“How can you tell a story in a game and have it be school-appropriate, while simultaneously making the student think about the implications of what they enjoy playing?”
Transmedia in Schools and Libraries: Thoughts and Strategies from Tyler Weaver
By on February 7, 2013
Transmedia in Schools and Libraries: Thoughts and Strategies from Tyler Weaver
By on February 7, 2013
Exploring Common Core’s Informational Text… with Violent Video Games
By on January 24, 2013
U.S. State Department Launches Online Game to Aid English Learners
By on December 20, 2012
The U. S. government has joined the list of organizations using gaming to enhance learning. This week, the Department of State released a new game to give English-language students a hands-on way to augment their mastery of English.
Guest Post by Christopher Shamburg… When the Lit Hits the Fan in Teacher Education
By on November 23, 2012
BrainPop Game(s)Up the election
By on October 31, 2012
At the ISLMA Conference last week, Lisa Perez of Chicago Public Schools shared BrainPop’s election resources (free through Election Day) and its new GameUp features, that she has found valuable in gamifying professional development with the librarians in her district.
Although because of Sandy we are without power at home and school, the kind folks [...]
BrainPop Game(s)Up on the election
By on October 31, 2012
At the ISLMA Conference last week, Lisa Perez of Chicago Public Schools shared BrainPop’s election resources (free through Election Day) and its new GameUp features, that she has found valuable in gamifying professional development with the librarians in her district.
Although because of Sandy we are without power at home and school, the kind folks [...]
BrainPop Game(s)Up on the election
By on October 31, 2012
At the ISLMA Conference last week, Lisa Perez of Chicago Public Schools shared BrainPop’s election resources (free through Election Day) and its new GameUp features, that she has found valuable in gamifying professional development with the librarians in her district.
Although because of Sandy we are without power at home and school, the kind folks [...]
“Are Zombies Good for Kids?”: A Lively Roundtable
By on October 27, 2012
How Minecraft Mixes with Fiction
By on August 14, 2012
Andrea Buchanan’s young adult novel Gift was the first to incorporate Minecraft. What’s that you say? The creative game, in which users build stuff out of cubes within a 3-D environment, deserves a closer look. YA librarian Erin Daly offers an expert’s view of the Minecraft element in Gift and how well the sandbox game worked as an element within a novel.
News Bites: Freebies for Star Wars Reads Day!
By on August 13, 2012 Leave a Comment
Star Wars: National Star Wars Reads Day is October 6. The event is an initiative of Lucasfilm and its publishing partners, Abrams, Chronicle Books, Dark Horse, Del Rey, DK, Scholastic, Titan Magazines, and Workman. ABDO Publishing is offering a free Star Wars event guide containing teacher’s guides, promotional posters, interviews with celebrities connected to the franchise, a list of nearly 300 Star Wars universe terms, a video of the event that was held in the Hennepin County Library in Minneapolis, and an order form for the 68 ABDO/Spotlight Star Wars library editions.
