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NERDS Project New Educational Resources Developed by Students

NERDS Project New Educational Resources Developed by Students. Carlotta Eaton, Professor of IT Dave Filer, Assistant Professor of IT April 2011. Agenda. NERDS Project Team NRCC IT/CS Degrees NERDS Work Experience Center PC Repair Services Network Services Web Design Services

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NERDS Project New Educational Resources Developed by Students

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  1. NERDS ProjectNew Educational Resources Developed by Students Carlotta Eaton, Professor of IT Dave Filer, Assistant Professor of IT April 2011 Eaton

  2. Agenda Eaton • NERDS Project Team • NRCC IT/CS Degrees • NERDS Work Experience Center • PC Repair Services • Network Services • Web Design Services • Certification Testing Center • NRCC Games Development Center • Partners

  3. NERDS Project Team Eaton & Dunleavy Carlotta EatonProfessor, Information TechnologyDirector, Game Technology ProgramsNew River Community CollegeEmail: ceaton@nr.edu Phone: (540) 674-3600 x4250www.nr.edu/eaton and www.nr.edu/it Dr. Dave FilerAssistant Professor, Information TechnologyNew River Community CollegeEmail: dfiler@nr.edu Phone: (540) 674-3600 x4272

  4. Information Technology& Computer ScienceDegree Programs Eaton

  5. NRCC IT / CS Programs Eaton AAS Degrees – Associates in Applied Science • Information Technology • IT Computer Graphics & Web Design Spec. • IT Game Design Spec. • IT Network & Technical Support Spec. AA&S Degrees – Associates in Arts & Science • Engineering - Computer Science Spec • General Studies – Computer Science Spec

  6. Industry Certifications Eaton

  7. NRCC Game Curriculum Eaton First Game programs in Virginia - 2 degrees CADD & IT Started in Fall 2006 • ITD 120 Design Concepts for Mobile Applications (iPhone, ObjectiveC) • CSC 200 Intro to CS (Python, Lego Robotics) • ITP 160 Intro to Game Design & Development (GameMaker) • ITP 134 C++.NET Programming (DarkGDK) • ITP 120/220 Java I and II Programming • ITD 112 Creating Web Graphics (Photoshop) • ITD 212 Interactive Web Design (Flash) • CAD 238/239 3D Modeling (3D Studio Max) • CAD 250 3D Game Level Design (UnReal)

  8. NERDS ProjectNew Educational Resources Developed by Students Eaton

  9. NERDS Project Components Eaton • Work Experience Center • PC Repair Services • Network Services • Web Design Services • Certification Testing Center • NRCC Games • Educational Games aligned to SOLs available @ iPhone Apps Store

  10. NERDS Center Eaton • Work Experience Center for trained students in NRCC IT/CS degree programs • Location: • NRV Mall in C’burg facing Food Court • Adjacent to NRCC • 700 square feet • Mall lease available with 30 days notice • Hours 10am – 6pm Mon-Sat

  11. 1. PC Repair Services • Repair computers • Virus repair and anti-virus installation & updates • Computer donation center Image fromhttp://www.aaa-computerservices.com/ Eaton

  12. 2. PC Network Services • Network Setup • Small Business • Home Offices Image from http://www.cvtc.edu/pages/1338.asp Eaton

  13. 3. Web Design Services • Web site design • Small sites for small companies or organizations • Web design update services • Will not provide hosting services Image fromhttp://www.napleswebdesign.net/tag/naples-web-design/ Eaton

  14. 4. Certification Test Center • Prometric Test Center • CIW • CompTIA • Adobe • Certiport • Microsoft & More Eaton

  15. 5. NRCC Games Center Justin Price – Programmer Adrian Lowry – Programmer Cody Beasley – Character Artist Carmel Stowers – Game Design Heather Walters –Game Artist Jason Clemons – Content Creation Carlotta Eaton – Project Director Mike Kaylor – Hardware Administrator Eaton

  16. NRCC Games Team at NRCC

  17. Timeline: iTouch Games Eaton • Summer 2009 – Governor’s Math Challenge • RU Team: Daniel Burgess won 2nd place for Freddy Fraction • RU Team: Dave Payne won 3rd place for Fraction Factory • NRCC Team: Matt Special & Carmel Stowers started Equation Creator Game • Fall 2009 • Submitted EETT Grant for iLearn projectRU Team added Matt Special, A.J. Tucker, James St. Clair • Spring 2010 • Started EETT Grant for iLearn project • Grant Partners: NRCC, RU, Radford City Schools, Pulaski County Schools & Apple

