Friday, November 20, 2009

11/16-11/20

This week we started our individual games after finding out that the codes for our team games were a little off. They had glitches in them. We are trying to talk to the Globoria people to get some new codes. This is more or less all we did this week. Have a great holiday break.

Friday, November 13, 2009

11/9-11/13

This week we mainly worked on our games. It has been kinda frustrating because the code for some of the games aren't working correctly. It is getting annoying that we can't get ahold of the people at Globoria. We really need some help and they need to either send us the code or call us and talk us through it. We have had a short week due to assemblies and a day off. We are getting things finished in here though... for the most part.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Weekly Review

1) Our game topic is about the different types of government.
2) Teaches you about how different governments work and about them.
3) On the first page, you may click on one of the four pictures to read about the biography on each character. Also, you may click on the arrow to start the game. You will come to a screen and you have to answer some questions. If you get the question wrong it will send you to a wrong answer screen. If you get it correct you will advance to the next question. After so many questions, you will end up at a mini game. Each mini game differs and is about different governments. You will have two difficult mini games at the very end. One of these is a maze and the other is similar to the other mini games throughout the game. These will test your brain in ways you wouldn’t expect from a civics game. Once you play this game you will have to play it again and again. Have a great time learning more about the different types of governments.
4) Anyone who plays this game will learn more about civics and government. Our game talks about democracy, communism, Nazism, Marxism, and fascism. You will learn about the different leaders that believed in each of these governments. Also, you will learn some important dates and events that happened due to these leaders. Each question will teach you something different about each character: Mao Tse Tung, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and the United States of America. If you know a lot about history or think you do, this game will test your knowledge about government and history. This would be an excellent game for a teacher to use to get kids to learn more about history and have fun doing so. The mini games in our game will allow kids to have a good time learning about history (more than you can say about most civics/history games). Have a great time playing our game.
5) Our game fits into the Government section of Civics Frame work.
6) Our game teaches about both the function and ideals of government. Our game talks about how different governments work and what each leader believes in.