Final Exam Day

 If you happen to check in during the break, you may want to click on this link.  It is a contest to redesign the Scratch logo for different holidays.  I might be fun to give it a try!

First you will save your Maze Game
1. Open your game in Scratch
2. File---->save as---->computer---->R:---->HESSE---->Scratch---->Period 4 or 5 or 6---->folder named-finalmaze
**Before hitting save, change the name of your game to your first name

You will take the Video Game design Exam first
Next you will take the Basic Engineering Exam

When you finish both exams you will finish your Maze Game.
When you finish your Maze game hit save and close (it will already be in the finalmaze folder)

**Don't forget to add sound and or music incompetech.com
(Royalty free music)

When you finish everything you will share your Maze Game on Scratch then come back here and click on link to Maze Gallery

Click on "add my project" button and check your maze project to add.

When your done you can go to the following sites:

Hero Factory

Photon Zone

Post Shape

The kid should see this

Web Turtle

Sploder


Steady Hand

More Games

A google a day

Voki

Primary Wall

Review and finishing up

Bellwork:
go to edcreate.com
Class login/password login:
Period 2

Do
Chapter 1 Quiz
Chapter 1 Test
Computer Programming Concepts (Flash Cards)

Today you will finish working on your Maze game
Remember
1. Instruction Screen and Win screen must include illustrations of your theme(either your original artwork or Imported from Word.  Theme must be apparent!
2. Sounds-record your own voice and or add background music and sounds
All music must come from incompetech.com
(Royalty free music)

You will have today and your exam day to finish.  It must be turned in to the eett2 by your exam day-finished or not!

Production phase of Preschool Maze Game

Bellwork:
Review Computer Programming Concepts:
Go to Edcreate.com and go to class login/login password: Period 2 (all classes will use this password)
Do the Flash card activity for Computer Programming concepts

Today you will continue working on your Maze Game:
Remember these criteria and constraits:
1.Target Audience is preschool
2.Teach one preschool concept (ie. color, shape, letters, numbers)
3.At least two maze levels
4.Must include musics and or recordings of your own voice. You may only use music from this site incompetech.com
5.Include an instruction screen and a win screen. You must include a picture illustrating your theme on both screens. Either your own artwork or imported from Microsoft clipart. Watch this screencast for instructions on how to import clipart.

Player Interaction

Bellwork:
Answer this question in a blank word document titled Player interaction :
How will the player interact with the concept in your game?

You may only use artwork that either
a)you personally created in Scratch or paint.net
b)from the Scratch import sprite and background library
c)from Microsoft word clipart

Watch this screencast to see how to import clipart


Today:

After you receive my approval on your storyboard you may begin making your maze game
Start by making your graphics:main character, maze, instruction screen, win screen and addition sprites.
Remember:
1.Your theme must be clearly illustrated in the Instruction screen and Win screen
2. Your concept must be clearly used in the maze levels 1 and 2.

How does the player interact with the concept?

Exit Question:
go to m.socrative.com

Game Design Competition!

National STEM Video Game Challenge!  Here is the link for you to enter your game.  ENTER CHALLENGE HERE

 You can enter any one of the games you have created in or out of class. Scratch, GameStar and any other game engine platform may be entered.

The link provided is linked to my teacher account you do not need to have an email address. If you need my help let me know.

Good Luck!

Bellwork:

Try these sites for help making a maze Make a Maze and Maze Maker

Today:

Continue working on your storyboard. When you receive a check mark you may begin making your game.

1. Start with your background and main sprite

2. Add additional graphics to support your theme and concept.

**Remember to use the following resource for images and music
1. Microsoft word for clipart
watch screencast to see how to import clipart


2. Royalty-free must
incomptech.com


3. Original artwork in paint editor in Scratch

4. Scratch images/background and sounds library. You can also record your own voice.

Collaborative Brainstorming and Storyboarding your maze game

Bellwork:
Open your Computer Programming Concepts document and add the concept of the day
Synchronization-Broadcasting can coordinate the actions of multiple sprites.

Today:
You will work in pairs to brainstorm and storyboard your ideas for your preschool maze project.

1.You will collaboratively choose a Concept and Theme for your game.  
Concept is what the player will learn.(color, shape, line, numbers, letters etc...)  
Theme is where the game takes place.(Zoo, school, garden, library, beach, jungle, ocean, outer space, etc...)