  18. iLearn Grant Project Web Site gameslab.radford.edu/iLearn/ Eaton

  19. Try our iPhone Games Created by Students for Students Search for NRCC Games or RU Games Lab See our web site at gameslab.radford.edu/ilearn/ Eaton

  20. iLearn Games App Store Sales Eaton

  21. Language Art Games Eaton

  22. #1 Same Sound Spell Bound - NRCC Same Sound Spell Bound is an adventure designed to help the player understand homophones. To begin the adventure, users choose to play as either Luna or Leo, young magicians who are beginning to master the magic of words. The game is designed for third and fourth graders. Eaton

  23. #2 Same Meaning Magic - NRCC The Same Meaning Magic game engages children in learning synonyms.    The targeted grade levels are grades 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. If you get 3 wrong in a row, the earth shakes. If you get 5 wrong in a row, an imp appears. If you get 5 right in a row, a fairy appears and gives you a jewel and bonus points. Eaton

  24. #3 Opposite Ocean - NRCC • Opposite Ocean helps students learn antonyms. The student starts this game by choosing to play as the girl Luna or the boy Leo. The next choice is the grade level from 2nd to 6th grade. • The student chooses the antonym, opposite meaning, of the highlighted word in each sentence. Eaton

  25. #4 Grammar Dragon - NRCC Released 10-24-10 • The dragon has captured all your friends from the castle. You must rescue a different person on each level by choosing the correct grammar item. • Grades 3-6. Eaton

  26. #5 Spelling Cat - NRCC Released10-20-10 • Students can create spelling word lists every week. • 3 drills available • Speak Easy • Word Scramble • Missing Letter • For grades 1-8 Eaton

  27. Math Games Eaton

  28. #6 Factor Race - NRCC • Factor the equation and move your car to the finish line. • Binomial factoring of trinomial equations

  29. #7 Portion Platter - NRCC • Helps students understand fractions and percents. • Identify the fraction or percentage depicted.

  30. Student to Student Networking Apple Game Center

  31. Teacher Comment 10/27/2010 Mrs. Eaton, I'm not sure if you are the one I should be writing to, but I wanted to get in contact with someone to say THANK YOU for the great iPod apps for education that NRCC has developed.    I have a 1:1 iPod touch classroom this year and am always looking for great, free apps.  I can't tell you how long I have been looking for and wanting an app exactly like Spelling Cat and I just found it today.  The ability to customize a list and then have the kids play games with their own word lists is fantastic.  I can't wait to put it my kids' iPods and let them use it to practice their spelling. All of your other apps as well are perfect for the classroom.  They hit specific skills that kids need and have just the right amount of "play" with learning.  And I still can't believe they are all FREE!  Thanks again, and please pass along my thanks to anyone else in your program that has helped develop the apps. Thanks, Kyler Pace  4th Grade Teacher, Archer Glen Elementary Sherwood, Oregon Eaton & Dunleavy

  32. Coming Soon from NRCC Games Eaton • Aesop’s Ant2nd – 6th grades Reading Comprehension. Play game as you read a story • Financial Literacy GameFor high school teens. Make smart financial decisions and buy a car. • Same Meaning Magic Vol 2 • Opposite Ocean Vol 2 • Grammar Dragon Vol 2

  33. Staffing Needs Eaton Carlotta Eaton Dave Filer 2-6 repair students 2-6 network students 2-6 web design students 4-8 game developer students 1 Office Manager 2 part-time clerical Staff

  34. Funding Status of NERDS Project Eaton • $28,200 - $35,040 needed to fund Fall 2011 semester for 2 faculty & 5-6 students. • EETT Grant from Virginia DOE • Ends August 2011. EETT grants cut from US budget. • $8,500 pledge Games for Biz Kid$ Show • 2 local banks for 2 games to support TV Show Roanoke PBS station via Dr. Rose Martin (www.bizkids.com) • DOL Career Pathways Grant • Submitted Mar 31 - $1M to $2.5M over 3 years. Already cut from next year’s US federal budget. • DayOne Ventures • Applied. Max $16,000. Local investment and mentorship program for start-ups. • Dave Ramsey High School Curriculum • Turned down by Jim King - Creating games in house (www.daveramsey.com/school/home/) • NSF Grants • Cannot apply because Dr. Elizabeth Creamer has not written final grant report for previous project. • NRCC Budget • Not funded so far due to state budget cuts. Worst Virginia Budget in history.

