What's up with Blogger???

This week we are working on some additional assignments to tie up the end of the semester for each of my classes.  While we have worked to finish up, we have faced more than one problem.  Among those?  Snow days, rescheduling of tests, reformatting of exam days, unclear direction about whether to be assigning new work or just completing exams this week, and last but not least, the unavailability of Blogger at school!  I have had some students in Web Page to email their blog assignments to me so that I can grade them.  This morning (FINALLY), Blogger is working at school again.  I would encourage each of you to take time on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week to catch up on any blogs that you are missing and to finalize your wiki team and individual project pages.  If I were you, I would be looking at my project and team page and scanning for blank or unanswered items.  There should not be any spaces where something is asked for but not filled in.  Be sure to check the course schedule page this week for one additional assignment that has not been posted yet.  The final survey will also need to be completed, and you will be assigned a completion grade for finishing up that part of the class.  One more week... stay motivated!!

Happy New Year

Welcome to 2011!  The beginning of this new year also brings us closer to the end of the semester and your games should be getting close to being finished.  During the next week, you should have a completed game and be working on testing and trouble shooting your game.  I will be walking around, and expect to see completed games from each of you.  Check the course schedule for changes that I have made because of snow days and adjustments to the school schedule by the RCBOE office. 

There are a few things that you need to keep in mind while you are tying up loose ends on your games.  When doing final grades on games, I will be looking to see if you have made changes as recommended by the Globaloria team when we did our game demos.  If you did not make ALL of the recommended changes, you must be ready to defend your choices in a professional manner during your game presentation.  Why did you not make the changes?  Remember, if you were a professional game designer, the Globaloria staff would represent a software company that you would be selling your game idea to.  Why would they want to buy your game if you did not make the additions or adjustments that they wanted to see?  Inability to answer questions effectively in your final presentation will affect your grade...