EDP 583 Final--Option #2

Since I used Minecraft, I do not have a direct website URL to submit, so I wanted to explain a little about my game.

I hope I explain this clearly...
I used Minecraft Education Edition to create my game.  It is a scavenger hunt using multiplication facts to locate hidden chests.  I paid $5 for a year subscription to download the game.  I am able to download the game on another PC with my license, but when I tried working on this from two different computers, my world that I created at home was not in the game and I was not able to connect the second PC to the server that is holding my world on the first PC because the game was not running on the first PC.  Therefore, it is my belief that I must have my game up and running in order for you to connect to my multiplayer world-and the link below will confirm this theory.  However, here is the IP address you will need and a link to instructions on how to connect if you need them.
IP: 192.168.2.3
https://education.minecraft.net/support/knowledge-base/how-to-set-up-a-multiplayer-world/

My game assumes that students have already been introduced to Minecraft and know how to fly.  (Which as I am typing this, I wondered if there were a way to use the tracks in the inventory of the game to create a Roller Coaster of some kind to take players from tower to tower in the game!) 

I created a YouTube video to explain to students how to play the scavenger hunt:

UPDATE:

Since I found out on the day that I submitted the assignment that there is a chance that you wouldn't be able to see my world, it was eating at me.  I decided to be proactive and provide a short video on what a few of the towers look like and the signs that guide them.

5.1 Mobile Learning

*All of the apps listed are downloadable through both Apple and Android devices*

Assignment 5.1:  Mobile Learning

1.  Evernote

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/evernote-stay-organized/id281796108?mt=8

Evernote displays the cognitive, affective, and the psychomotor domains of learning by allowing users to perform note taking, create to-do lists, and save interesting pages and articles that they find while surfing the web.

                     

Evernote seems to be a very easy app to organize a busy life!  You can take notes on the go, save snapshots and videos with ease, and also save webpages for future reading!  Evernote allows you to sync information from your smartphone, tablet, and desktop apps, so that you can easily access your saved media from virtually anywhere.  You can type or write notes, draw pictures, and even capture photos.

2.  Animoto

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/animoto-video-slideshow-maker/id459248037?mt=8

Animoto displays the cognitive, affective, and the psychomotor domains of learning by allowing users create presentations and slideshows that showcase important occasions, dates and times.  

(Click on each title to view video)

My First Animoto!

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Animoto is free to download, but you can only create videos and slideshows that are less than 30 seconds in length; although you do have the option to upgrade your account and pay a membership fee which will increase your options-including the ability to create longer videos.  This app was VERY easy to use and create a slide show!  You select the template for your video, select a song that fits, then select up to 20 images and videos right from your phone or desktop!  I created two Animoto video in less than a minute for each video!   

3.  Duolingo

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duolingo&hl=en

Duolingo displays the cognitive, affective, and the psychomotor domains of learning by allowing users to interactively learn a new language.

   

      

Duolingo allows users to learn English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Irish, Danish, Swedish, Russian, Ukrainian, Esperanto, Polish and Turkish all for free!  This app was extremely easy to use!  At first opening, the app will allow you to choose the desired language to learn.  Then you can take a skills test to determine if you should start with the basics, or if there are areas that you can skip if you already have a background in the language.

4.   Khan Academy

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.khanacademy.android&hl=en

Khan Academy displays the cognitive, affective, and the psychomotor domains of learning by offering free online courses in a multitude of subject areas.

   

      

Khan Academy is a free educational website that allows users to learn about a plethora of topics at any grade level.  To begin, just choose a subject, then choose a subtopic.  There will be a multitude of videos and lessons pertaining to the subject and subtopics.

Assignment 4.1

For this assignment, I chose to explore the following productivity tools:

1. ChartGo

http://www.chartgo.com/index.jsp

ChartGo allows you to input information to create charts of various types and sizes. It is easy to use and free to sign up.

This site displays the cognitive and the psychomotor domains of learning by allowing you to input the pertinent information for the charts.  ChartGo promotes the following learning experiences: Design a Presentation, Simulate or Model a Real Experience, Design Collaborative Lessons, Participate in Hands-on Workshop, Watch a Demonstration, View Images, Hear, and Read.

2.  SurveyMonkey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/home/

Survey Monkey is a very easy program to use to create your own surveys for virtually any topic.  You can also share your survey through various medias to get your survey seen.  You can then view your results for each question on your survey.

This site may be free to create a survey, however, it is not free to export this information into a document-you must upgrade and pay a membership fee for this feature.  You can only view the results of your survey on their website.

