So...I am a blog slacker. I can't believe it has been February since I have blogged! I guess it's because we have been working so hard on game demos I don't take the time to blog. Also, you guys mostly have to do the blogs on the wiki, which I don't need to blog about, so I find it difficult to find something to blog about.

I think your game demos are coming along fantastically! I am so proud of the way some of you (most) have stepped in and really worked out the bugs in your demo and helped other people work out their issues, too! Some of you are still a work in progress, but I have seen many of you make strides over the last few weeks that you should be proud of...

Hopefully, during this quarter, we will finish our game demos and presentations. We will also hopefully get to make our games! We only have 9 weeks to go, so hang in there :)

We finally finished the mini-game project. With all of the issues we have had along the way, this is a big accomplishment. I do not play games in my free time. I'm not really a fan of gaming at all. I do have a few game aps on my phone for my daughter, but I don't have time to play them. She likes games like tapzoo or the Smurfs game. This topic doesn't really help or hinder my perspective on games. I realize they spend a lot of time designing and coding for games. I also realize I wouldn't have the patience for this type of coding.

BrainPop Videos

Today we watched some really interesting videos on the BrainPop website. This website has educational videos featuring two cartoon characters. The videos we watched today were about internet safety, blogging and the internet. I thought after the break it would be a good refresher about internet safety and blogging.





The videos are great! They only last about four or five minutes each and they give the main details about each topic. The blogging video gives an overview of what blogging is and some general rules about blogging. It also talks about video blogging and picture blogging, which is something I would like to have my students get into.

The video about internet safety basically says the same thing as the Globaloria information about internet safety. It discusses five general rules like not putting your personal information online, making sure you know who you are talking to and telling your parents or a teacher if you feel you are being bullied.



All three of these videos are valuable to remind us to be vigilant about blogging and internet safety. Remember, we are trying to blog at least two times per week! Also, don't forget to update your learning logs. Your assignment for this blog post is to tell me what you learned about internet safety and blogging from watching these videos. Please include your plans on keeping your learning log updated. Let me know if you have any questions!