Lesson plans
http://online.haileybury.vic.edu.au/sites/edrington/computerclub/Gamemaker%20Lesson%20Plan.doc
(356kB)
http://intranet.woodvillehs.sa.edu.au/kerrbi/g/int.htm or
http://users.tpg.com.au/billkerr/g/int.htm or
http://beam.to/billkerr
http://portal.newman.wa.edu.au/technology/10cap/html/Gmkr03.htm
http://www.newtown.tased.edu.au/computingweb/gamemaker/
http://www.gamelearning.net/
IT Course-game.doc (47 kB) A multidisciplinary project spanning the dramatic
and visual arts, music, economics, mathematics, literacy and ICT.
Gamemaker Code.doc (31 kB) more advanced programming using code
http://www.acmi.net.au/games_lab_culture.htm super sonic: video games
and
learning, Education Pack containing information and activities for classroom
use. Understanding character in video games, an essay by Matthew Sakey.
http://www.numbatconspiracy.com/moodle/ Numbat Conspiracy Project. gamemaker
101 gamemaker 102
http://www.bettscomputers.com
http://www.lhps.org/scarbeau/hp2.htm Lake Highland Preparatory School
Computer Programming Honors II / Grades 9-12 (Upper School)
http://www.warwickshs.eq.edu.au/icte/year_10/game.html Year 10 ICTE
http://www.wonko.info/cybertext/gamemaker/pong.htm
http://www.kurwongbss.eq.edu.au/curriculum/integrated%20planning/Diversity%20and%20Change%20years%204-5/outofthebox.doc
Children play, study and analyse a variety of games to develop arguments
that computer games give them skills for real life. This unit plan includes
activity black line masters, an extended planning outline, assessment task
handout and other valuable resources.
Game programming in schools
See samples of student work:
http://online.haileybury.vic.edu.au/sites/edrington Gamemaker year 1 to 8
http://www.newtown.tased.edu.au/computingweb/gamemaker/examples.htm
Newtown
High School, Tasmania Australia, Gamemaker
http://www.reignhead.sheffield.sch.uk/games/research_04.htm Stagecast
year
3 to 6 Age 7 to 11
http://www.ioe.ac.uk/playground/gameplace/index.html Toontalk, children aged
4-8
http://www.cattanach.org/microworlds/studentwork.html Microworlds years 4&5
http://www.csmdigital.com/Dragstar/studentwork/stdentmenu.htm LCSI
Microworlds
http://ahefner.com/game.html The
Hefner Hideout, Gamemaker games
http://www.nhavenr7.sa.edu.au/students.htm games made by 6/7 students
using
Gamemaker
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/numeracy.htm Programs by pupils:
(Made as independent or group work in Numeracy Hour)
http://www.flashclassroom.com Flash
Classroom, Flash resources and students'
gallery
http://www.nexusresearchgroup.com/info_systems/games.htm students from
Inglewood High School and New Plymouth Girls' High have been taught to
create games that are fun to play while learning about programming, logic
and graphics design.
http://alupton.wordpress.com/learning/game-maker/ A dual purpose educational
site. It helps serve the communication and collaboration needs of an
Australian Year 3 class. It is also an exploration and demonstration to help
cater for the needs of other primary school classes
http://vermontsc.vic.edu.au/gallery/computer_programming/ Year 9 & 10
The
Games Factory
http://www.dsv.su.se/research/kids/kidsprojects.htm The Kids research group
is part of K2lab at the IT-University in Kista. We are working with groups
of elementary and middle school children. (Toontalk)
http://alupton.wordpress.com/learning/game-maker/ Al Upton's grade 3
http://psweb.etr.org/gcgweb/public/games/index.html TNT and Camp GIG (Girls
Inventing Games) are two programs designed for middle school girls to create
games using Macromedia Flash MX.
http://www.epcds.org/Student%20section/Game_Maker/gamemaker_games.htm
Gamemaker games from El Paso Country Day School (K-12)
http://www2.osc.lk/eye/Student%20gallery/gamemaker.htm Gamemaker games from
The Overseas School of Colombo
Teachers' forums
http://lyris.education.tas.gov.au:8080/read/?forum=gamemaker
http://www.gamelearning.net/
http://www.learningplace.com.au/deliver/content.asp?pid=24029
http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/course/view.php?id=81
http://lists.becta.org.uk/mailman/private/gamesandeducation/
Gamemaker "how to" samples
http://www.gamemaker.nl/tutorial.html
http://intranet.woodvillehs.sa.edu.au/kerrbi/g/d.htm
http://www.mindtools.tased.edu.au/gamemaker
http://velorum.ballarat.edu.au/~rrussell/tutorials/gamemaker/index.php
http://alupton.wordpress.com/learning/game-maker/
Tony Forster,
ASISTM Computer Game Design, Programming, Multimedia and Mathematics
Cluster.
1405 Wellington Rd. Narre Warren East 3804
Phone 03 9796 8161
Mobile 0403 07 3717
Email forster at
ozonline.com.au
http://www.gamelearning.edu.au
http://online.haileybury.vic.edu.au/sites/edrington
http://www.freewebs.com/schoolgamemaker/