 SurveyMonkey can display cognitive and affective domains of learning.  Surveys can be worded for either domain of learning, or both.  Survey Monkey promotes the following learning experiences: Design a Presentation, Simulate or Model a Real Experience, Design Collaborative Lessons, Participate in Hands-on Workshops, Watch a Demonstration, Watch Video, View Images, Hear, and Read.

3.  KwikSurveys

https://www.kwiksurveys.com

TypeForm is very much like SurveyMonkey.  This site also allows users to build, launch, and  your surveys.  But, unlike it's competition, Kwik allows you to create surveys and then export the results into a spreadsheet.  This site truly is free!

This site can display cognitive and affective domains of learning.  Again, surveys can be worded for either domain of learning, or both.  TypeForm promotes the following learning experiences: Design a Presentation, Simulate or Model a Real Experience, Design Collaborative Lessons, Participate in Hands-on Workshops, Watch a Demonstration, Watch Video, View Images, Hear, and Read.

4.  SpiderScribe

https://www.spiderscribe.net/

SpiderScibe is an interactive graphic organizer.  This site allows you to easily create organizers by incorporating text, pictures, links, maps, and calendars with an easy grad and drop method.  This site is free to sign up and create the organizers, but you must upgrade in order to use the graphic organizers you make!

This site can display all three domains of learning; cognitive, affective, and psychomotor.  SpiderScribe promotes the following learning experiences: Design a Presentation, Simulate or Model a Real Experience, Design Collaborative Lessons, Participate in Hands-on Workshops, Watch a Demonstration, Watch Video, View Images, Hear, and Read.

5.  StoryBoardThat

https://www.storyboardthat.com/

Students can bring a story to life by using StoryBoardThat, which is a fun and interactive graphic organizer.  Students can use illustrations and characters to convey important information about a story.  Student can use preset backgrounds, scenes, characters, and objects by dragging and dropping them into their board.

This site displays all three domains of learning; cognitive, affective, and psychomotor.  StoryBoardThat promotes the following learning experiences: Design a Presentation, Simulate or Model a Real Experience, Design Collaborative Lessons, Participate in Hands-on Workshops, Watch a Demonstration, Watch Video, View Images, Hear, and Read.

Assignment 3.2

In the assignment 3.1, we had to familiarize ourselves with 4-5 new programs or applications for communicative or collaborative tools for teaching.  Here are the five that I chose to explore:

BlendSpace

https://www.tes.com/lessons?redirect-bs=1
 

                                                         

BlendSpace uses all three domains of learning-cognitive, affective, and psychomotor (the cognitive domain is a given, but the other two can be used when teaching a student a particular task).  BlendSpace promotes the following learning experiences: direct purposeful experiences, contrived experiences, dramatized experience, demonstrations, educational television, motion pictures, recording and still pictures, visual symbols, and verbal symbols.

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/

Instagram uses the affective domain of learning.  Instagram also promotes the following learning experiences: demonstrations, motion pictures, recording and still pictures, visual symbols, and verbal symbols.

Storybird

http://storybird.com
                                                                                                                   

Storybird uses all three domains of learning-cognitive, affective, and psychomotor.  It also promotes the following learning experiences:  direct purposeful experiences, contrived experiences, dramatized experience, demonstrations, educational television, motion pictures, recording and still pictures, visual symbols, and verbal symbols.

Quizlet

https://quizlet.com/latest

       

        

Quizlet uses all three domains of learning-cognitive, affective, and psychomotor.  It also promotes the following learning experiences: direct purposeful experiences, contrived experiences, demonstrations, visual symbols, and verbal symbols (text).

Simple Diagrams

http://www.simplediagrams.com/home

Simple Diagrams can be used for the cognitive and affective domains of learning. SD also promotes direct purposeful experiences, contrived experiences, demonstrations, recording and still pictures, visual symbols, and verbal symbols.

Self Introduction

About Me

My name is Ryan Taylor.  I am a graduate student in the Instructional Design & Technology program at Miami University in Oxford, OH.  I have my Associate's Degree in Pre-Kindergarten Education and my Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education.  However, I am currently a Financial Aid Counselor in the Financial Aid Office at Miami.  

Much like A Boy Named Sue, I am a girl named Ryan (my name came from the girl named Ryan from Ryan's Hope - an old Soap Opera from my mother's younger years).  I am currently engaged to be married to my partner, Meagen, with a set wedding date of November 23rd, 2016.  We have a son named Layne, who is in fifth grade this year!  

My family and I love to travel and discover new and exciting places.  This past summer, we took a family vacation to Universal Studios-Orlando, FL, specifically for the Harry Potter attractions, as my partner and son are infatuated with anything and everything Harry Potter!  By far, the best family vacation, ever!