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Random Gaming Musings: Beyblade Observations
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Friday, July 26, 2013. When I started teaching 11 years ago I remember having to learn how to spell Beyblade. A few students playing as they wait for their bus. The recess groups were usually 10 players. Every day I made a point of watching one of the groups for a few minutes to try and understand the appeal of the game. While they played some students maintained a running commentary of the action as well as engaging in a bit 'smack talk' along the likes of: "mine just owned! Play is a four letter word.
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Random Gaming Musings: November 2013
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Sunday, November 3, 2013. Digital Citizenship Parents and Teachers. This should be my ECOO reflection, but it's not. I may still have that reflection coming though, and honestly much of this post comes from my favorite time in any conference: the discussions that happen in between talks. Special mention: The TDSB Teaching and Learning ICT department has developed a great resource, the ICT Standards. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Digital Citizenship Parents and Teachers. Blogs I Like to Visit. Simple templa...
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Random Gaming Musings: Digital Citizenship Parents and Teachers
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Sunday, November 3, 2013. Digital Citizenship Parents and Teachers. This should be my ECOO reflection, but it's not. I may still have that reflection coming though, and honestly much of this post comes from my favorite time in any conference: the discussions that happen in between talks. Special mention: The TDSB Teaching and Learning ICT department has developed a great resource, the ICT Standards. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Digital Citizenship Parents and Teachers. Blogs I Like to Visit. Simpl...
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Random Gaming Musings: February 2013
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013. How Do You Fit Play in the Junior Classroom? While you may not actually learn everything. And Beyblade stadium, and yet there was a lot to learn, many experiments, written plans, and class discussions on the topic. A rich topic that came from the students and linked with many curriculum expectations. I know there is value in play based learning, I'm just not sure where to fit it into a junior class. With 6 curriculum documents (not including French), CASI. I guess I will have ...
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Random Gaming Musings: October 2013
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013. Losing Has Never Been So Much Fun! My sister and brother-in-law have purchased the game Pandemic. The reason I love this game is the same reason I enjoy so many of the games I play: the challenge. I have not won yet, and I will not give up playing until I do! To really beat the game. What would the rest of my class be doing? What if it is too complicated for them to follow? The last couple of games nights have been devoted to Lords of Waterdeep. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Random Gaming Musings: January 2013
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Sunday, January 27, 2013. Gamer Girl vs Girl Gamer is Fail or How Late to the Party Am I? I mean, think about it, would you ever hear a man refer to themselves as a boy gamer? It would not even occur to them to think this way. Why do -some- women allow others to label them that way, or willingly choose to label themselves as such? And within days/hours there would be tonnes of videos posted. I bet Wil Wheaton could make it happen. That would be so cool. What's my gamer identity you ask? At our first gami...
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Random Gaming Musings: April 2014
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Saturday, April 19, 2014. Time is always an issue at school. There is not enough time in the day to everything you want. Playing a game is often near, or at the bottom of the list. When do you play? How can you make play meaningful (curriculum connected)? Why does play have to me meaningful? Uno, Chess (not really a fast game), cards, Dominoes, Story cubes. We didn't playtest this game at all. Almost all my games are easily found in book, games shops, and department stores. My latest game Duple. Internet...
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Random Gaming Musings: April 2013
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Sunday, April 7, 2013. Centres in a Junior Class = an Opportunity to Play. Heads up, this is a bit of a longer post than I normally put up. This has been one of the most challenging years for me as a teacher. I have had the privilege of teaching the first class at the TDSB Girls Leadership Academy. This is one of the programs of choice created by the TDSB. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Centres in a Junior Class = an Opportunity to Play. Blogs I Like to Visit. Free Technology for Teachers. Faves of the year!
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Random Gaming Musings: December 2013
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013. Online Gaming and Digital Citizenship. I have been thinking about this for some time. I was planning to see if I could find articles about digital citizenship as it relates to gaming, but I never got around to it. So I will just share what I think based on what I have heard from people, experienced, or connected to what I have read in James Paul Gee's book: What Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning and Literacy. Yes I am being a bit lazy, but I'm okay with that. Sure, n...
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Random Gaming Musings: Losing Has Never Been So Much Fun!
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013. Losing Has Never Been So Much Fun! My sister and brother-in-law have purchased the game Pandemic. The reason I love this game is the same reason I enjoy so many of the games I play: the challenge. I have not won yet, and I will not give up playing until I do! To really beat the game. What would the rest of my class be doing? What if it is too complicated for them to follow? The last couple of games nights have been devoted to Lords of Waterdeep. Blogs I Like to Visit.
