This document provides information and resources for students to create digital games. It includes a list of free online game creation tools like Scratch, Stencyl, and Zondle that allow students to create games without coding. The document also discusses game creation apps for iPad and assessing student-created games using rubrics. The overall message is that digital game creation can be a motivating way for students to learn and demonstrate their skills and ideas.

1. Level Up!
Students Creating
Digital Games
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2. "Almost
all
crea-vity
involves
purposeful
play."
~
Abraham
Maslow
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3. Motivation through Games
P. Maglione, Slidesha.re/pmteenmotivation

4. What can games be used for?

5. • ist their favorite games
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6. They will need
to map out
their ideas
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8. Generator.acmi.net.au/storyboard

9. Character
Popplet.com
Texts

10. Popplet.com

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12. Assess
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phonics games
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1000s of questions
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15. GetKahoot.com

16. GetKahoot.com
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make quiz for their peers
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17. Classtools.net

18. Stencyl.com
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19. Stencyl.com
• hoose templates,
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such as mazes,
pingpong, roleplaying, aliens, and
more
Digitalplay.info/blog/2011/06/10/free-online-game-creator/

20. Scratch.mit.edu

21. Scratch.mit.edu

22. Scratch.mit.edu

23. Adventuregamestudio.co.uk

24. Textadventures.co.uk/quest

25. Beta.sharendipity.com

26. Game Creation Apps
iPad Gaming by Michael Nugent, Flickr

27. Tiny Tap Game Creation App
http://www.tinytap.it/
Features:
• dd own images or
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from a web search
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• ecord a question, an
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answer, a hint
• 0 different soundtracks
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• rack progress using
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the in-game scoring
system
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games from the TinyTap
store with narration and
images

28. Game Press Free for iPad
-drag & drop
- over 500 graphics,
music, sound effects,
particle effects
-import your own
pictures, graphics,
animations, sound
effects, music
- create sound &
special effects
- physics engine for real
world simulation

29. Have them
take each
other’s
games &
assess them
NASA Visualization Explorer (iPad app) By NASA Goddard Photo and Video, Flickr

30. Scratched.media.mit.edu/resources/rubric-assessing-scratch-projects-draft-0

31. Bit.ly/12I3epM
Have them design walkthroughs

32. Embed on a Wiki or Blog
Dazenglish.wikispaces.com

33. All resources bookmarked here, http://pear.ly/cd1wj

34. ShellyTerrell.com
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