Game Maker

This is the innovation that I'm presenting. When I first pick it from the list on the board, the only thing that I new about it was, that my son had just started a PEAC course using Game Maker. I thought that this would make learning it easier and to some degree it did. But like anything looking in from the outside only gives you so much information, it is not until you start digging deeper do you really know what you are getting into! And so began my journey into Game Maker....

GM is a application where you can make computer game of varying difficulty, with a drag n drop facility. They say that you don't need to use programing code and yes this is true for the very simple game, but as you progress you will have to learn code. Though I doubt that this would be an issue a primary levels.

Game Maker is like any other tool, it is the learning that you build in and around it, that makes it a good for teaching and learning. In my research, I have found a number of Australian and overseas schools using very successfully;so I'm confident it worthwhile using. I can see myself having a go with it, as a way to engage student in learning, while teaching a number of skills and knowledge, to meet a range of learning outcomes. The only thing that might hold me back would be access to computer and my own ability with the program. But I know now, where I can go for support and with some more time to play and learn this should not be an issue.

Studying Game Maker has been an eye opener for this digital migrant, I will be jumping in on the growing moment to include gaming in the classroom as a learning tool. And I hope that the information that I and Sarah have placed on our wiki page will convince you too.