Gardens of Time Blog Post

Interaction
The Gardens of time game may be related to Schools by helping with Interaction. This game allows you to add friends and view their gardens while solving the puzzles of the game. You also have the ability to give gifts and challenge friends to solve the puzzles with you. This encourages teamwork and competition.

Production
In the Gardens of time you have the ability to produce your own garden. By playing the games and earning money you can build you garden which could tell a story about what you like or what you find fascinating.

Customization
This game has a variety of different times of customization. You have the ability to make your garden however you want. Not only just the layout but also the objects that are available to place. The objects also have different themes for a greater level of customization.

Ordered Problems
This game has a certain type of play style that players need to adapt the way they look at a space to find certain objects. As you complete levels the difficulty raises as you progress through the game.

Cycle of Expertise
The Gardens of Time has a series of puzzles that are repetitive. Once you master the early levels you advance to more difficult levels that require you improve and advance.

Double Entry Journal # 8: 10 things schools can learn from video games

Quote
"6. The Cycle of Expertise. Video games will provide sets of challenges until certain actions, behaviors and

skills become routine and automated. The games then provide a new problem in the form of a boss, new level or game mechanic that makes the gamer re-think their mastery, learn a new skill and then integrate this skill into the rest of the experience. This is where mastery is consolidated through repetition only to be challenged again, and it is an integral part of learning and expertise."

Response

When reading the article this is something that I personally have experienced. I have been playing video games since I was as young as 5 years old. I probably have played video games for and average of 2 or 3 hours a day for my entire life. I watched games evolve and become more challenging over the years. There are many games I play that challenge me physically and mentally for many hours at a time. The puzzles and learning curve are something that will always be with me because of video games.

Citation
Admin. (2012, January 20). Learning in gaming . Retrieved from http://www.learningingaming.com/10-things- schools-can-learn-from-video-games/

Video

Video Citation

James, G. (2011, August 04). Youtube. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNfPdaKYOPI

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Double Entry Journal # 7

Quote:
"One day, the teacher, who seldom spoke to us since it was understood that most of what she taught was beyond the reach of our intelligence, placed books in our hands and whispered that we should sit there quietly “pretending to read.” The principal was coming."

Response

This scenario is something that I just can't believe would happen. To think that a teacher, no matter what time period it was, would tell her students to pretend to read instead of actually teaching them is appalling. Even if the author had a learning disability she should have received an equal chance to learn. And every teacher should try to teach his/her students to the best of that students ability and make sure that they are bringing the knowledge to the student in a way that they student would be able to understand. 


Citation

Schultz, P. (2011, September 03). Words failed, then saved me. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/04/opinion/sunday/with-dyslexia-words-failed-me-and-then-saved-me.html?_r=1

Video

Video Citation

Eric J., T. (2009, May 07). Youtube. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_G2_4L5B8U

Wikipedia Reliability Worksheet

This article or section has multiple issues.	No
This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.	No
The neutrality of this article is disputed.	No
The factual accuracy of this article is disputed.	No
This needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone or spelling.	No
This may contain material not appropriate for an encyclopedia.	No
This article only describes one highly specialized aspect of its associated subject.	No
This article requires authentication or verification by an expert.	No
This article or section needs to be updated.	No
This article may not provide balanced geographical coverage on a region.	No
This is missing citations or needs footnotes.	No
This article does not cite any references or sources.	No

Is it written in a clear and organized way?	Yes
Is the tone neutral (not taking sides)?	Yes
Are all important facts referenced (you're told where they come from)?	Yes
Does the information provided seem complete or does it look like there are gaps (or just one side of the story)?	Yes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great

Website Evaluation #2

http://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2003/10/anderson.aspx
Violent Video Games: Myth, Facts, Unanswered Questions
Who

Has someone taken responsibility for the content of this Web site?
Yes someone has there is an author listed at the top of the page.
 
Is information about the author or organization clearly stated?
Yes it is there is an About the Author section at the bottom of the page.

Can you contact the company or author through a real world postal address or phone number?
No the website doesn't list his address or phone number. 

What

Is the information biased in any way?
No the information is facts and myths about violence and video games. 
 
Are there links to other or alternative viewpoints?

There is a long list of sources at the bottom of the page.

Does the site's information seem thorough and well organized?
Yes the site is well organized. 

When

Is it important that the information you're looking for be absolutely current?
Yes it is important.

Is a reference date provided to show when the material was put online, or when it was last updated?
Yes it is show at the bottom

Do the links work?
Yes they do.

Why


Can I get the information faster offline? 
No you cannot get the Information faster offline,

Does the online material I'm finding suit my needs?
If you are looking for info on this topic then yes it would suit the needs.

Am I able to verify this information?
The site itself  have links to its information and also a substantial list of sources.

After reading this article I do believe that it is a valid article. It is very credible and by listing a ton of sources that proves that it is a valid source of information.

Website Evaluation #1

 http://www.dhmo.org/
Di-hydrogen Monoxide Research Division

Who

Has someone taken responsibility for the content of this Web site?
At the bottom of the page there is a copyright to Tom Way.
 
Is information about the author or organization clearly stated?
It does have a lot of information about the organization but I have not found information about the author.

Can you contact the company or author through a real world postal address or phone number?
There doesn't seem to be any other information on the site about the author other then his name and an email.

What

Is the information biased in any way?
The information doesn't seem to be biased its mainly a collection of facts and studies done on DHMO.
 
Are there links to other or alternative viewpoints?
No there are no links to other viewpoints but it does talk about some of them. 

Does the site's information seem thorough and well organized? Yes it does seem to be.

When

Is it important that the information you're looking for be absolutely current?
Yes it is important.

Is a reference date provided to show when the material was put online, or when it was last updated?
Yes it is show at the bottom

Do the links work?
Yes they do.

Why


Can I get the information faster offline? 
No you cannot get the Information faster offline,

Does the online material I'm finding suit my needs?
If you are looking for info on this topic then yes it would suit the needs. 

Am I able to verify this information?
The site itself does not have links to its information so to verify it would take additional research.

 After answering these questions I am not sure that the site is credible. They seem to have a lot of information and the author does reference many different studies but he doesn't provide links or copies of that information which makes it shaky to me.