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 Eaton 1

Agenda NERDS Project Team NRCC IT/CS Degrees NERDS Work Experience Center 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Eaton PC Repair Services Network Services Web Design Services Certification Testing Center NRCC Games Development Center Partners 2

NERDS Project Team Carlotta Eaton Professor, Information Technology Director, Game Technology Programs New River Community College Email: ceaton@nr. edu Phone: (540) 674 -3600 x 4250 www. nr. edu/eaton and www. nr. edu/it Dr. Dave Filer Assistant Professor, Information Technology New River Community College Email: dfiler@nr. edu Phone: (540) 674 -3600 x 4272 Eaton & Dunleavy 3

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & COMPUTER SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAMS Eaton 4

NRCC IT / CS Programs 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 Eaton 5

Industry Certifications Required Certification Exam Course CIW Site Development Associate ITD 110 Web Page Design I CIW Internet Business Associate ITN 101 Intro to Network Concepts CIW Network Tech Associate ITN 101 Intro to Network Concepts Comp. TIA A+ Essentials ITN 106 PC Operating Systems Comp. TIA A+ Technician ITN 107 PC Hardware & Troubleshooting Comp. TIA Network+ ITN 115 Windows Server Comp. TIA Security+ ITN 260 Networking Security Basics Adobe Photoshop ACA ITD 112 Creating Web Graphics Adobe Dreamweaver ACA ITD 210 Web Page Design II Adobe Flash ACA ITD 212 Interactive Web Design Eaton 6

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

NERDS PROJECT NEW EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES DEVELOPED BY STUDENTS Eaton 8

NERDS Project Components Work Experience Center 1. PC Repair Services 2. Network Services 3. Web Design Services 4. Certification Testing Center 5. NRCC Games ◦ Educational Games aligned to SOLs available @ i. Phone Apps Store Eaton 9

NERDS Center 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 Eaton 10 am – 6 pm Mon-Sat 10

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

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

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

4. Certification Test Center Prometric Test Center CIW Comp. TIA Adobe Certiport Microsoft & More Eaton 14

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 15

NRCC Games Team at NRCC 16

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

i. Learn Grant Project Web Site gameslab. radford. edu/i. Learn/ Eaton 18

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

i. Learn Games App Store Sales Game # Released Grammar Dragon 8353 Oct 2010 Disaster Chaser 5409 Feb 2011 European Exploration Spelling Cat 7534 Oct 2010 June 2010 7041 Oct 2010 Factor Race 4621 Jan 2011 Same Sound Spell 2298 Bound Apples in Hour 999 Hands Portion Platter 439 Same Meaning Magic 4186 July 2010 Computer Carl ? Aug 2010 Freddy Fraction 4193 June 2009 Equation Creator ? Feb 2010 Fraction Factory 3370 June 2009 Others Subtotal Sticker Shop Opposite Ocean 2540 2376 May 2010 Aug 2010 Totals 57, 901 Note: As of March 21, 2011 Eaton Sept 2010 Mar 2011 3151 20

Language Art Games Eaton 21

#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 22

#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 23

#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 2 nd to 6 th grade. The student chooses the antonym, opposite meaning, of the highlighted word in each sentence. Eaton 24

#4 Grammar Dragon - NRCC Released 10 -24 -10 Eaton 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. 25

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

Math Games Eaton 27

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

$#7 Portion Platter - NRCC Helps students understand fractions and percents. Identify the fraction$

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

Student to Student Networking Apple Game Center

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 i. Pod apps for education that NRCC has developed. I have a 1: 1 i. Pod 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' i. Pods 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 4 th Grade Teacher, Archer Glen Elementary Sherwood, Oregon Eaton & Dunleavy 31

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

Staffing Needs 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 Eaton 10/18/2010 33

Funding Status of NERDS Project $28, 200 - $35, 040 needed to fund Fall 2011 semester for 2 faculty & 5 -6 students. EETT Grant from Virginia DOE $8, 500 pledge Games for Biz Kid$ Show ◦ Ends August 2011. EETT grants cut from US budget. 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 - $1 M to $2. 5 M over 3 years. Already cut from next year’s US federal budget. Day. One 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. Eaton 34

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

Summary NERDS Project Carlotta Eaton Email: ceaton@nr. edu The Team Phone: 674 -3600 x 4250 Components Web: www. nr. edu/it Partners Needed Dave Filer Email: dfiler@nr. edu Phone: 674 -3600 x 4272 36

Extra Slides Not used in this presentation Eaton & Dunleavy 5/18/2010 37

Games. Lab Games by Radford University Student i. Learn Team Disaster Chaser Games available at Apple i. Phone Apps Store 5/18/2010 Eaton & Dunleavy 38

Social Science Games Eaton & Dunleavy 39

#8 European Exploration - RU i. Pad Game Explore the new world as a European power in the 15 th 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 40

#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 41

#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 (WH 1) Eaton & Dunleavy 42

Math Games Eaton & Dunleavy 43

#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 44

#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 45

#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 46

#14 Egberta’s Equation - RU By Matt Special Egberta 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 47

#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 48

#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 49

#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 50

#18 Disaster Chaser - RU Become a master of disaster by chasing and responding to disasters around the world. Compete against your friends by beating their score on the leaderboard, and gain bragging rights as the master of disaster. 10/18/2010 Eaton 51

i. Learn Project Latest Games created by Students for Students 52

Skills Pre-requisite Skills ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Game Design & Development Programming: C++, Java, VB etc. Drawing skills: 2 D Graphics, Story boards – Photoshop or Fireworks Creativity, Problem Solving Math skills: coordinate systems, geometry, trig Physics skills: Speed of falling objects, bouncing Writing skills: Story lines, game documentation i. Phone Development Skills ◦ Mac Operating System ◦ i. Phone SDK ◦ Objective C Programming Language Mix of C and Smalltalk ◦ Cocoa Touch – i. Phone class library ◦ Xcode, Interface Builder, Simulator etc. Eaton & Dunleavy 53

i. Learn Project Free Games Now available in i. Phone App Store Games created by Students for Students 54

You. Tube of NRCC i. Learn Team Eaton & Dunleavy 5/18/2010 55