My topic is about volcanoes.
The issue interests me because i have heard and seen videos of  volcanoes erupting near where people are living at and when the volcanoes erupts, the lava destroys and burns people and their homes.
I want people to learn that volcano eruptions can cause a big disaster and destruction and that we cant predict when the volcanoes are going to erupt so it can erupt at any time.
I want them to learn this because if there is a city that is near a volcano and it hasn't erupted in years,it doesn't mean there going to stay frozen,they can erupt at any time so the volcanoes will kill anything in its path.
This issue needs to be addressed because volcano eruptions have killed people and destroyed homes and everything in the past so they will need to be prepared when another volcano erupts.

Emperor Penguins-Antartica

1. What challenges do the penguins have to overcome ?
The challenges that the penguins have to overcome is the predators and the fact that they are starving.


2. How does their habitat challenge their livelihood each day ?
The penguins habitat challenges their live hood each day because of the freezing cold weather.


3. What types of adaptations do penguins need in order to survive brutal winters and predators ?  The adaptations the penguins will need is thicker skin,more blubber and a sharp hard beak so they can fight back on the predators.


4. Why is there a period in which there is  practically no sunlight ?How does this affect the climate ?  The reason there is a period of time in which there is s period of time in which there is practically n0 sunlight is because the the earth is facing against the sun and its revolving around the sun. So there will always be a time when there is practically no sunlight. This will affect the climate by making where they live way more colder.


5. How could climate change negativily impact the mating ritual of the emperor penguins ?
Climate change negatively impact the mating ritual of the emperor penguins because the sun would get the ice to melt so when they have their babies they can just break through the ice. The penguins can just swim but the babies/eggs need to stay warm and if they exposed to the cold for to long then they will just freeze to death.  

Playing To Learn

Genre : Action
Action games are games that include fast reflexes and strategy. There can be games that include fighting which is action. But the first thing that pops in my head when i hear action games is fighting games.

Which do you like best? The game that i liked best is Super Chick Sisters because it is like Super Mario Bros.


Which are most successful in getting you to think and learn new information about a social issue or educational subject? The game that had a lot of information is Super Chick Sisters because on the way in the game animals would be telling u good information.


What does each game do? None of the games worked except for Survivor and Super Chick Sisters. But what Survivor did was that you tried to get the hostegis and get out the escape door without getting caught.What Super Chick Sisters did is that u needed to beat each level but there would be some enemies on the way like a hamburger. But at the end u had to kill Ronald McDonald. 


 How was it made?
I don't know how how the games were made.


How do you play the games?
The way you play both Super Chick Sisters and Survivor is that you use the arrow keys to move and the space bar to jump.

September 11

How old were you on September 11, 2001?
I was 3 years old on September 11,2001.


When did you first learn about the attacks and who explained the events to you?  I don't remember when learned this but i know I was just a little younger.




What kind of impact did these attacks have on your life or your parents lives?
This impact affected my parents because they got worried about the terrorists.They also felt bad for all the people that got killed in and around the plain.


What was the issue with this game?
The issue of this game is that when people play it they are going to remember the tragic memory of the once who lost their lives in this event.Another reason is that maybe someones family member had died in this event so they are going to get sad again because of the memory.


How do you feel about it?
Well i don`t really feel anything bad because of the game but for other people they are going to feel some pain because maybe they saw it happen or their family member had died in the event.


 What is the problem with portraying on such an awful violent event through a video game?
The problem is that many people had lost their lives because of this horrible event and its not right to make a copy of it as a game.


 How can you make sure that your web games tell the whole story or teach a lesson in an honorable way?
Well maybe they can show the game in a way that is not so violent way.

2 Single Story 2011

                                                            Danger of a Single Story

• Nigeria
• thinks all white people have blue ayes,blond hair,eat apples,talk about the weather,play in the snow
• was a early reader and writer
• father was a professor and the mom was a administrator
• they come from a middle class family

1. What does it mean to have a 'single story' about a place or community? What is means to have a single story is to have a idea of people of how they are in there community.
2. Describe a single story you have heard told about your community. What is missing from that story? How could people learn more about that community? A single story that i have made is that i allways thought that white people would be all rich and be with a good education and that african americans would be poor.
3. Describe a single story you have heard about another community. How did you learn that story? How could you find out more about that community?a story that i have herd about another community is that the east side would be all ghetto and trashy and everyone would be stealing.How i learned the story is that my friends would always tell me that don't go to that side or u will get jumped so i could tell that it was a terrible place to be.How i found out more about to the east side is that when i started to go to EACPA I saw that it wasn't that bad.
4. How could a game let players experience many stories about a place or community?A game could experience many stories about many communities by getting a game that is in a community that we live on.If the community is bad than the people that play it may think that the community is a terrible place and wouldn't want to go see it in person.

1 cyberbully 2011

                                                                    Cyberbullying

This is my first blog post of the 2011-2-12 school year.

A cyberbully someone who picks on someone else in the Internet.Some of the ways they can bully someone is to gossip about something,impersonate u,exclude u from other people, or threaten.Some reasons why they cyberbully is because of jealousy or wants power.What you should do when someone is cyberbullying is to tell someone u trust that you are being cyberbullyied.
1.How does the main characte feel about using "Clicksters" in the beginning of the film?At the beginning of the film she didn't really care about having a account at Clicksters at all.
2.What is her family situation?Her familys situation is that her parents got divoresd but they are living a good life.
3.What type of friendship does she have?She has 2 bestfriens but thers a girl that is mean to them.
4.What happened to Taylors Clicksters account?What had happened was that her account got hacked and her status got changed to something else.When that happened people started to write mean comments on her Clicksters account.
5.Who was the culprit?The culprit was Taylors brother.
6.What changes do you see in Taylor as she continue using Clicksters?Taylor is starting to have a attitude so she sbeing mean to her family and friends.Her relationship with her bestfriend is starting to drifed away because of how she acting and the sesitions that shes doing.
7.How does Taylor react to the mean comments people keep posting about her?Taylor is starting to fall apart because of the comments people are posting.
8.Does she ever try to stop people from posting insults?Yes, at the ending she tryes to pass a law againts cyberbulling.
9.How do you think Taylor felt about her friends betraying her?I think that Taylor felt terrible.
10.What kind of changes do you see Taylor experience through the film?At some point she just got tired of all the mean things people were saying about her so she tryes to kill herself.

