Today We Will: 1. Borrow books. 2. Learn about our Contraption Maker Unit! 4. With a Partner, sign into Contraption Maker and begin solving puzzles! Contraption Maker! What is Contraption Maker? Contraption maker is a sandbox game for creating and solving puzzles and creating "Rube Goldberg Machines. What is a Rube Goldberg Machine? It is a very complex machine built to do a very simple task. Watch the boy in the video below to see one in action! What will we do? First, we will work as teams to solve as many puzzles as we possibly can! After a few lessons, we will begin to create our very own Rube Goldberg Machines! Audri's Monster Trap! (Standards for the 21st Century Learner: Learning and Innovation Skills: Learning and innovation skills increasingly are being recognized as the skills that separate students who are prepared for increasingly complex life and work environments in the 21st century, and those who are not. A focus on creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration is essential to prepare students for the future.
Today We Will: 1. Borrow Books! 2. Learn Minecraft basics! 3. Prepare for the Great Race! 4. Race through the tutorial world trying to get the best time in the second grade! Race Rules! 1. All students must stay at the starting line until the teacher says go!
2. All structures in the building area must be complete before you can go through the golden door. 3. All students must get to the village to stop the timer! How to publish 1. Go to the Infinity Wall 2. Tap on an open, grey block. 3. Tap on your game. 4. Write down your game coordinates. How to Become Part of the Second Grade Arcade! 1. Your game must have at least 5 rooms.
2. Your game must be decorated and configured. 3. Your game must be beatable. 4. You must give Mr. B the Title and coordinates of your game. Capture, Decorate, Configure, Repeat! Our goal is to make a game that is 5 to 10 rooms in length. You should include every type of block, including story blocks. Work together to get it done!
What is Bloxels? Bloxels is NOT a video game. It is a video game development tool. With Bloxels, you can make the levels, characters, enemies, animations, and stories inside a platformer video game. Here - this video gives you a sneak peek! What will we do with bloxels Over the next four weeks, we will design our own video games. Our games will have our own characters, levels, decorations, animations, enemies, and more. At the end of the unit, we will play our games together! A video game party! Woot! Today's Goals! Today we will:
1. Learn how to sign in to Bloxels with our own accounts! 2. Create our first board - a layout! 3. Begin designing our characters! Today We Will: 1. Learn how to sign in and navigate through MackinVia! 2. Sign in to MackinVia and put AT LEAST TEN BOOKS in your backpack. 3. READ EBOOKS Standards: 1.2.10.10 With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1, as well as select texts for personal enjoyment.
Today we will: 1. Read "My Awesome Summer by P. Mantis". 2. Borrow books! 3. Choose to continue our contraptions or progress in keyboarding! Lab Choice Time
Today We Will: 1. Read "The Magic Word" by Mac Barnett 2. Borrow Books! 3. Choose Typing Agent or Contraption Maker for our Lab Time! Lab Time Choices
Today We Will: 1. Read "A Hungry Lion" by Lucy Ruth Commins 2. Borrow books! 3. Review homerow position and continue keyboarding Game of the Day: Typing Wars - Return of the keyboard Who will get the highest score? Make sure your settings are set to home for and "beginner". Can you stay in homerow position? Directions!Make your game unique by adding your own custom art and backgrounds. It is not something you have to do, but it can make your game special. When finished, keep working on your levels!
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