GameSalad for Education | Computer Science | EdCuration Instructional Resources

Any educator can teach computer science and game design as students build and customize video games. Curriculum includes easy to understand step-by-step videos, written tutorials, and TEKS/ CSTA aligned lesson plans. Students can publish projects for friends and family to play!

Middle School and older students who are bored with elementary coding activities - but not yet ready for advanced CS - flourish and engage with GameSalad. Students will learn and apply universal computer science principals essential for any type of further computer science study.

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Students Build and Customize the Monster Maze! This unit covers the basics of the GameSalad user interface and foundations of a basic game, including user input, actor movement, collision, object collection, and victory / failure conditions.
Student can even publish and customize their game adding their own images and sounds - no two finished mazes will look the same!
Computer Science Concepts: Conditional Statements, Algorithms, Variables
TEKS: Technology Applications (Grade 3-5): 1.A, 2.B, 2.F, 5.A, 5.B, 5.C, 5.D, 5.E, 5.F, 5.G, 6.A, 6.C
TEKS: Technology Applications (Grade 6-8): 1.A, 4.B, 4.E, 5.A, 5.B, 5.C, 6.A, 6.C, 6.D, 6.E, 6.J
CSTA: 1B-AP-15, 2-AP-17

Length of Pilot: 2 Weeks

What will learners know and be able to do as a result of this pilot?
Student will develop a complete video game: plan and develop the video game, understand basic game design elements, troubleshoot errors to support game development through individual research and collaboration. Students will study programming movement, introduction to game physics, different types of sound and image files, introduction to integers and expressions, resulting in understanding Conditional Statements, Algorithms, and Variables.

What training is provided to support pilot implementation?
Online training videos and full email/chat help and implementation assistance from the GameSalad Support team.

What is included in pilot materials?
GameSalad for Education Classroom bundle: Teacher Access and Dashboard with online curriculum and lesson plan, Student Accounts with Creator Access and Teacher oversight.

Cost: Free

Pricing

Per User $10

Per Classroom or Group $1495

Per School $2495

Includes:
1-Year Access to the full curriculum, step-by-step tutorials for students, teacher dashboard access with TEKS and CSTA aligned lesson plans, roster management and teacher view of student projects. Pricing for new customers.

Bulk Discounts are available.

Bulk discounts may be discussed with your account representative.

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