Games In Schools And Libraries - Inverse Genius

Matthew Bivens, an art teacher in California, joins Kathleen Mercury to talk about Game Design as part of an Arts Cirriculum.  Matthew T. Bivenshttps://www.facebook.com/matthew.t.bivenshttps://twitter.com/BivensArtClass 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 GeekKathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.comThe ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System. 

How do you manage a group of kids in a games program if you're not a teacher? In Games in Schools and Libraries. episode 103, Kevin Crowther and Kathleen Mercury help Adrienne Ezell prepare for leading a games program at her local library. Kevin Crowtherhttp://thecardboardjungle.libsyn.com/www.hexagram63gamesstudio.com On twitter @cbj_kevinEmail damja28@gamil.com and kevin@hexagram63gamesstudio.com  Adrienne EzellArt Director and Graphic Designer for hobby games.Designer of Shogunate from Indie Boards and Cards hits store June 15. Dreadfulgames.comherdesigns.comEmail: Adrienne@dreadfulgames.comTwitter: @dreadfulgamescoInstagram: @Loxleygra

In Games in Schools and Libraries #102 Nate Scheidler of Gigamic World joins Donald Dennis to talk about how and why Gigamic is reaching out to schools and libraries in a very direct and personal way. If you like games check the routes listed below to see if he will be near your school or library with a large selection of Giant Gigamic Games.  Nate ScheidlerUS Marketing ManagerMarketing-usa@gigamic.com(773) 992 6921Web: http://en.gigamic.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gigamic.world/Twitter: https://twitter.com/GigamicWorldInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gigamicworld Nate’s current theoretical route starting approximately end of Jun

In Games in Schools and Libraries 101 JS Bragg and Bethany MacMillan join Kathleen Mercury talk about how they teach a course on leadership at Miami University of Ohio using board games. Bethany MacMillanCoordinator of Student Activities, Miami University Middletown CampusFacebook: GamingGirl.Bethany (message me also to tell me who you are, please)Email:JS BraggAssistant Director, Student Activities & The Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life, Miami UniversityTwitter, Instagram, etc: @JotaEsetheGeekBoardGameGeek: jotaeseFacebook: JSBragg (message me also to tell me who you are, please)E-mail: JSBragg@MiamiOH.eduAbout the classBlog: http://blogs.miamioh.edu/tabletop/Original Player’s Handbook (syllabus): https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0g_xFM37S-kQkY1MXJLM2VDblU/view?usp=sharingSponsoring Departments:Miami University EDL Department: http://miamioh.edu/ehs/academics/departments/edl/Miami University IMS Department

In this rebroadcast of Games in Schools and Libraries, episode 10, Giles Pritchard and Donald Dennis talk about story telling games. What games are great for story telling, and how can they find a place in the classroom or at the library. This episode was originally hosted by the Games for Educators Website. After listening to this episode go check them out. http://g4ed.com/Games in Schools and Libraries is produced by Inverse Genius in association with Georgetown County Library System.Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game GeekEmail us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

In this rebroadcast of Games in Schools and Libraries Episode 9: Games and Books, Giles Pritchard and Donald Dennis talk about books and games. Books that are about games, like Orson Scott Cards Enders Game, and games that tie into popular book franchises, like The Lord of the Rings and others. This episode was originally hosted by the Games for Educators Website. After listening to this episode go check them out. http://g4ed.com/Games in Schools and Libraries is produced by Inverse Genius in association with Georgetown County Library System.Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game GeekEmail us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.com

In Games in Schools and Libraries #100 Ian Zang Joins Kathleen Mercury to discuss the difference between STEM learning vs. STEM jobs and how that relates to 21st century education. Ian Zang@IanzangdesignBreaking into Board Games@breakingintobg Ian's GamesConstellations Curio: The Lost Temple 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 GeekKathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.comThe ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System. 

Saturday at ShushCon 2018 In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 99 Donald Dennis and Stephanie Frey discuss the long weekend of ShushCon 2018, including the associated Librarian Training Day they hosted.   Librarian Computational Thinking Activity TrainingWhat is computational thinking? Behold the glory of the Code-A-Pillar Games & Activities DiscussedThink & Learn Code-A-PillarLet's Go Code! Activity SetFuture Coders: Robot RacesFuture Coders: Bunny TrailsCode & Go Robot MouseRobot TurtlesRoller Coaster Challenge// Code On the Brink// Code

In Games in Schools and Libraries 98, Patrick Rael joins Kathleen Mercury to talk about using games to teach history.  prael@bowdion.eduhttp://www.bowdoin.edu/faculty/prael/  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 GeekKathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.comThe ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System. 

In Games in Schools and Libraries 97 Stephanie Frey joins Donald Dennis to talk about her ALA Midwinter 2018 experiences. RTC Cohort http://www.ala.org/tools/readytocodeMidwinter HighlightsNC WIT - National Center for Women & Informational Technology https://www.ncwit.orgHOMAGO - GuidebookCS/CT +xGoogle Applied Digital Skillshttps://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.comGetting good statsTalk Back Boardshttps://www.pinterest.com/EHeumannGurian/audience-responses-talk-back-board-comment-bookALAR MAZE - XR LibrariesXR Libraries - http://www.varlibraries.com/Vuforia - https://www.vuforia.com/Cohort ProgramsLibraries Ready to Code

What is resilience, and how does gaming help students and teachers develop it?

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 95 Andrew Parks joins Kathleen Mercury to talk about the value of narrative in games.

Angie Hoffman and Kathleen Mercury talk about the benefits of all kinds of game design, from digital to tabletop.

In Games in Schools and Libraries 93 Donald Dennis and Daniel Peterson of Mayday Games talk about the appeal of family games and how they make a good core to a collection, giving it a good foundation to grow from. Also, why shouldn't you just fill up your library game collection with your favorite games?  Daniel Peterson Daniel PetersonDaniel on Facebook Mayday Games@maydaygames   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 GeekKathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.comThe ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly

Donald Dennis, Kathleen Mercury, Michael Fox talk about how Hub Games might be useful in schools and libraries.

In this episode John Aromando joins Donald Dennis to talk about bringing coding activities into the library.

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 90 Donald  Dennis and Stephanie Frey talk about their experiences taking gaming on the road. Over the course of SCARAB 2018, in Columbia SC, Stephanie ran more than 120 people through escape rooms and Donald ran a wide variety of RPGs. The pair also competed in the RPG Pharaoh's Challenge, taking first and second place for Game Mastering excellence. As you can tell it was a long weekend, and they really hadn't recovered when they recorded this episode. You should be able to hear reviews of the Georgetown County Library Escape Rooms on the Swarmcast over the next few weeks. SwarmCastPodcast.comGames in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Geor

In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 89 Donald and Stephanie talk about what they've been doing in their library for the Libraries Ready to Code grant, and reflect on related programs they had offered their patrons before they'd even applied for the grant.  RTC Activities Escape Room DesignBoard Game DesignCS FirstVideo Game DesignWeb Site DesignGame Instruction Magic the Gathering Game Reviews Some games that focus on teaching principles of coding and computational thought, games that teach themselves to the players as you play, and a few games all about the art. //Code On the Brink//Code Rover Control//Code Robot RepairMechs & MinionsFear FortressFleeFog of LoveCode Names MarvelCode Names DisneyMuseGames in Schools and Libraries is produced in association

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 Twitterengelstein 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 TimeRiver DragonsCodemasterRobot TurtlesCode Monkey IslandArticle Referenced Collaborative strategic board games as a site fordistributed computational thinkingGames in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inve