Jamie Brooker is Co-founder & Chief Creative Officer at Kahoot!, one of the world’s fastest growing learning brands. Used by millions each day in over 180 countries, Kahoot!’s free game-based platform makes it easy to create, play and share fun learning games for any subject, in any language, on any device, for all ages! On a mission to make learning something everyone wants to connect with, Jamie leads Kahoot!’s product team in creating meaningful experiences which capture the hearts and minds of learners and educators around the world. … Read the rest 

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EdGamer 153: Learn to Kahoot with Jamie Brooker

EdGamer is back, on a new site, and hosted IlliniCloud! We have a ton to share, but will hold most of this news back so we can talk with our three guests from Playful Learning and GLS. Our guests are Remi Holden, Beth King, and Conor O’Malley. They will share why this conference is the best Games and Learning conference in the world! Tune-in and level-up! Show Host: Zack Gilbert Show Guest: Beth King Show Guest: Remi Holden Show Guest: Conor O’Malley Show Contributor/Producer: Gerry James Show Links Current News The new website – https://edgamer.net///… Read the rest 

EdGamer 152: Playful Learning and GLS11 Preview

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 newly released book TeacherCraft: How Teachers Learn to Use Minecraft in their Classroom will be an essential guide to educators who want to integrate Minecraft.… Read the rest 

EdGamer 151 – Teachercraft: How Teachers Learn to Use Minecraft in their Classroom

The current education policies and expectations are overwhelming teachers. Innovative instruction, including Games and Learning, could be left behind. Gerry and Zack will discuss this topic and the current educational games news on this week’s EdGamer. Tune-in and level-up! Please go to the Show Notes for all of our links. Here’s our Show Notes Show Host: Zack Gilbert Show Contributor/Producer: Gerry James Contact us with any questions or comments- zack@edgamer.net EdGamer artwork by Tricia Fuglestad … Read the rest 

EdGamer 150: Can Games and Learning Survive The Overwhelmed Teacher?

“Gamify Your Classroom: A Field Guide to Game-Based Learning” by Matthew Farber is now available. It is a practical textbook about how to implement game-based learning and gamification techniques to everyday teaching. It is a survey of best practices aggregated from interviews with experts-in-the-field. Each chapter concludes with practical lesson plan ideas, games to play (both digital and tabletop), and links to research further.  The book also draws on Matt’s experiences implementing games with my middle school students.… Read the rest 

EdGamer 149: Matt Farber Discusses His Book, “Gamify Your Classroom”

In EdGamer 148 we are joined by Bob De Schutter (MA, PhD). Bob is a C. Michael Armstrong Professor at the College of Education, Health & Society and the Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies of Miami University (Oxford, OH). His interdisciplinary research and teaching interests include game design, the older audience of digital games, and the use of digital games for non-entertainment purposes. Bob has also created his own software to study the effectiveness of the gameful classrooms.… Read the rest 

EdGamer 148: The Gameful Classroom With Bob De Schutter

In EdGamer 147 we are joined by two amazing educators, Katya Hott and Kathy Yu Burek. Katya is a User Testing Lead, Project Manager at BrainPOP. Kathy manages and designs key aspects of Classroom, Inc.’s learning games and programs to provide engaging learning experiences. They are going to share their expertise of going from the classroom to the edtech/edgame industry. They believe that teachers are an integral part of edtech development. Tune-in and level-up! Please go to the Show Notes for all of our links.… Read the rest 

EdGamer 147: Katya And Kathy Explain What Is Needed For Edtech Success

Barry Joseph is the Associate Director For Digital Learning, Youth Initiatives, at the American Museum of Natural History. Located within the Education Department, Youth Initiatives, Barry brings a dozen years working in youth development and nearly twenty years working in new media to support the AMNH to advance its mission. And what is the Museum’s mission? “To discover, interpret, and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education, and exhibition.”… Read the rest 

EdGamer 146: A Tour Of The American Museum of Natural History With Barry Joseph

Kristin Brynteson is the Assistant Director of the P-20 Center at Northern Illinois University. The Center for P-20 Engagement collaborates with internal and external partners to provide leadership and promote innovation by fostering interdisciplinary learning communities and initiatives which increase educational success. One of their projects is STEM Read, Coordinated by Gillian King-Cargile. Gillian King-Cargile has a bachelor’s degree in film production and an MFA in creative writing. She is a writer, a book lover, and a professional science appreciator.… Read the rest 

EdGamer 145: NIU’s STEM Read Program With Kristin Brynteson

Dan Magaha, Director of Operations at GameSalad, is joining us for EdGamer 144. GameSalad’s Creator platform allows game developers to rapidly design, publish, and distribute sophisticated games for iOS, Android, and HTML5, while eliminating the need to code. Tune-in and level-up! Please go to the Show Notes for all of our links. Here’s our Show Notes Show Host: Zack Gilbert Show Guest: Dan Magaha Show Guest/Producer: Steve Isaacs Show Contributor/Producer: Gerry James Contact us with any questions or comments- zack@edgamer.net… Read the rest 

EdGamer 144: Yummy Game Creation Using GameSalad

Community Manager of Pursuitery, Evan Jones, will join us for EdGamer 143. Pursuitery is building a friendly and supportive online space for people to connect with others who share their interests and want to level up their expertise together. It’s a place where people can hang out, mess around, and geek out. Tune-in and level-up! Please go to the Show Notes for all of our links. Here’s our Show Notes   Show Host: Zack Gilbert Show Guest: Evan Jones Show Contributor/Producer: Gerry James Contact us with any questions or comments- zack@edgamer.net… Read the rest 

EdGamer 143: Pursuitery is Connecting Interests to Opportunity

Kelly East and Adam Hott, from HudsonAlpha, will join us to discuss the use of data within games to help developers and drive classroom instruction. HudsonAlpha’s free online educational activity, Touching Triton, provides an opportunity for teachers and students to have an engaging conversation about the complex nature of common disease in one class period. This Web-based activity builds understanding of common complex disease risk, influenced by factors from family history, environment and genomic data.… Read the rest 

EdGamer 142 : Adam and Kelly From HudsonAlpha Discuss the Use of Gaming Data

This week on EdGamer 141 we discuss the influence of Robin Williams. Gerry and Zack will look at how this amazing person made an impact on them as educators. We will look at Robin’s personal life and also the impact some of his movies had in the field of education. We will even discuss the connections to the Games and Learning field. Tune-in and level-up….nanoo nanoo! Please go to the Show Notes for all of our links.… Read the rest 

EdGamer 141: 10 Lessons Educators Can Learn From Robin Williams

This week on EdGamer 140 we are joined by a very special guest, Lindsey Tropf, founder/CEO of Immersed Games. Lindsey is currently working on Tyto Online, an educational MMORPG. Join us as we chat about her Kickstarter and this intriguing new game. Tune-in and level-up! Please go to the Show Notes for all of our links. Here’s our Show Notes   Show Host: Zack Gilbert Show Guest: Lindsey Tropf Show Contributor/Producer: Gerry James Contact us with any questions or comments- zack@edgamer.net… Read the rest 

EdGamer 140: Tyto Online – An MMORPG Learning Platform

This week on EdGamer 139 we were joined by Remi Holden, Rex Beaber, and Caro Williams (from GLS10) to discuss all the amazing events that took place this past June in Madison, Wisconsin. The GLS Conference, held annually in Madison, provides a forum for games researchers, game designers, and educators from around the world to share results from research and game design efforts. Tune-in and level-up! Please go to the Show Notes for all of our links.… Read the rest 

EdGamer 139: GLS10 Recap

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