Sunday, June 25, 2006

fieldtrip feedback

On Friday you were lucky enough to be treated to a trip to the University of Waikato, courtesy of a lot of generosity and hard work by Barbara's parents and their colleagues. I thought it was an amazing opportunity to get to design computer games and use $30,000 microscopes to look at micron thick slices of rocks that changed colour! WoW!
If you show some interest in what you did you might get to do something else up there next term....


So, give me some fieldtrip feedback please - what did you learn? What did you enjoy? What else would you like to do up there? Are there any topics you would like to study next term as a result of your experience?

10 comments:

MrWoody said...

great feedback kidlets. thank you.
8>)

Anonymous said...

Friday was COOL!!!
The opportunity to wander around the university, and to loke at thin colourful slices of rock, and do 2D gaming was great! The previews on the game maker 5 programe showed people how awesome the programe is and how great you can make your games! and to top it all off, we all had plenty of pizza for lunch(because there was heeeps there!). It was a great trip and i'm looking forward to the next one!

MrWoody said...

great feedback people - specifically posts that state that you liked it being interactive, you enjoyed it, and that you have ideas for future actions - like designing games for others to try out. well done!
you rock the house!
now, go try flash animation - it is useful for all sorts of things and is used widely on the web.
8>)

laffydaffy said...

I think the trip was really cool. It was soooo much fun.

Computer Science was cool. It has inspired me to become a game maker. the examples were really fun to play and I want to go again.

Earth science was awesome!!! looking under the microscopes were cool and i seouirsly want to something in that field of science.

Overall it was soooooooooooo awesome and cool. I want to go again but we should of split into 2 groups.
bubbles!

p.s. lachlan you sound like roken record because you're always saying it was cool to much.

Sig said...

I learnt how to make agame using game maker 5 and how to use a microscope. The thing that I enjoyed most was making my game. It was Pacman, by the way. I don't know what there is in the University so I'm not that sure what I'd like to do there. I'd like to study game making or animation.

MrWoody said...

welcome kelsey - make sure you are being "cybersafe" and not posting your personal details on your blog. if you have, you can delete them.
very pleasing to hear how much you enjoyed the fieldtrip - and yes, it is better to explain why you liked it rather than just say it was cool.
remember, if you are honest with your teachers about how you likw to learn they can teach you better. but be nice. we have fragile egos.
8>)

MrWoody said...

ncie one nannanana - i agree - barbara's mum n dad are fantastic to give us such a great day - we must make them the wickedest thank you card - please try to make sure this happens tomorrow at school - we can spend all day doing it.

MrWoody said...

max - this is advice - be more specific - state why it was enjoyable. it's not enough to just say it was cool. we all know that. why was it cool for you? in fact, even more specifically, why do you think it was a valuable thing for you to do in an educational context?
and how could it have been even better? what did the learning part of you want to do that we didn't get to do?
are yo uinspired to do anythin gas a result fo your fieldtrip? amal said she was interested in studying earth sciences.

Anonymous said...

Hi it's cam. Can't remember my password but can I come to the uni next term too?

PS. Flash is too simple!!

Give me harder stuff!!

MrWoody said...

cam u ratbag - we'll see....
i probably won't take extras for the studio trip as it was pretty cramped last time.
nice to see you n the whanau in town.
cheers boy - enjoy your hols!