[Yr7-10it] Gamemaker assessment task

[Sylvia Pastore-Bautista]

Can you tell me the author of the book that you used as I too am  
teaching Year 8 students and intend to learn about gamemaker so I can  
teach them it next term. Apart from the gamemaker site are there sites  
that you can recommend to learn gamemaker as I need to make sure I  
know it before teaching the kids.
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Sylvia Pastore-Bautista
Daily Organiser
Mowbray College
Town Centre
Caroline Springs



Quoting Kevork Krozian <Kroset at novell1.fhc.vic.edu.au>:

> Hi Folks,
>
>     Having just calmed down after the euphoria of discovering I had   
> a junior IT class this year for the first time since 1990, I decided  
>  to give them 3 learning activities with Gamemaker :
>         1. Catch the clown ( tutorial on the gamemaker site )
>         2. Devilishly Easy ( Ch 2 in The Game Maker's Apprentice   
> textbook ISBN 1-59059-615-3 )
>         3. Wingman Sam  ( Ch 9 in The Game Maker's Apprentice   
> textbook ISBN 1-59059-615-3 )
>
>  To be honest the students did struggle a bit with the last task but  
>  we survived.  However, students have been lining up at recess and   
> lunchtime just for the chance to get in and do games programming !!!
>
>  What about assessment  ?
>
>   I have decided to mirror the Wingman Sam game as a Tank game with   
> 2 tanks going over the desert using/modifying some of the sprites   
> from the Ch 10 resources in the Game Maker's Apprentice textbook.
>
>  I have created the assessment marking sheet to see how many of the   
> skills students will be able to duplicate. I have attached this for   
> your information . Take it or leave it , use it or modify it as you   
> please.
>
> I will give this to the students the first day back next term and   
> see how they go . As always comments are welcome.
>
> Best Wishes
>
>
>
>
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