Sunday, November 30, 2008

Wii Games - Bloom Blox


A few weeks ago, in class, we played the Wii game Bloom Blox. Bloom Blox is not just any video game, it's a fun and educational game that exercises one's problem solving strategies. This game was created by Steven Spielberg. This honorable man created this game because he wanted a fun and useful game for his kids. We learned that he didn't like what was available for his children for the Wii so he created his own game.


Playing Bloom Blox is not a challenge - except for when you have to solve the problems. What you have to do is throw something to knock down all the blocks in the fewest amount of throws. Sound easy? Not really. Some blocks that you hit will be helpful and they might blowout the entire field of blocks. Others, however, might not do anything for a few throws only to end up wasting your throws. In addition, some blocks might be unbreakable by themselves. You might have to break them by breaking other blocks that might end up breaking the unbreakable. In other cases, you might only have two throws to destroy the whole field of blocks.


In conclusion, I really liked Bloom Blox. It was challenging yet fun. I really want to buy it for my Wii too! All I know is that Bloom Blox is definitely going on my Christmas Wish List! =D

Monday, November 17, 2008

Smart Board


The Smart Board isn't just any type of board, it's, well, a SMART board. The smart board may look like the dry erase board with an eraser and four different colored markers, but it's much more than that. The Smart Board is an interactive board that is connected to a computer or a laptop. To make the Smart Board work, there needs to be three main parts. The projecter, the computer, and the Smart Board itself. Of course, there are many other wires which are very important. The projecter projects content from the computer on to the Smart Board. The Smart Board then needs to be alligned with the projector and projection. After, the Smart Board acts like a touch screen computer. Additionaly, the Smart Board is also a dry erase board. The markers and the screen are all digital therefore, the writing is also digital. The writing is captured on to the computer. This has its own advantages because if a student is absent, the teacher can easily print out the notes the next day.


In conclusion, the Smart Board proves how technology has advanced over the years. We went from chalk to digital. Just imagine what tomorrow will bring...