Posts tagged #games

GSL 98: Using Games to Teach History

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In Games in Schools and Libraries 98, Patrick Rael joins Kathleen Mercury to talk about using games to teach history. 

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Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

The ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System. 

Posted on April 20, 2018 and filed under Teaching with Games.

GSL 78: When Professional Game Designers Teach Game Design, What Happens?

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00:01:44 Kathleen Mercury & Jay Little on Game Design
Jay Little www.PaintedThumb.com 
Jay  teaches game at the university level and shares how his experience helps him to teach game design and Kathleen mentions Star Wars Carcassonne and Spin Monkeys. 

She also recommended the Finished Not Perfect video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRtV-ugIT0k

 

00:48:25 Diane Robson - International Games Week with the Games & Gaming Round Table

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced by Inverse Genius in association with the Georgetown County Library System
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Games in Schools and Libraries Blog
Facebook group for WNBTeens: https://www.facebook.com/WNBTeens
Email us: onboardgamesmailbag@gmail.com
Home: gamesschoolslibraries.com
Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/ 
Music by Ian Sovine

Posted on October 13, 2017 .

GSL 75: Teen Volunteer Ian Sovine

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In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 75 Ian Sovine joins Donald Dennis to talk about his time volunteering at the Waccamaw Neck Branch Library in Pawleys Island before heading off to college. 

Games Recommended by Ian
Tricky Towers
Machi Koro
One Night Ultimate Werewolf
Sheriff of Nottingham
Catan

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced by Inverse Genius in association with the Georgetown County Library System
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Facebook group for WNBTeens: https://www.facebook.com/WNBTeens
Email us: onboardgames.net@gmail.com
Home: gamesschoolslibraries.com
Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/ 
Music by Ian Sovine

Posted on September 22, 2017 .

GSL 68: Ninten-dos & Ninten-don'ts

In episode 68 of Games in Schools and Libraries Donald Dennis and Gina Monti, of the Durham Public Library in CT, chat about using the Nintendo Switch in Libraries. 
http://www.durhamlibrary.org/

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced by Inverse Genius
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Facebook group for WNBTeens: https://www.facebook.com/WNBTeens
Patreon Account: http://www.patreon.com/obg
Email us: onboardgames.net@gmail.com
Home: gamesschoolslibraries.com
Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/ 
Music by Ian Sovine

Posted on July 14, 2017 .

GSL 65: Mangaka

In Games in Schools and Libraries 65 Jason Thompson of Mockman Press joins Donald Dennis to talk about Mangaka, a real time game about being a comic artist. 

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced by Inverse Genius
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Facebook group for WNBTeens: https://www.facebook.com/WNBTeens
Patreon Account: http://www.patreon.com/obg
Email us: onboardgames.net@gmail.com
Home: gamesschoolslibraries.com
Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/ 

Posted on April 28, 2017 .

GSL 57: Games and Montessori

In this episode of the Games in Schools and Libraries Podcast Donald Dennis and Bill Reed Discuss games in Montessori schools, and bringing game professionals into the classroom.

Bill Reed on Board Game Geek
https://boardgamegeek.com/user/wmreed

 

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced by Inverse Genius
Games in Schools and Libraries
Guild at Board Game Geek
Facebook group for WNBTeenshttps://www.facebook.com/WNBTeens
Patreon Account: http://www.patreon.com/obg
Email us: onboardgames.net@gmail.com
Home: gamesschoolslibraries.com
Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/ 

 

Posted on October 29, 2016 .

GSL 54: RPGs with Jon Maness

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In this episode Donald and Jon talk about what games might be suitable for introducing new players to Role Playing Games.

Jon Maness  @KoboldDude on Twitter

SCARAB Swarmcast @SCARABSwarmCast on Twitter
http://jonman.podbean.com/

SCARAB Gaming Convention January 13th - 16th 2017
http://www.s-c-a-r-a-b.com/

RPGs Discussed

  • Adventure Maximus
  • Kobolds Ate My Baby
  • Dread / Grim
  • Fiasco
  • TOON

Games in Schools and Libraries is produced by Inverse Genius
Games in Schools and Libraries
Guild at Board Game Geek
Facebook group for WNBTeens https://www.facebook.com/WNBTeens
Patreon Account: http://www.patreon.com/obg
Email us: onboardgames.net@gmail.com
Home: gamesschoolslibraries.com
Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/ 

GSL 42: Teaching Game Design with Kathleen Mercury

In this episode I discuss using game design in classrooms with Kathleen Mercury, and several YA patrons from the WNB Library in Georgetown County give brief feedback about CS First Game Design.  

Kathleen Mercury
www.kathleenmercury.com 
BGG:    
funkdonut    https://boardgamegeek.com/user/funkdonut 
Twitter: @mmmmmmmercury

Show Links
Board Game Geek Link to Class Projects
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/191126/game-designs-future-are-here-created-middle-school
d.school: Institute of Design at Stanford  http://dschool.stanford.edu/
Extra Credits - Minimum Viable Product https://youtu.be/UvCri1tqIxQ
Link to episode with Rhino Hero songs http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/obg-cfe-19-far-space-foundry 
 

Patreon Account: http://www.patreon.com/obg
Email us: onboardgames.net@gmail.com
Home : gamesschoolslibraries.com
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/

GSL 41: Circulating Games - Do You Count All the Pieces?

Donald is joined by PJ Bentley and Kellen Freeman to discuss circulating games. Stephanie Frey and John help review Ricochet Robots, Rampage, and Dancing Eggs.

Board Game Bibliography

Kellen Freeman

  • BGG: kenzlo
  • Reddit: kenzlo
  • Twitter: kellenfreeman
  • G+: +KellenFreeman
  • URL: kellenfreeman.net
  • Library URL: delawarelibrary.org (dedicated page on board games is http://www.delawarelibrary.org/services/board-games)
  • Game wiki: bit.do/boardgames

PJ Bentley

  • BGG: pjbntly
  • Twitter: pjbntly
  • G+: +PJBentley (moderator for Board Games Community)
  • westslopelibrary.org/boardgames

Patreon Account: http://www.patreon.com/obg
Email us: onboardgames.net@gmail.com
Home : gamesschoolslibraries.com 
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Inverse Genius: http://www.inversegenius.com/

Posted on July 28, 2015 .