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The NPR Radio’s, “Manipulation”, main argument is to state how our world can easily be manipulated by Technology. This podcast does a great job supporting its agruement by interviewing Tristian Harris. He talks about how manipulative digital devices are, by grabbing peoples attention at the sound of a ding and by controlling the social aspectsContinue reading “2/6 Blog Post”

As of right now, I am on the verge of enter the Iron Age. I have been stuck in the Bronze Age for awhile now since i don’t like spending my diamonds on just anything. This game is very time consuming for my lifestyle and thats Particularly why I don’t play these types of gamesContinue reading “2/6 FoE Jornal”

In the Ted Talk by Sherri Turkle, she talks about how mobile devices are so powerful that they change what people do and who people are. Through mobile devices, people can change who they are, they start to remove themselves from the outside world. This starts a norm of people being alone and hiding fromContinue reading “2/4 Blog Post”

I have continued playing FoE on my iPad since it is easier to navigate and the display is nicer. I usually just fight people and never negotiate since the icons they show for negotiating are so tiny i cannot read or see what the item is. So i usually just fight and then if iContinue reading “2/4 FoE Journal”

Chapter 13, Moral Development through Social Narratives and Game Design, by Vikaros and Degand argues that fantasy play is closely linked to moral development of reasoning and theory of the mind. The authors suggest various ways technology can facilitate moral development. The article Wearing, Thinking, and Moving: Testing the Feasibilty of Fitness Tracking with UrbanContinue reading “1/30 Blog Post Reflection”

I feel there are some educational properties to this game. Time management and organization are major components to education. It is very hard for students to stay on track, Forge of Empires is a game that teaches you time management and how to stay organized. There are many features where there is a time waitContinue reading “1/30 FoE Journal Post (ed and devices)”

The main argument for the “Critical Media literacy is not an option” article by Keller and share is the importance to think and learn about literacy through various forms of media.The article “Teaching Social Studies with Video Games” by Maguth, list and Wunderle argues video games are the greatest tool for teaching social studies subjectsContinue reading “1/28 Blog Post”

I find this game very interesting. As I have noticed for all online games, they start off with a tutorial showing the players tips on how to navigate through the game. The one thing the game forgets to tell the players about on the tutorial is how to fight other people and level up. InContinue reading “01/28 FoE Journal Post (avatars and GUI)”

My experience with the set up of FoE was rather fun. I never thought I could have so much fun setting up a user name, following the introduction instructions and designing my own city. I got to learn about all the different items the game had to offer. Me and some of the other classmatesContinue reading “1/23 FoE Lab Set up”

The “Awakening Teachers Capacities for Social Justice With In Arts Based Inquiries” article also focuses on the importance of having art incorporated in the classroom. The study is trying to determine if art has any affect on how the students learn by observing through activities they give the students.The main argument was that artistic approachesContinue reading “1/23 Blog Post”