Staand and Deliiver...>>!

Stand and Deliver was about a class of students in Garfield High School In L.A who weren't being taught anything and were not inspired to learn anything. That's when Jaime Escalante came, a teacher who was supposed to be teaching computer was put to teach them math. The group of kids involved kids who didn't care like Guadalupe,Pancho and Claudia, some kids were involved in gangs like Angel but Jaime decided to change that and help them out to learn. Jaime entertained them with his jokes but at the same time taught them. These group of kids then started to realize that they could really get an education and they started to chip in and bring all their best to their learning. Jaime then decided to start teaching them Calculus to get ready to take an AP test for college credit. They studied day and night for many months, they really were inspired and believed in that they could do it. The day came and they took the test and they knew they did a great job. That's when things took a wrong turn the directors of the test came and told Jaime that all the students had the same answers wrong and accused them of cheating. They were really dissapointed and said that they were being racist just because they had a poor school and came from very bad backrounds. Jaime did not approve to this and went to tell the directors that his kids did not cheat and that he was going to prove them wrong. The kids took the test again and had outstanding results. Jaime was very proud of them because he motivated them and taught them what they needed to know. This movie was based on a true story of Garfield High School in L.A. I really liked this movie because it was very inspiring and he gave those kids courage to have the potential to learn. Here's a video of Edward James Olmos talking about why he loves teaching

Taaks..Teeest..!

I really don't know how I feel about the TAKS test....Let's see..I feel excited and nervous at the same time. Like I imagine that I am taking the TAKS and I get stuck on a question and that makes me nervous bu then I feel that I have confidence and I can beat the taks. I know that I am very smart and I know that I will pass the TAKS and beat the crap out of it. Well I know I am ready and I just can't wait till I take it and see my results. After Taks it's going to be a big relief of my shoulder because I am finally over it and I can have some fun with my friends and goof off..! Well...Goood--Luck..! to Everyonee..!--Hopee u pass..! 

iPaads Foor Kiids..!!

I think that having iPads for kids is a great idea because it helps kids to learn more about technology and how creative it can be. It may sound weird that a bunch of 2nd graders are using these iPads, but they learn many new lessons and a brand new experience using this type of technology in the classroom. Even tough it's a great idea having this iPads for kids there can also be a little bit of disadvantages. Like for example the kids can get addicted to using these type of technology and the only thing they would want to do is play around and not learn anything. They would get use to doing touch-screen and not want to use pencil, it may sound weird that im saying this but who knows it could happen. At the end using this kind of technology is really creative and it helps a lot of kids to learn and understand better. I wish our school had an opportunity to use this type of technology, it would give us the chance to learn in many new ways.

Gamee...Deeemo....Progreess..:)))

I have made some progress in our game,I'm still a little bit confused but I'll get it. Me and my team are almost done with the whole game we just need one more screen game and then we can set it up as the demo. Juan(My partner) is working on the game demo and has done a lot of good progress. He learned how to do the timeline,keyframes, and how to paste from one file to another. I really have a hard time doing the game demo because I don't understand the  whole thing about keyframes and all that stuff. I think that once I will get it right and be proud. I also got to learn timeline effects and how they work, It's been pretty cool and fun doing it.

Intro screen: Eat,Turtle,Eat!

Team Introduction: Estefanie,Juan and Iliana. Iliana and me mostly do the game screens and Juan figures out how to do buttons and other animations

Audience: I think that this game is required for 6th graders like us because we are learning about how to help our environment and this game could really give them some more help in teaching them what they ccan do in their environment.

Gameplay: When the player sees the screen he/she will see a turtle on the edge of the corner,jellyfish and plastic bags will be falling down and the goal for the player is to try to catch the jellyfish and try to ignore the plastic bags. If the player gets hit by a plastic bag it loses a live,the player only has 3 chances to survive.

Learning Goal: The player will learn to see what's going on in the environment and see how much is affecting people, they will see that they can make a difference in their environment.

Fun Factor: I think what makes it fun is the creativity of the turtle and the many animations on the backround

Smart Factor: I think they will learn about how water pollution is affecting sea creatures and waht they can do to help out.

Style Factor: I think that the turtle will be moving and that will be animated and also the backround and levels that follow it.

Originality Factor: I think what makes our game special and unique is the lesson that is teaching and students can see what the sea creatures are suffering through and that gives them an idea that they can do to help out. It is very creative and people can see how hard we worked on it.

Priimatee Pilee Uppp...!

Primate Pile Up is a game about stacking different types of animals together and putting it in a certain way that it will stay still. If it doesnt stay still you loose and you have to start the level all over again. What I really like about this game is the skill that it requires for the player to do. I really tought that using animals was a really creative idea because it engages kids to play and it looks fun. I think that it will take time to figure it out how to do it because it looks pretty hard and it has a lot of animations to do with it. We will have to do the animations tutorial because it involves alot of movement and we will have to make the animals fall down and I think that's not that hard but it will take time and figure it out. This game was really fun and challenging at the same time but i think that this will be a great idea for an option in our game.

Thee Bliind Siidee..!!!!

The Blind Side movie was about a boy named Michael Ore who was living with a guy for a while but then he got kicked out. One night Michael was at a volleyball game and was only there to pick up the leftover food from the crowd. As michael left walking down the road a car stopped and wanted to see what was going on with him. That's when Leigh Ann Tuohy got out of the car and asked michael if he had a play to stay. Michael responded "Nooo....". That's when Leigh Ann Tuohy decided to give michael a place to stay that night. The next day Michael left and Leigh Ann stopped him and told him to stay for Thanksgiving dinner. Leigh Ann noticed that this kid needed motivation and she decided to take care of him get him to school and play football. Michael later on needed to improve his grades to play football. Michael was playing football and had his first game. In that first game he did something that nobody had ever seen before. Michael's little brother S.J caught it on tape and showed it to every university coach. Every coach went crazy and wanted michael on their team. Michael was interviewed with many coaches and had to do a tough choice. Michael chose to play for Ole Miss, but then a detective was asking him why he chose Ole Miss. This detective wanted to put many tough ideas through his head. Michael found out that Leigh Ann only wanted to use him to give money to Ole Miss. Michael was dissapointed and went away to his old home. Leigh Ann went to look for him and found him and told him "I want you do whatever you feel like doing". Michael later on went to Ole Miss and played football. At the end Michael was drafted in the 2009 NFL Draft. He was a brave and encouraged boy who suceeded thank to his adoptive family who changed his life.