  35. Partners Needed • Currently seeking partners for educational projects • Current partnerBizKids TV Show by PBS – Rose Martin The public TV series where kids teach kids about money and business. Eaton

  36. Summary • NERDS Project • The Team • Components • Partners Needed Carlotta EatonEmail: ceaton@nr.edu Phone: 674-3600 x4250Web: www.nr.edu/it Dave Filer Email: dfiler@nr.edu Phone: 674-3600 x4272

  37. Extra Slides Not used in this presentation Eaton & Dunleavy

  38. GamesLab Games by Radford University Student iLearn Team Disaster Chaser Games Games available at Apple iPhone Apps Store Eaton & Dunleavy

  39. Social Science Games Eaton & Dunleavy

  40. #8 European Exploration - RU iPad Game Explore the new world as a European power in the 15th Century by funding and sending expeditions out into the unknown. Hire captains, build ships and outfit voyages to learn of the wonders of the new world. The other powers of europe will also be exploring so it's a race to who can chart out the world first! Eaton & Dunleavy

  41. #9 Governomics - RU • You are the newly elected governor of Virginia and you have inherited a poor economy. Your goal is to improve the quality of public services (public safety, transportation, health, education) in an attempt to increase your approval rating. Improve the quality of the public services by researching the US economy. This will earn you special abilities and extra cash for the state budget. You will serve a 4 year term and readjust the budget every round (fiscal quarter) for 16 rounds.Virginia Standard of Learning (SOL) areas targeted: Civics and Economics CE.11, CE.12, and CE.13 Eaton & Dunleavy

  42. #10 Zeppelin Adventures - RU • You are traveling through history in a zeppelin and will encounter different people from different time periods and different locations. Talk with the people and see what they have to say, you might just learn something. • Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL):World History 1 (WH1) Eaton & Dunleavy

  43. Math Games Eaton & Dunleavy

  44. #11 Freddy Fraction – RU By Daniel Burgess • Freddy Fraction is an alien who needs your help! He was exploring a strange, foreign planet when he realized he couldn't remember where he parked his spaceship...Freddy is lost! Help Freddy find his way back home safely using fractions, decimals, and percentages to lead him back to his spaceship! • Second Place finish in the  Virginia Mobile Learning Apps Development Challenge, Freddy Fraction is designed to enhance the student's ability to determine equivalence relationships among fractions, decimals, and percents, as well as improve fractional computation. Eaton & Dunleavy

  45. #12 Computer Carl - RU By A.J. Tucker & Daniel Burgess • Computer Carl needs to recharge his battery. Solve basic arithmetic problems to get Carl charged up! • This game is designed to address Virginia Standard of Learning (SOL) Math 1.8: Students will recall basic addition and subtraction  facts.  Eaton & Dunleavy

  46. #13 Equation Creator – NRCC By Matt Special & Carmel Stowers The Equation Creator needs help finishing 10 equations! Create the equations from any of the available number or operator tiles to form any correct equation. Practice using the 4 basic mathematical operators with several different settings and modes. Eaton & Dunleavy

  47. #14 Egberta’s Equation - RU By Matt SpecialEgberta the macaw has a nest full of tasty eggs that Cliff the climber wants to eat. Unfortunately, the eggs are on top of a tall cliff. Help Cliff reach the top and get the eggs by completing equations. Beware though! Egberta will drop eggs on Cliff's head if you waste too many eggs! Eaton & Dunleavy

  48. #15 Fraction Factory – RU By Dave Payne • Enter the Fraction Factory and use your math skills to place fractions into their correct positions on a number line. When the game begins, fraction gears will move across the screen on a conveyor belt. Use your finger and drag the fraction gear to where you think they should go on the number line at the top of the screen. • Third Place finish in the Virginia Mobile Learning Apps Development Challenge, Fraction Factory is designed to enhance the student's ability to find and order equivalent fractions and decimals on a number line. In addition, Fraction Factory targets fractional computation Eaton & Dunleavy

  49. #16 Sticker Shop - RU By James St. Clair & Matt Special • The shop keeper has a variety of stickers in his sticker book for you to purchase. Collect as many stickers as you possibly can while learning how to count coins! • This game is designed to address Virginia Standard of Learning (SOL) Math K.7, 2.11 The student will count and compare a collection of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters whose total value is $2.00 or less and identify the correct usage of the cent and dollar symbol Eaton & Dunleavy

  50. #17 Apples and Hour Hands - RU • Pluck apples containing the correct time shown on the clock and try to catch them in your basket as they fall by tilting the ipod left and right. • The student will tell time to the hour, using an analog or digital clock. • By A.J. Tucker and Matt Special Eaton & Dunleavy

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