Before class starts today, please e-mail me the hyperlink of your Productivity Tool project to maggiehu.china AT gmail.com with subject as productivity tool_yourname.
Part II. Introduction to PowerPoint Game
Technology allows educators to respond to various learning theories - from behaviorism to constructionism.
Resources
- Behaviorism, Cognitivism, and Constructionvism
- Constructionvism & Constructionism
What were your favorite games? What characteristics made them your favorite? What experience do you have with instructional games? Are the characteristics of your favorite games found in most instructional games? How can PowerPoint be used to create an instructional game for your subject area?
It's important to know a little bit of background on the PowerPoint games project before we begin. Dr. Lloyd Rieber - a professor in my department - wrote a paper on this very topic. Many EDIT 2000 students have created their own games and more and more K-12 classrooms are using PowerPoint games as a way to address contentstandards through constructionism.
You'll want to view some sample games from the Homemade PowerPoint Games website and from student sample and student examples from last summer. After viewing several, you'll want to get started on your game. You'll need to look over the project assignment and use learning puzzle chart to organize the content that you are going to present with PowerPoint Game.
For Wednesday:
In the learning puzzle chart, fill out the curriculum standard section with curriculum standard(s) that you are going to address in your PowerPoint Game. In the story section, come up a story for your game. On Wednesday and Friday' class, each one of you will have four minutes presentation on your story and the curriculum standards. You can create a short PowerPoint slide or use Microsoft Word to provide visual cues for your classmates.
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