Winding Down

What is your team name?
The Green Beans


What is the name of your game?
The Wonder Pets

What is it about?
It is about saving the animals from Global Warming.

What scenes have you completed?
I have completed the title scene,how to play scene,Choose your character scene,and parts of level 1.

What parts of your team page are completed?
Some parts have been completed but the game is not done.

What, if anything do you need to complete?
I need to complete the game .

What grade would you give yourself in Globaloria overall?
I would give myself a 75%

What are all of the things you have learned this year?
I have learned how to use flash.

What are you proud of in Globaloria?
I am proud of all the animation I have created in flash.

How can you improve next year?
I can improve next year by getting help from other people that know more than me.

HernanM 14 2011

1.I think that the games are so popular because people like action,especially gun games.

2.The games are just fun to play but they are kind of realistic so I guess it can make you feel like you are in the game.

3.The game that I enjoy in particular is Black Ops.

HernanM 13 2011

                                                                      ICivics

1)What does the site teach?
The site teaches about government,court, orginize cases ets.

2)How does it teach about civics?
I teaches about civics by making games about the court.

3)1-2 things you liked.
WhatI liked about the game is that it made learning more fun.

HernanM 11 2011

                                                                     Nintendo 3D

The Nintendo 3DS is way better than the other DSs that have been made. It is touch screen,3D,has a home button,it comes in aqua blue and black,has a wider upper screen,3D depth slider,circle pad,inner and outer camera.The best part that I like the most about the 3DS is that you can play every game in 3D.The 3DS dose some inexplainable things that I just can`t say.It is amazing.  

HernanM 10 2011

What I would do to get people to know about my game is to put it on a T.V commercial because everybody watchis T.V.I wouldn`t put a celebrity in my game because my game is about a hamster a turtle and a baby chic.

HernanM 9 2011

                                                                 Disaster in Japan
I think that the video is kind of sad because Japan is in terrible condition and thousands of people died.People are still looking for the bodies that have not been found.What I would do for JAPAN is give them some money and food since they community has been destroid.

HernanM 8 2011

I think that the PSP NGP is awsome.Iis touch screen,has a built in camera,has Internet and you can move the character in what ever game your playing by moving the PSP NGP.Also,the games are not a disk,it is a little square like the games in the DS.I got this image in http://www.21cheat.com/psp-2-unmasked-as-sony-next-generation-portable/

HernanM 7 2011

                                                               Mad Hot Ballroom

What does the word "teamwork" mean to you?
I think that teamwork is when 2 or more people work together to acomplish something.

• PS150,PS112,PS115
• They are learning the Merenge

How do you see these students trying to work together?
They work together by dansing with each other.

How important was teamwork for these students?
Teamwork is really important for the students because without teamwork they wont be able to do a dance.

What do you think is the main message that these students should take away from this experience?
I think that the main message that the students should take is to allways do teamwork.

How will you work together with your teammates in Globaloria?
I am going to work together with my teammates in Globaloria is by helping each other.

HernanM 1 2011

                                                                Google Science Fair

I think that it is nice for once that Google is hosting a International Science Fair because it will give a chance for people to show their imaginations to the world.Also if you win you would  get get a $50,000 scholarship so it is awesome.

I do not see myself entering the contest because I am terrible with advanced technical stuff.Plus I can`t compete to the other people that have entered.There pros at that stuff.

Hernan M 6 2011

The game that I played was mathmath2.How the game was teaching math was by showing a math problem and you the mathman would hit the answer.The site that I got it from is at http://mathgames4kids.net/mathman2.

The other game that I played was Many Balls.The game was showing how fast you can count the balls and if you get confused then just guess.The site that I got it from is http://mathgames4kids.net/many-balls.

HernanM 5 2011

                                                           Social Issues in Games
1.How the games are played is that they all use the arrow pads to move and also to jump. You use the space bar to save the chickens and to educate people about how J.Lo is killing the animals by wearing animal skin.

2.The social issue is that they are all killing the animals.

3.How the game taught about the issue is that it shows how they are killing the animals but they make it fun by making it kind of like Mario.

HernanM 4 2011

                                                                The Wizard

At the beginning of the movie, Jimmy is walking down the highway. Where is he going?
He is going to go to California.

What is the problem that the little boy, Jimmy, has?
Because of the death of his twin sister.

Jimmy likes to stack and build things. How does this relate to video games?
There both patterns.
Playing video games seems to help Jimmy feel better. Why do you think this is?
Because maybe it gets his mind off of his memory.

What makes him such an awesome video game player?
He plays it all the time.

What kinds of games do you see being played? Have you ever played any games like this before?
Arcade Games.Yes I have played the games that were on the movie.

How many different game systems do you see in the film?
2

What did you think about the Power Glove?
I think it was something that u can cheat out of.

HernanM 2011 2

                                                                   Crayon Fisics

I think that the game is really cool.You get to draw what happeans next toget to the star,so you get be as creative as you want.The game looks easy but it is really hard because you have to touch the screen and it looks difficult.