{"id":2879,"date":"2012-09-23T10:44:53","date_gmt":"2012-09-23T16:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=2879"},"modified":"2014-09-12T11:54:19","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T17:54:19","slug":"where-ive-been-online-to-sept-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2012\/09\/23\/where-ive-been-online-to-sept-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Where I&#8217;ve Been Online (to Sept. 22)"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><ul class=\"diigo-linkroll\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csus.edu\/indiv\/k\/kaym\/rubric\/edgamesrubric.html\">Educational Electronic Games Rubric<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">Educational electronic games can be utilized in a variety of teaching situations. This rubric will help you evaluate your electronic game in an educational setting. If a criteria rating falls between two levels of achievement, you may score it with a point value between the two levels. To calculate your total score online: enter your score for each criteria, then click the Calculate Totals button below the Total Score box.<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/gaming\">gaming<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/rubrics\">rubrics<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/educational\">educational<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/evaluation\">evaluation<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/assessment\">assessment<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/game\">game<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"diigo-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/penny-arcade.com\/patv\/show\/extra-credits\">Penny Arcade &#8211; Extra Credits<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-description\">A series of short animations\/presentations on various aspects of game design.<\/p>\n<p class=\"diigo-tags\"><span>tags:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/extra\">extra<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/credits\">credits<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/pennyarcade\">pennyarcade<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/games\">games<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toolsforeducators.com\">Tools for Educators &#8211; free worksheet templates, printable game templates, 100% customizable worksheet makers with images!<\/a>\n<p>Free tools for teaching &#8211; printable worksheets, classroom printables and on-line worksheet templates with images from Tools for Educators. Use these free worksheets to print, game makers, and programs for teachers to make and print teaching resources with pictures or classroom materials for kids. They are simple, but beautiful, versatile and powerful. I hope your students (and you) enjoy the resources.<\/p>\n<p>tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/resources\">resources<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/tools\">tools<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/worksheets\">worksheets<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/education\">education<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/printables\">printables<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ftlgame.com\">FTL: Faster Than Light<\/a>\n<p>What is FTL? FTL is a spaceship simulation roguelike-like. Its aim is to recreate the atmosphere of running a spaceship exploring the galaxy (like Firefly\/Star Trek\/BSG etc.) In any given episode of those classic shows, the captain is always yelling \u201cReroute power to shields!\u201d or giving commands to the engineer now that their Warp Core is on fire. We wanted that experience, as opposed to the \u201cdog fighting in space\u201d that most videogames focus on. We wanted a game where we had to manage the crew, fix the engines, reroute power to shields, target the enemy life support, and then figure out how to repel the boarders that just transported over!<\/p>\n<p>tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/faster\">faster<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/light\">light<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/game\">game<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/simulation\">simulation<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\/space\">space<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"diigo-ps\">Posted from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\">Diigo<\/a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diigo.com\/user\/nirtak\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-2879'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(2879);\" title='' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-likes\/images\/like.png\" alt='' border='0'\/><\/a><span class='text'>Be the first to like.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(2879);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(2879);\">Unlike<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>Educational Electronic Games Rubric Educational electronic games can be utilized in a variety of teaching situations. This rubric will help you evaluate your electronic game in an educational setting. 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Can I do that for a brand new style of assignment I've never done before? Heck no! Crappy Rubrics is one of my many\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Educational Technology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Educational Technology","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/educational-technology\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":29,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2007\/09\/21\/what-is-a-game-part-1\/","url_meta":{"origin":2879,"position":2},"title":"What is a Game? [Part 1]","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"September 21, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"What is a Game? Games are classified in many different ways and even after going round and round repeatedly, we still can't seem to agree on what a game actually is. 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