GSL 88: Computational Thinking

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 88 Geoff Englestein joins Donald Dennis & Kathleen Mercury to talk about Computational Thinking and tabletop games. (This Episode was also posted to the On Board Games feed as OBG 278.)

@gengelstein on Twitter

engelstein on BGG

http://www.ludology.libsyn.com/

Some of the Games/puzzles mentioned

Robo Rally
//CODE, On the Brink, Rover Control, Robot Repair,
Major General Duel of Time
River Dragons
Codemaster
Robot Turtles
Code Monkey Island

Article Referenced Collaborative strategic board games as a site for
distributed computational thinking

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Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
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Posted on December 27, 2017 by Donald Dennis and filed under Libraries Ready to Code and tagged tabletop Libraries Ready to Code RTC computational thinking coding Geoff Engelstein //code Think Fun.

GSL 87: Philosophy Through Game Design

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 87 Jessey Wright joins Kathleen Mercury to talk about his experiences teaching philosophy through game design.

jesseywright.com
throughthevoid.com
@TTVoid ‏

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Posted on December 15, 2017 by Donald Dennis and tagged game design philosophy teaching.

GSL 85: Games and Speech Therapy

In Games in Schools and Libraries 85 John duBois joins Kathleen Mercury to talk about using games as part of Speech Therapy.

John duBoise
Twitter @JohnduBois
Blog: Obfuscated Objective

Speech Sounds Games
Apples to Apples

Receptive Language Games
Backseat Drawing
Brick Party

Expressive Language Games
Snake Oil
Once apon a time
Rory's Story Cubes
Storytelling cards
Animal Upon Animal with Expanding Expressions Kit

Social Language Games
Dixit
In a Pickle

Other games mentioned
Fiasco
The Quiet Year

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Posted on December 2, 2017 by Donald Dennis and tagged speech therapy language therapy Kathleen Mercury.

GSL 84: Grandmother Fish

In Games in Schools and Libraries 84 Jonathan Tweet joins Donald Dennis to discuss evolution science activities for schools and libraries.

http://www.grandmotherfish.com/
https://www.facebook.com/grandmotherfish/
@GrandmotherFish ‏

Grandmother Fish: a child’s first book of Evolution is a story time activity book which engages a young child’s imagination with sounds and motions that imitate animals, in particular our direct ancestors.

Clades is an animal-matching game based on evolutionary relationships.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1849623603/clades-the-evolutionary-card-game

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Music by Ian Sovine

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Donald Dennis and tagged evolution clades Grandmother Fish science games.

GSL 83: Social Media and Soliciting Free Games

In Games in Schools and Libraries Donald Dennis and Jenn Bartlett, of the Manchester Public Library, talk about utilizing social media and soliciting free games.

You can see more Jenn on Favorite Game Friday, Instagram, and Board Game Geek

00:42 Social Media Discussion

Hootsuite
Instagram
Readit and the gaming subreadit
Twitter & Board Game Hour on twitter
Facebook & The League of Librarian Gamers & Library Marketing and Outreach

30:40 ShushCon Ad!

32:29 Soliciting Donations

Donald and Jenn talk about soliciting donations from publishers who may be experiencing fatigue from the librarians asking for free games.

Companies Discussed

Rio Grande Games
GMT Games
Brotherwise games - Best known for Boss Monster
Christian and Osprey Games

The Games in Schools and Libraries podcasts and blogs are produced by Inverse Genius in association with the Georgetown County Library System
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Music by Ian Sovine

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Donald Dennis.

GSL 82: Hearthstone

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 82 Donald Dennis and Stephanie Frey talk about utilizing Hearthstone in the Library.

They cover the basics of the game, Fireside Gatherings, Arena, Solo Adventures, Daily Quests, and deck building.

Power Creep in Hearthstone - Extra Credits

Future Proofing Your Design - Looking at Hearthstone and Planning Ahead - Extra Credits

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Music by Ian Sovine

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Donald Dennis and filed under Video Games and tagged Hearthstone CCG mobile gaming.

GSL 81: Catching up with Kathleen

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 81 Kathleen and Donald chat about what they've been up too recently.

Donald talks about receiving the Libraries / Ready to Code grant. They review Zendo, an inductive logic game, from Looney Labs.

Kathleen's shares stories about a recent parent-teacher conference and her recent presentation at the Gifted Association of Missouri State Conference. They also chat about the broad group of skills developed by game design programs.

The Games in Schools and Libraries podcasts and blogs are produced by Inverse Genius in association with the Georgetown County Library System
Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com
Music by Ian Sovine

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Donald Dennis.

GSL 80: Games Helping Special Needs Students with Social Skills

In games in episode 80 of Schools and Libraries Chris Kohlman joins Kathleen Mercury to discuss using games to help special needs students with social skills.

Games discussed:

Looping Louie
Pitchcar
Rhino Hero
Keesdow
Secret Code 13+6
Sherlock
Ubongo
Manhattan

Geeklists

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/144119/modifications-games-make-kids-more-successful

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/139587/games-special-education-students

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Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com
Music by Ian Sovine

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Donald Dennis and tagged special needs social skills kathleen mercury Chris Kohlman.

GSL 79: West Texas Tabletop

Games in Schools and Libraries 79:
West Texas Tabletop

Wanda Green, of the Tom Green County Library, joins us to talk about West Texas Tabletop Con.

Double Exposure Envoy

33:00 Darren Miller, ShushCon RPG Coordinator, joins us to talk about Monster Hunters Club and what you should be looking for in a Game Master.

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Home: gamesschoolslibraries.com
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Music by Ian Sovine

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Donald Dennis and tagged libraries rpgs gms kickstarter savage worlds conventions.

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

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