I have to agree with you Bill. This year I am going to guide students towards projects with a broader perspective, ala "create something that will make the world a better place to live in".<br><br>Last week I have some year 10 IT girls that are exploring the construction of a creative dance type solution using Scratch. (Starting from the handy worksheet that you so kindly shared on this list! Thankyou :-) Whilst some didn't like their work, perhaps because it lacked the gaming elements that others were building. A couple of us spotted the more creative, art installation that these girls were trying to program.<br>
<br>Regards Roland<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 18/02/2008, <b class="gmail_sendername">Bill Kerr</b> <<a href="mailto:billkerr@gmail.com">billkerr@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I think it's better that we ask our students to create projects rather than games<br><br>This
represents a trade off between motivation (games are more motivating
for some) and a curriculum based more on educational principles<br><br>more ...<br><a href="http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2008/02/projects-or-games.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://billkerr2.blogspot.com/2008/02/projects-or-games.html</a><br clear="all">
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<br>-- <br>Bill Kerr<br><br>
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