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DJ # 8 Video Games used in school... whatt?!

Quote: “Ordered Problems.  Good games will compel players to adopt certain techniques or methods to solve problems and build on these to help the player solve more difficult problems in later levels or areas”

Response: This statement is definitely true.  When students play video games, they will always pick up the necessary skills needs to progress to the harder levels in the game.  Usually if the player doesn’t adopt the skills to advance in the game, they will lose, meaning that they have to figure out or adapt new skill sets in order to pass the game.  And this can also be related to life and how people must maintain certain skills to complete a task and if the skills need to complete it are not there the student must reconfigure a plan to finish the task at hand.

Reference:   "10 Things Schools Can Learn From Video Games." Learning in Gaming. N.p., 20 Jan. 2012. Web. 26 Mar. 2012. http://www.learningingaming.com/10-things-schools-can-learn-from-video-games/.

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The Gaming of Education

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Clean Up Banners on Wikipedia.... what??

Shiba Inu Dogs

This article or section has multiple issues.	No
This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.	No
The neutrality of this article is disputed.	No
The factual accuracy of this article is disputed.	No
This needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone or spelling.	No
This may contain material not appropriate for an encyclopedia.	No
This article only describes one highly specialized aspect of its associated subject.	No
This article requires authentication or verification by an expert.	No
This article or section needs to be updated.	No
This article may not provide balanced geographical coverage on a region.	No
This is missing citations or needs footnotes.	No
This article does not cite any references or sources.	No

Is it written in a clear and organized way?	Yes
Is the tone neutral (not taking sides)?	Didn’t take sides
Are all important facts referenced (you're told where they come from)?	Yes
Does the information provided seem complete or does it look like there are gaps (or just one side of the story)?	No gaps

Website Validation #1 California's Velcro Crop Under Challenge

The website I chose was California's Velcro Crop Under Challenge. As soon as you go to the website it looks as if it is not going to be reliable because it looks like a report and it is very boring (See below)

It says that someone has taken responsibility for the website and his name is Ken Umbach, but it says that they don't really know who he is.  He has no creditials so basically no one has taken responsibility for the site.  It seems as if this is a bogus site because there is no contact information, ownership or copyright date as to when things have been published.
The site does state the topic that it intends to address and in this case it is the Velcro crop in California.  There is not much information under each heading though, the information is very brief.  The information is not well written because there is not enough information on the subject.

There is no date stated of when this information posted and we don't know during which years the article is even about. It would be nice to know the time frame that it is talking about so the readers can know when the Velcro crop problem came about. There are no links on this site other than the Ken Umbach one, that link works, but that site is bogus too.  On the bottom of the page it says that the site is fictional and completely made up.

This information is completely made up therefore the only place you would be able to find it would be online, there is no store or organization you can go to to try and get info.  This information can not be verified because the site in unreliable and made up; there is no phone number, address or even person that can be contacted about the site. 

I would not validate this website.

Website Validation #2 Puppy Mills

The website I chose was the Humane Society of the United States's website: Humane Society
I am an animal lover therefore I love when the HSUS goes in and rescues animals and allows them to have a better life.  I believe that this website is credible just because the Humane Society is a well known organization and the website is a .org.  The website has numerous amounts of contact information too.

Who!The Humane Society of the United States has a website.  On this website, the contact information is clearly stated, there are many phone numbers and different departments that you can contact.  Therefore you can confirm that the company is credible because they are very well known throughout the US and this information can be found under the 'About Us' tab.

What!I don't think that the information is biased in any way; the Humane Society strides to help out the neglected and abandoned animals to try and give them better lives.  The HSUS is one for following through, they actually do what they say they are going to do when trying to help animals.  All of the information on the site is very clear and well written.

When!It is sort of important that the information I'm looking for be absolutely right. All of the links on the site work and there is also a reference date provided to show when the website was last edited.

Why!I believe that the HSUS website is a great site to get information off of because it is easy to navigate.  Yes the online material I'm finding suits my needs and yes I am able to verify the information if I were to talk to employee at the HSUS.