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EdGamer Celebrates Three Years of PodCasting about Games and Learning!
Congratulations Zach and Gerry, keep up the good work!
From the EdGamer show notes;
EdGamer 129: Our 3 Year Manniversary
This week on EdGamer 129 we celebrate our 3 year manniversasy! Relive all the good times from our past as we go through our favorite shows and guests. We have 128 shows and we have learned so much from our work, our guests, and our FOE’s (friends of EdGamer). Tune-in and level-up!
Olympic Snowboarding Cross
our favorite episodes…
An Open Letter to STEAM: If You Build It, ED Will Come
Minecraft Episodes – Joel Levin
EdGamer 86: Jeremiah McCall and the Learning Games Network
EdGamer 81: John Hunter Brings Us World Peace
EdGamer 74: Magicians – A Language Learning RPG
Show Host: Zack Gilbert
Show Contributor/Producer: Gerry James
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EdGamer Discuss MinecraftEdu
From the EdGamer Show notes;
EdGamer 127: Orange Is the New Zack
EdGamer 127 brings you the latest in gaming and education news featuring discussion about the Oculus Rift, Chromebooks in the classroom, MinecraftEdu, science games, and Apple TV as a gaming device. Plus, an entire hour of our witty banter…for that we apologize. We also have an update on Zack’s student Eric and his battle with leukemia. A dodgeball tournament will be played to support Eric and his family. Tune-in and level-up!
Eric Update- Dogin for Dolan- Dodgeball Tournament
Lord of the Rings War in the North
The Oculus Rift Put Me In Game of Thrones and It Made My Stomach Drop
Source URL:http://gizmodo.com/the-oculus-rift-put-me-in-game-of-thrones-and-it-made-m-1510809083
Apple TV graduates from hobby/accessory to product line ahead of major changes | 9to5Mac
Private school’s Chromebook program explains why Google’s laptops have captured nearly 20% of the educational market – TechRepublic
To Inspire Learning, Architects Reimagine Learning Spaces | MindShift
Source URL:http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/01/to-inspire-learning-architects-reimagine-learning-spaces/
MinecraftEdu Winter 2014 Newsletter
Home – Interact Simulations
Source URL:http://www.interact-simulations.com/
5 Tips For Making Your Class As Addictive As A Game – Edudemic
Source URL:http://www.edudemic.com/game-class-tips/
How online gamers are solving science’s biggest problems | Technology | The Observer
Source URL:http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/25/online-gamers-solving-sciences-biggest-problems
For Supporting Eric-
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EdGamer Discusses the New Learning Initiative Gamifi-ED.
From the show notes of EdGamer;
EdGamer 126: How Gamifi-ED Empowers Students
This week on EdGamer 126 we bring back one of our favorite features of the show: new guests! Vicki Davis, Lee Graham and Colin Osterhout of the thriving new gaming and learning initiative Gamifi-ED. (We will be bringing Verena Roberts of Gamifi-ED on EdGamer in the near future) Listen in as we pick their brains about their wiki, personal views on education and some of their favorite games. Tune-in and level-up!
Hangouts On Air with Niilo – Focus – as always – on educational use of information technology
Redo
Users should have their hands on Intel’s Galileo computer within two weeks
https://www.facebook.com/IntelGalileo
Oculus CEO, Humble Bundle and Towerfall creators make Forbes 30 Under 30 for games
http://gamifi-ed.wikispaces.com/ by Verena Roberts and shared to me by Wes Fryer
http://gamifi-ed.wikispaces.com/Quest+1
Quest 1 Questions:
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What is a serious game? Is there such a thing as a non-serious game?
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What are examples of serious games?
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How can serious games be evaluated? (Done with higher ed research and input)
Our Quest
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Evaluate the serious games that have been discovered and create recommendations and opinions on the usefulness and value of the games for improving the world and the lives of those who play them.
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Prepare a presentation to share the findings and create a public wiki sharing the findings.
Quest 2 and 3 Link
Show Contributor/Producer: Gerry James
Show Guest: Lee Graham
Show Guest: Colin Osterhout
Show Guest: Vicki Davis
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EdGamer discuss the Big History Project
From the Edgamer shownotes;
EdGamer 123: Thank You Mr. Peterson
This week on EdGamer 123 its holiday madness! We started with a schedule for the show but had a tough time keeping ourselves on task…you can tell break has started. Join us for some game club chat as well as news from Amazon and BigHistoryProject.com. Ho, ho, hold up, you don’t want to miss this episode. Tune-in and level-up!
