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Welcome to the WEB Maker Project of the Month!
Welcome to the WEB Maker Project of the Month!
Each month, we'll display a new maker challenge with ideas and resources for you to develop your own design and try it out! We'll ask you to share a picture or video of your project through our WEB Maker Challenge Flipgrid and display them on our WEB gallery each month!
The December Challenge: Design Your own Game to Share with others!
The December Challenge: Design Your own Game to Share with others!
Ever wonder what it's like to design a game? Well wonder no more! We're asking for YOUR HELP to help develop new learning games to share during our K-2 indoor recess program and for WEB Wednesdays by making a an online game for our VIRTUAL ARCADE!
Ever wonder what it's like to design a game? Well wonder no more! We're asking for YOUR HELP to help develop new learning games to share during our K-2 indoor recess program and for WEB Wednesdays by making a an online game for our VIRTUAL ARCADE!
STEP ONE: DESIGN and Research Your Game
STEP ONE: DESIGN and Research Your Game
Make decisions about what game you would like to make:
Make decisions about what game you would like to make:
Decide what kind of game you would like to design (ex. Board game? Arcade game? Trivia game? Simulation game?)
Decide what audience (ex. Kindergarten, grades 3-5 students, K-2 students, all ages, etc.)
Research what kinds of games are out there. See if there are some games you might "REMIX" with your new ideas to make it more interesting for
Research what kinds of games are out there. See if there are some games you might "REMIX" with your new ideas to make it more interesting for
Check out Scratch games, look at their coding, and get some ideas from other games!
Follow along with Blockly games to learn simple types of games.
Get feedback, tips and ideas to help you make your game even better from those around you:
Get feedback, tips and ideas to help you make your game even better from those around you:
Technology Teacher in your building (Experts!)
Classroom Teachers
Teacher aide
Specials teachers
Classmates!
STEP TWO: Build your online game!
STEP TWO: Build your online game!
Create your own Google Slides Board game using this template from Alice Keeler, an expert in Educational Technology! Click on the video tutorial to the left to learn more!
Create your own Google Slides Board game using this template from Alice Keeler, an expert in Educational Technology! Click on the video tutorial to the left to learn more!
She also has templates for Battleship-type game
She also has templates for Battleship-type game
Create an interactive game through Jamboard!
Create an interactive game through Jamboard!
Want a challenge? Why not CODE your own game?!
Want a challenge? Why not CODE your own game?!
Find out more about coding through the Hour of Code site.
Find out more about coding through the Hour of Code site.
See if your building technology teacher can provide access to one of the following sites for coding:
See if your building technology teacher can provide access to one of the following sites for coding:
STEP THREE: Share your game!
STEP THREE: Share your game!
Share your game with us through this Google Form! Upload the web link to your game so we can post it up on our virtual arcade for the January WEB days!
Share your game with us through this Google Form! Upload the web link to your game so we can post it up on our virtual arcade for the January WEB days!
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