Digital Games in Instruction Faculty Innovating with Technology Project workshop Fall, 2006

What do I mean by ‘Digital Games?’ Web-Based Game Shells –Web-based game shells are training games that are played online. The shells permit the loading of new content (usually in the form of short questions) by the game designer. Games downloaded or created on your own computer excerpted from: Nov 6, 2006http://

What do I mean by ‘Digital Games?’ Key Features of Digital Game Shells –Each game shell has two parts: An online game that is played by the participant. An authoring template that is used by the designer to rapidly create the game. –Replayable –(Often) the ability to adjust the difficulty level. excerpted from: Nov 6, 2006http://

Resources: Where do I find these games? The ‘best’ PowerPoint Jeopardy game is on Gateway’s Faculty Innovating with Technology (FIT) web site:

Resources: Other PowerPoint™ Games Dr. Dianne Jones at UW Whitewater has created a ‘Parade of Games’ web site –includes a Blackboard™ Scavenger Hunt de_scavenger_hunt.htmlhttp://facstaff.uww.edu/jonesd/games/games_para de_scavenger_hunt.html –includes a decision matrix – ‘which game do I use?’decision matrix

Resources – all Games –subscription-based service ($49/year) –create a game on their site –add to ‘your account’ –students access via web on ‘your account’ –lots of shared content – games/quizzes/activities created by other faculty

Resources Free software to create your own game –Hot Potatoes- Free to educational non-profits to develop games

A Free Game/Learning Object Resource University Educational Technology Services (UETS) Learning Object Index – arningobjects/finding.htmlhttp://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwets/instructionalsupport/le arningobjects/finding.html Author: Georgia State University –reusable learning objects that are NOT content specific. –Content is usually changed by filling out a form that, when the save button is clicked, will automatically populate the game. This eliminates the need for the faculty/designer to know any kind of computer coding.

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(UETS) Hangman Demo emos/sinkorsailv1.htmlhttp://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwets/instructionalsupport/learningobjects/objects/d emos/sinkorsailv1.html

How much does it cost to use the University Educational technology Services (UETS) Learning Object Index ? 1.free 2.$49/year 3.If you have to ask, you can’t afford it

More! I want more! ‘Great compilation of peer-reviewed educational technology resources –more than games

What is the best source for a PowerPoint-based Jeopardy game template? 1.Ron Sellnau’s office 2.The FIT web site at The library – but only if you bring Sylvia chocolate 4.You have to play a scavenger hunt game to find out

Can faculty use this student response system? 1.Yes – ‘check out’ the remotes from Pam

What is the Faculty Innovating with Technology (FIT) Web site address? ep 4.