REMINDER: Mid-Year Virtual Academy - January 26th, 2013 - 11am - 2pm EST

Make a projectile game using our new step-by-step video tutorial!

 

Spend an hour on your game before the session (You will have additional time to work with live support at the academy)

Post your work by January 25th


 View agenda, tutorial, and prize info on the
January 2013 Virtual Academy Page

Join us in the Virtual Classroom Next Saturday!

Adobe Connect Room

Globeys News: Due Dates Have Changed

Globeys News | Globeys due dates for full-year classes have changed.

The new Paper Prototype due date is March 1

The new Game Demo due date is April 5

Please notify your students of the new deadlines!

Keep up the good work!

 And get excited to celebrate your students' games at the Globeys ceremony in the Spring...

Globaloria Games Wanted!

Exciting news! The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, a national competition that celebrates students’ creative talents, is inviting Globaloria teams to submit their completed games for recognition!

Please reach out to students with completed games – students from past years, or second year students – and invite them to apply. You, the teacher, can also submit a student's game on his or her behalf.

Submissions are due before December 15^th, so please circulate and encourage today!

Last year, a Globaloria student won gold prize for game design and was invited to Carnegie Hall in NYC to receive his award! Please notify your students about this once in a lifetime opportunity!

Giving Thanks, Giving Back

Globaloria is all about changing the way we learn and grow as a community. Our responsibilities as educated citizens extend outside the classroom, as we recognize our places as contributors to a globally conscious society.

Since Hurricane Sandy hit our hometown area in New York City, members of the Workshop team have been actively involved in the relief efforts. We have been collecting donations that are distributed in the affected areas and also lending a helping hand in the field.

Here I am with my trusty gloves & boots @ Randall's Island!

Last week I volunteered in an effort to clean up Randall’s Island Park, a beautiful place where many local schools take field trips.Volunteering was a nice bonding and networking experience with the others out there. It also heightened my consciousness and awareness of my place in the world. All that plastic and pollution in the water- it made me so happy to work in an office that consciously recycles. As I became tired raking, I was so grateful for my 4 limbs and strength that others may not have- and I was happy to put it to good use, as I hadn't done manual labor in awhile! 

What are you thankful for this season? Please share your stories.

Happy Thanksgiving!

-Jaime, Special Projects Coordinator at the World Wide Workshop

Announcing: Globeys 2013

We are thrilled to announce the 2012-2013 Globaloria Game Design Competitions...aka The Globeys! 

 

This celebration of student work in Globaloria culminates with an award ceremony in the spring, where outstanding students are recognized with exciting prizes! (think laptops, drawing tablets...)

NEW this year: Students do not have to register for the Globeys. To be eligible, students must upload milestone projects to their Team Page by the assigned deadline.Their Team Page now features a Globey status so students can see whether they're on track. It's easier than ever to participate!

Also, for the first time ever Hidden Object Games will be eligible for Globeys recognition. Stay tuned for more on this!

Find the deadlines for your students below & start spreading the word!

WV, TX, CA - Full Year Program

1. Paper Prototype - Jan 25
2. Game Demo - March 1
3. Game Presentation - May 15
4. Final Game - May 17  

WV - Fall Semester Program

1. Paper Prototype - Dec 10
2. Game Demo - Dec 15
3. Game Presentation - Jan 15
4. Final Game - Jan 20
   

WV - Spring Semester Program 

1. Paper Prototype - March 15
2. Game Demo - April 15
3. Game Presentation - May 15
4. Final Game -  May 17
   

NY- Full Year Program

1. Paper Prototype - March 1
2. Game Demo - May 1
3. Game Presentation - June 5
4. Final Game -  June 7
   

Send questions to competitions@globaloria.org
See past winners & more at Globaloria.org/competitions

November 13 Mini Workshop

Happy Friday Everybody!

Rock n' Roll y'all!!

Just wanted to take a minute to remind everyone about our upcoming Mini Workshop on TUESDAY November, 13 2012 at 7 pm EST (6 pm CT, 4 pm ET). The topics covered in Tuesday's session will include: How to request Professional Game Reviews, Information about this year's Globey Awards, and a lesson on Drawing & Animating in Flash!

Please complete the assignment on the November Mini Workshop page and post your work! Make sure to bring your questions to Tuesday's session.

Thanks guys!


Yvonne

REMINDER! Oct Mini Workshop TONIGHT 7pm ET

Hi All,
Just wanted to remind everyone about our Mini-Workshop tonight at 7pm ET (6pm CT, 4pm PT).

To-Dos before the session:
- Complete the Buttons assignment on the October 2012 Mini Workshop Page - Post your work! 
- Join us for a Live Q&A TONIGHT! October 9, 2012 from 7-8 PM EST (6-7 CT, 4-5 PT), in our Virtual Classroom

- Win Prizes for your participation! Flash software, drawing tablets, gift certificates and more. Click here for all the details. 

Hope to see everyone there!

Yvonne

Blogger Notice!

Teachers, have you tried to edit your students' blogs, but realized you cannot click on their posts? Don't panic, we have a fix for you! When students add their teachers as authors to their blogs, they are defaulted as Authors. This means that they can create and delete their own posts on the blog, but not the posts of the student. In order for teachers to be able to edit their students' blog posts, they need to have their students go back to the Permissions settings and change the teachers from Authors to Admin.

Here is how you do it:
Under Settings > Basic - in the section called Permissions, set the Permission for the teacher's account from "Author" to "Admin".

Don't know what I'm talking about? Then please check out this post on our revamped Knowledge Base of the Help Desk!

Happy Blogging!

Calling All Globaloria Girls!

Know an outstanding Globaloria girl? Encourage her to apply for the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Award for Aspirations in Computing, which honors high-school women active in technology. Awardees are selected for their computing and IT aptitude, leadership ability, academic history, and plans for post-secondary education.

Prizes include:  

• $500
• Laptop computer  
• Engraved award (for student & for school)
• All expenses-paid trip to awards ceremony 

The application deadline is October 31! Find application details online, or email kara@worldwideworkshop.org for more information.

How to Post VBlogs

Computers are wonderful things and most students enjoy and learn tons when using computers.  However, many states feel there are too many dangers and block certain things. With all the legibility issues today I can understand why but as an educator it can be annoying.  In West Virginia now videos uploaded straight to Blogger will not display.  A big white box will appear.  Globaloria is updating the lesson so this is just a reminder that it is different and here are the steps to make it work.

1.  Upload video to Viddler.
2.  Copy the Embed Code.
3.  In Edit on your blog post, click the html tab.
4.  Paste
5. Publish

One of my students figured this out!  How awesome to know that they will play until they figure it out!