e-Learning News
Making a Video Game at Home!
Welcome to the Corpus Christi Design Headquarters, where some of our amazing Year 1/2 students have begun designing their own video games!
This will be a step by step guide showing you how to make your own game from the comfort of your home. Just follow along each week, and in no time at all you will have your own game!
Stage 3 - Scratch
Time to start coding. First off you will need a scratch account. If you are under the age of 16, you will need a guardian to oversee your account.
After you have signed up, create a new project. In the top left side, there is a Create button.
This is the starting screen.
Today is a time to play!
Before we begin the hard work of scratch, the best thing to do is play.
Can you make your cat character;
- spin in a full circle
- run left and right of the screen
- Say "hello"
If you are looking for a hint, I have added a small bit of code to get Scratch Cat ready. Can you copy it? What happens when you press play (the green flag)
Next week we will go through how to upload your character, and begin coding the rules of your game.
Good Luck
Zachary Lane
e-Learning Coordinator
Cyberbullying? What do I do?
Resist the urge to respond
Resist the urge to respond to any hate targeted at you online, it usually just makes it worse. Often people will say hurtful things just to get a reaction and you don’t want to be associated with that or provide them with any reason to get you in trouble as well.
Screenshot evidence
Before you block or delete, make sure you screenshot. If you’ve seen or been the target of mean or nasty stuff online, your immediate reaction might be to make it disappear but it’s really important you keep evidence of it. This might help you out down the track if they continue to be nasty and you need to report it to eSafety.
Report and block
Most social media services, games and apps have a function that makes it easy to report and block online bullying. You can find reporting links for social media, apps, games and websites in the eSafety guide. If people continue to post mean stuff about you that you can’t see, but your friends tell you about, encourage your friends to report it too.
Good luck and stay safe online!
e-Learning Coordinator
Zachary Lane