> 2018-05-31 13:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264777412 334125_2 https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264779240 I can make the questions slightly easier for my audience. Some of the questions can be attempted, but others were just too hard, or never have been heard of.]]> 2018-05-31 13:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/334125_2/bp1cnuvaozuh/wish/264779240