2. In a word document titled Maze Game ideas you will collaboratively brainstorm your ideas by answering these questions:

a)What is your concept? How will you use your concept?
b)What is your theme? What images will you use in your theme?
c)What are the rules of the game?
d)What is the goal?
e)What happens if the player wins?

3. You will individually Create a storyboard showing:

a)The instruction screen (explain how the player will play the game and sketch
what the screen will look like. It should include images from your theme.)
b)Two levels of your maze (explain how the concept will fit into the maze. It should include images that depict your theme)
c)Win Screen (explain the goal. What happens when you win? What do you see/hear?)

4. Begin creating your maze game!

*Each person will create his/her own version of the game. You will collaborate by exchanging ideas, helping each other with artwork and scripting.  Offer each other constructive feedback and encouragement when needed.

Note:
The Resources that may be used for this game are as follows:

1. Music and Sounds -Scratch sound library and royalty free music from incomptech.com
2. Images- original made in the paint editor, scratch image library or Microsoft Word Clipart only!

Watch this video tutorial on how to import clipart from Word into your Scratch project.



Exit Question:
m.socrative.com  Enter room 10-013

Brainstorming ideas for your Pre-school maze game

Bellwork:

In your Computer Programming Concepts document add the following concepts:
6. Conditional Statement-if one statement proves to be true then another condition will or will not happen.
7. Boolean Logic- Represent data that has either of two values, true or false.

Today:
Finish the two assignments:
Video Tutorial Maze

Basketball Quiz Project

After Lunch:
You will play three preschool games
In a word document titled Preschool Games

Answer the following questions for each game:
1. What is the concept being taught
2. Describe the graphics What is the Theme?)
3. Explain the goals and objectives

Here are three games:
Mouse Maze and Ladybug and The A-Mazing Maze
You will need headphones for these games



You will be brainstorming the concept and theme for your Pre-School Learning Maze.

Here is a maze that I'm working on the Concept is Shape (there is no theme to this maze)


Exit Questions:
go to m.socrative Rm 10-013

Bellwork:
Add one more concepts to your Computer Programming Word Document:
5. Event Handling-Responding to events triggered by the user or another part of the program

You will play three preschool games
In a word document titled Preschool Games

Answer the following questions for each game:
1. What is the concept being taught
2. Describe the graphics
3. Explain the goals and objectives

Here are three games:
Mouse Maze and Ladybug and The A-Mazing Maze
You will need headphones for these games

After this activity you will continue finishing:
1.Simple Maze game
following this tutorial:


and
2.Basketball Quiz Project. 

Remember to submit both assignments to the eett2 for a grade.

Exit question:
Go to m.socrative.com enter room 10-013

Introduction to the Maze Project

Bellwork:
Type thenext two computer programming concepts into your Computer Programming word document.
3. Threads-creating two blocks of script to act independently at the same time, in parallel.
4. Variables- Allows you to store new data and use it in a program.

Today:

Next: You will receive the information about your next project. The Maze Game Project

Pre-production-

1.Follow this video and make the maze in the tutorial(you may change colors and design but follow the basic maze concept and script)



When you are finished turn it in to the eett2 for an assignment grade.

2.In Chapter 7 "Scratch programming for Teens" do the Basketball Quiz Project. This will help you understand variables.

Copies of this project are on the back table and in the HESSE folder on the computer.


When you are finished turn it in to the eett2 for an assignment grade.

Bellwork:
click on this link m.socrative.com

You will take the November Vocabulary quiz today (Yes I know it's December)

After the quiz you may go back to finishing your Frogger game.

Today:
It is the last day to work on this project during class time. Please use your time wisely and finish up! If you need to simplify some of your script to get it done do so now.

When you finish Frogger you must submit it to the eett2(R:)drive to be graded.

Also upload your game to your Scratch account than come back here and click on this link:
 Frogger Gallery

When you go to the Frogger Gallery you will see a button on the right hand side that says Add my projects. Click on that button to add your Frogger game.

When you are completely finished and your game has been submitted for grading and to the Gallery do the following assignments:

1.Follow this video and make the maze in the tutorial(you may change colors and design but follow the basic maze concept and script)



When you are finished turn it in to the eett2 for an assignment grade.

2.In Chapter 7 "Scratch programming for Teens" do the Basketball Quiz Project. This will help you understand variables.

Copies of this project are on the back table and in the HESSE folder on the computer.


When you are finished turn it in to the eett2 for an assignment grade.


If you finish that I have bookmarked some AI games on my Scratch account that you can download, play and look at the script.