Horizon for Learning

Scoreboard Tally: Level : 13 Team: Mystic Metals: 13 Pokedex:  Caught :41  Seen: 64 Current Items: 313/350 What helped?  What hindered? It helped to gather information from other players to make my understanding better.  It took me a while to understand that the higher the cp#, the more use of items needed.  In other words, a standard PokeBall does not work for catching all Pokemon. Are you leveling up? Definitely.  Currently at level 13. How does it feel like when you level up?   It feels like an achievement and unlocks other items in the game making it easier to play. Does leveling up have anything to do with learning in the classroom? Yes, leveling up us the equivalent to influence in status.  Classroom parallel is grading. What are you learning? Sequence of events, collaboration, resource management, and strategizing. Are you frustrated? Currently no.  I am trying to determine how to make a single Pokemon powerful enough to ...

You get paid? Wait a sec... Day Three: I ran across an avid Pokemon player who taught me the value of battling in gyms.  Not only do you get points for that but you can "place" your Pokemon character there and every day that it holds its status you get paid (okay not real dollars) but coins that you can shop with.  The more gyms the higher the daily paycheck.  The best tip I got was to evolve low level Pokemon to first level and then transfer them because the first generation is less costly than evolving to the second generation.  I also found out a lure by accident but experienced it three times in one day.  A lure is a player's attempt to mark a stop (you must have the lure in your bag) to attract Pokemon.  I was walking through the sculpture garden and multiple lures were set close by and I felt myself in the flow.  I didn't want to leave that space until the lure had expired (30 minutes).   The Take Away: Collaboration can be a st...

What the Farm? Day Two:  I used some of my break/lunch time to play.  I found out that there is a Pokemon stop located near my building which made it easier to collect the items. Later in the day, I headed out to a public trail around a pond and discovered water-type Pokemon.  The PokeStops there were great as every 3rd light pole was a stop.  I found out that there is a limit to how much you can carry (aka. hoard).   This was a step in the right direction for "farming" the PokeStops strategy that I learned the day before.  There were at least 6 gyms at the trail I walked and I was able to view them but not battle.  I was able to level-up and also learned about evolving the Pokemon to the next level. The Take Away:  I found it help to throw the balls further.  I was frustrated that I couldn't collect any more balls because my bag was full.  I found out that I could discard some of the items I didn't need right away.  The po...

Let's Play! I was recently tasked with selecting either Kingdom Rush of Pokemon Go as a game to play for three hours.  I selected Pokemon Go as it seemed like the easier game to learn and let me go outside. Day One: Installed the app for free on my phone from iTunes.  I first set-up my avatar and then went outside with someone that knew how to play.  The first concept I learned was something referred to as "farming".  A PokeStop is a place to collect free items like poke balls, potions, eggs, etc.  The stop will take about 10 minutes to reset where you can go back to it and collect again.  I stationed myself near several stops and make a circular path to "farm" the items. The Take Away: Influence the behavior:  Resource management is a good skill to learn.  Collecting items needed to play the game was the first concept I learned. Appointment dynamic: Game must be played outside and in populated areas. Influence Status: I learn...