Mr. Peterson at Game Club- Dixit and Wits and Wagers
Show Host: Zack Gilbert
Show Contributor/Producer: Gerry James
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EdGamer interviews Dr. Seann Dikkers
EdGamer 122: TeacherCraft with Seann Dikkers
This week on EdGamer 122, we meet up with Dr. Seann Dikkers is an assistant professor in the Educational Technology division of the Patton College of Education at Ohio University. Formerly Dr. Dikkers served fourteen years as a middle school teacher, high school principal, and education consultant. Now he researches, writes, and shares the usefulness of digital media for teaching and learning as the founder and director of Gaming Matter. His books, Real-Time Research,Mobile Media Learning, and the forthcoming TeacherCraft: Using Minecraft in the Classroom are helping teachers integrate innovative technology into classroom learning. This is another can’t miss episode of EdGamer. Tune-in and level-up!
5 Myths About Our Schools That Fall Apart When You Look Closer
Show Host: Zack Gilbert
Show Guest: Seann Dikkers
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EdGamer Discuss the Playful Learning Summit
From the EdGamer show notes –
EdGamer 121: Playful Learning, SimCity, Mathbreakers, and Pension Theft!
The title says it all! This week on EdGamer 121 we discuss the Playful Learning Summit in Whitewater, SimCity is trying to get into the classroom, Mathbreakers looks like a promising math game, and a little side of pension theft just for holiday spirit! Its another can’t miss episode of EdGamer. Tune-in and level-up!
Playful Learning in Whitewater
Show Host: Zack Gilbert
Show Contributor/Producer: Gerry James
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Play Historia with Rick Brennan and Jason Darnell on EdGamer
From the Show notes from EDGAMER;
“EdGamer 120: Play Historia with Rick Brennan and Jason Darnell
This week on EdGamer 120 we have two fantastic guests from the new gaming initiative ‘Historia.’ New FOEs Jason Darnell and Rick Brennan to tell us how ‘Historia’ harnesses the power of history and games to prepare students for a rapidly changing world. You are going to want this in your classroom! But don’t take our word for it, tune-in and level-up!
Ender’s Game
Game Club and Links on Symbaloo
Show Host: Zack Gilbert
Show Contributor/Producer: Gerry James
Show Guest: Rick Brennan
Show Guest: Jason Darnell”
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EdGamer Reviews the Illinois Computing Educators Conference
EdGamer 90: Illinois Computing Educators (ICE) Conference Review
On episode 90 of EdGamer we review two of the best conferences of the year for technology and education. In the last two weeks EdGamer has attended the ICE and SIT conferences and we have a plethora of new things to share with you! Plus, you get to hear all of the wonderful antics as a result of Zack spending a few days at Gerry’s house. This you can’t miss! Tune-in and level-up!
Alternate Title- The Best Seat on the ICE
Minecraft Pre-Conference Build – Olympic Pool
SIT MINECRAFT ENTRY!
ICE has melted
Best part of the ICE conference – Node Chairs by Steelcase
Show Host: Zack Gilbert
Show Contributor: Gerry James
To listen to the Podcast click here;
http://edreach.us/2013/03/02/edgamer-90-ice-conference-review/
Edgamer podcast # 84 gives “EdGaming a voice – A BIG VOICE!”
On the EdGamer podcast (Episode 84) Zack Gilbert and Gerry James discuss games in Special Education settings, How Minecraft taught my 9-year-old son with Asperger’s to read and write from Patrick Black, Victoria II from Cameron Foster, and BoardGameGeek for d0x3dfrom Niilo in Sweden. Enjoy!
To here this episode of Edgamer click here;
http://edreach.us/2013/01/12/edgamer-84-u-s-government-will-not-build-a-death-star/
EdGamer discusses the top 10 video games of 2012 – (and which ones teachers can use)
EdGamer is one of my favorite podcasts. The host, Zack Gilbert, and show contributor, Gerry James, are teachers who play games and use games in the classroom. They have interviewed some of the leading researchers, practitioners, and experts on educational gaming (Dr. James Paul Gee, Dr. Jeremiah McCall, Dr. Lucas Gillispie, Dr. Crystle Martin, Sylvia Martinez, Joel Levin, and Jeff Holmes). This is a great podcast for teachers, parents, and researchers. In the future, I plan to post and discuss their conversations here on Gaming and education. On EdGamer #83, The guys discuss Mashable’s Top 10 Video Games of 2012 and they discus which games teachers may use – and which games they should definitely not use in the classroom. They also give a shout out to yours truly! Thanks guys! I love what you are doing – keep up the good work!
To listen to EdGamer #83 click here
http://edreach.us/2013/01/05/edgamer-83-can-teachers-use-the-top-10-video-games-of-2012/
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