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I tried to attack to conquer some land, but lost again like earlier this week. I returned to my city and researched the wheel and construction. I bought my first forge point in order to do so. I then used 50 gems to train a 5th spear fighter. I did some more quests as well.Continue reading “FOE 2/6 Reflection”

I have continued trying to acquire land and have faced my first defeat in battle. I lose all four of my soldiers in the battle so I had to go back to my city and train more soldiers. I am going to try negotiating instead of battling next time I go to those areas. ToContinue reading “FOE 2/4 Reflection”

The Giroux article focuses on the consumer culture in America. It points out that kids are dramatically increasing the amount of media they consume daily – ranging from traditional TV to online games. The article talks about the methods corporations such as Disney use to make their media and advertisements specifically targeted to kids, andContinue reading “2/4 Reflection”

I finished conquering the province Dunarsun. I also added some friends and earned coins by aiding them. My city is starting to run out of room, so I need to expand it soon! I tried to complete my newest quest which was to buy a forge point, but the button to buy forge points wasContinue reading “1/30 FoE Reflection”

This time when I played Forge Of Empires, I build more decorations and houses in my city. I also trained more spear fighters to make my army stronger. I researched pottery and then build a pottery for my city to move it forward. The majority of the character options are white males, with a goodContinue reading “Forge Of Empires: Avatars and Graphic User Interface”

The “Critical Media Literacy is Not an Options” article’s main point is that education cannot ignore the other ways in which information is provided in the 21st century besides print. The author proposes the idea of critical media literacy which explores how social groups are represented in media, includes various media sources, and allowing studentsContinue reading “1/28 Reflection”

Username: EnchantedSnow8 City Name: Snow Village World: us1 As I began setting up my Forge of Empires city, the game had me set up huts/houses for my residents, add decorations to my city, research various techniques to improve my resident’s quality of life and train fighters to acquire other areas in the world. The experienceContinue reading “Forge of Empires Setup Reflection”

“Awakening Teachers Capacities for Social Justice With In Arts Based Inquiries” is based around the idea that teachers play an important role in student development so they have a responsibility to understand social justice related issues. This paper explores how using art empowers student to understand and speak out about social issues related to race,Continue reading “1/23 Reflection”

The Arthur Interactive Media Study paper focuses on research conducted on the effects on students’ character development that an interactive program had. The results showed that teachers found the program to be well-made and engaging. The program led to students of multiple ages having meaningful conversations about humility and forgiveness which is exactly what theContinue reading “1/21 Reflection”

What are the differences between each of the sites? Some of the sites, such as Wormworld Saga and Better Call Saul, mainly focus on the comics on their website, as in they don’t have too much other content. The XKCD website is also solely focused on the comics, but it’s more simple and has aContinue reading “1/14 Lab: Comics Examples”