Fishy Count Fun

Reflection

Our online educational game targeted preschool age children up to the first grade. The game content was based on math and is called Fishy Count (PrimaryGame, 2000-2012). Working on our online educational game was a great experience. I encountered many positive experiences in this group assignment compared to any other class I have worked in a group with. We did not have too many disagreements and helped each other out when we ran into any difficulties.

We worked together on deciding what game to use. There was a great amount of selection online. Since we agreed on an age group the game choices was a lot easier. As we prepared our rubric I had a harder time figuring out what should be on the rubric. I was not sure if we were going to grade the game or the students who worked on the game. It was cleared after we reviewed the examples and discussed our game. Since that this was my first time making a rubric, working with others provided a better understanding of what should be on a rubric and how the game should be rated.

Since I am in the early childhood field I really have benefited from this project. Working on this game provides me another resource I can introduce into my classroom. I will be able to familiarize my students with both math and the use of technology in my class. Even if there are some difficulties in finding the link I will be able to adjust as necessary depending on how familiar my students are with the computers. Providing the link directly to the game as we did in class will allow easy access. I can also provide students with steps in finding the game.  

Works Cited

PrimaryGame. (2000-2012). Fishy Count. Retrieved March 7, 2012. http://www.primarygames.com/math/fishycount/index.htm