Week 8

This week the course showed us about gaming and the techniques students use to create a game. I played two games online one was an Angry bird maze game and the other was a robot type game. Both these games were incredibly enjoyable. I see many of he students having an absolute blast interacting with these games. Of course, with my brain capacity, I had to keep refreshing the level because I was confused on what to do. These games help students to recall events and then problem solve on how they must master each level.

“Learning in Digital Technologies builds on concepts, skills and processes developed in the Early Years Learning Framework. It focuses on developing foundational skills in computational thinking and an awareness of personal experiences using digital systems.”  (ACARA, 2015). 

Design Challenge

This weeks design challenge was to make a game using the Scratch software. Man was this weeks challenge challenging. Honestly, I am still having difficulties understanding the software. I am currently trying to make a game using a crab and a cat. If I were going to incorporate this activity into my classroom, I would give this activity to the grades of for to six. It took me a lot of patience and still to this day I am figuring out on how to use the software, even following the tutorials.

Now I know there are various steps to follow to create the game, however, I am still finding it difficult to get the software to work. At this point in my time I think I might have a glitch or I am just incapable of such software. I see this activity being a challenge, yet exciting adventure for the students. I think that once I get started and read and interpret instructions properly, I will be able to interact with the software more.