Week 7 Day 1

Today is a different day. We are faster than other classes in our Team Presentations so we get tech time. Tech time means free time. No, not free time that we can play or run around or get out of the classroom. Tech time is free time on our computer, freedom on whatever you want to do in the computer (not play games). 

1. When Mr. Rick arrived, he realized that everyone has done team presentations so he was surprised.

So he gave us tech time. He said we deserved it because we did not have tech time for the whole year. So he gave us one full period of tech time. Everyone immediately grabbed their computers. Though, Mr. Rick gave us a different suggestion. He said we could visit the website he recommends. 

Opens the Website called BiteSize, and he says that every tech time he takes it from there. So here is the link, and the picture of how the website looks like. 

This website is full of games and activities. We are studying KS3, so Mr. Rick chose KS3. There are different subjects, and because this is History Class, Mr. Rick chose the subject History.

Then he asked everyone to chose a subject. But most of them were looking at their own computers doing their own business, not minding the screen. I chose to listen to Mr. Rick, and some other students did the same. One student chose "The Tudors and Stuarts" and the subject was chosen. 

There are many options to choose from, so we started from the first one called "Henry VIII". Before we started, there was a song to this, called Henry the Eighth. We sing that first before we start the activity. 

This is how it looks like.

The activity is animated, but it is funny because there are no eyes on the person. And the person who narrates uses funny sounds, which made the students laugh (the one that is actually paying attention). After we finished that quiz, we chose another subject. We chose "Elizabeth I" for the second subject.

After that, we were introduced to another game called Battlefield Academy. It is also about history, and this is the link.

This one is about war. The history of war, from a long time ago. The game is about strategy, similar to chess. Before we play, we were asked to make a username first. Mr. Rick chose the name "Springfield" because it is the name of our school. We can choose different names.

The game looks fun. But it is challenging! There are four missions in this game. The rules are a bit confusing though. The one who takes picture of this game has a hard time playing it.

Mr. Rick says we can do the rest until mission 3 for homework. Sounds like a fun Homework to me!

And then, tech time is over. Actually, the class is over! This is the best class... EVER!!!

2. What we can do better is... Well, everyone is good at tech time. Everyone is good at having fun (who doesn't?). So these are the general things we can improve on.

• We need to communicate more with each other. This makes it easier to remind others for upcoming projects and tests.
• We also need to pay attention to the teacher. Even though the lecture is boring, but it may benefit you someday.

And.. next day will be another History Class! :)