15. April 2010 by MrBall.

I’ve got a badge from Empire Ave but I don’t know how to put it into my side bar. I guess I will have to scrape together time to learn how to do that. In the mean time here is my Empire Avenue badge…

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7. April 2010 by MrBall.

As I was reading through the TPACK framework here I noticed that one of the papers it refers to is Homemade Power Point games (citation at bottom, link here). At first I was seriously skeptical about the power (sorry) of power point games but they are interesting tools for student review. Not review with any deeper understandings attached. I can’t see the engagement level of these games being very high. I am sure it would be useful for those skill and drill type learning needs.

Here are some examples of the ppt games they have listed. These are taken right from their page.

At first glance they probably don’t seem exciting. All 6 that l have viewed have the same structure. Menupage with a story, directions, and the much needed Play the Game button.

Seems to be a Webquest without the web. What do you think would you use these in your class? Would you consider these are ‘games’ for learning?

Barbour, M.K. , Reiber, L.P., Thomas, G., & Rauscher, D. (2009). Homemade PowerPoint games: Constructionist alternative to WebQuests. Tech Trends, 53(5), 54-59.

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6. April 2010 by MrBall.

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