Category Archives: EdGamer

Get ready for Gaming in Education! This podcast, hosted by gaming Ed guru, Zack Gilbert, and featuring Gerry James, highlights the trends, the tribulations, and the best in educational gaming. EdGamer envelopes Apple Apps, Android apps, PC/ Mac games, gaming news, as well as comments on the best practices and best uses of gaming in the classroom.

EdGamer 38: Edmodo, a Gaming Tool For Teachers

Level up everybody, EdGamer 38 is here! In this weeks episode we discuss Edmodo, Zack’s new XP point system and his unhealthy obsession with Excel. Later we take a trip to the greatest kingdom ever created called “Gerrytopia” and briefly discuss some new uses for the Khan Academy. Check it out!


Show Host: Zack Gilbert

Show contributor: Gerry James

 


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EdGamer 37: You’re Popping My Brain

This week’s episode of EdGamer is POPPIN’! Sorry…that was terrible…but the show this week is great! Tune in to EdGamer 37 for an in-depth review/preview of BrainPop and game creator GameSalad. We also give a shoutout to our new friend (and hopefully future guest) Pete and his endeavors with the Games and Learning Dream Tank on G+. Finally we weigh in the topic everyone is talking about: the new Apple textbooks and the impact they may have on gaming and learning.… Read the rest

EdGamer 36: 1:1, CES, and Apple

Gerry was unavailable this week, for legitimate reasons, and I had to search for a guest. I not only found one guest, but I found two! You might know Scott Weidig from the EdReach Show and he is also one of Gerry’s bosses. My other guest is Justin Roth, who is my best friend and a serious gaming guru. We discussed 1:1 and how that can impact gaming, iPads placement within 1:1, and Apple’s announcement for Thursday, January 19th.… Read the rest

EdGamer 35: Break is Over, Let’s Play Some Games

WE’RE BACK! EdGamer welcomes you into 2012 with a show chock full of educational gaming information. In this episode we recap the holidays, visit a few new articles and look forward to the possible future of gaming and education. EdGamer 35 will give you everything you need to start your edugaming year off right! Tune in.


Show Host: Zack Gilbert

Show contributor: Gerry James


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EdGamer 34: Students Learn a Game and Teach a Game

Episode 34, of EdGamer, takes us to classrooms of Gerry and Zack. Gerry’s HIVE (Highly Interactive Virtual Environments) project is progressing well and they have created a video to show off their avatars. This class is not only “highly interactive” it is engaging and these students are talented. We also discuss the game creation engine, HeroEngine, that is responsible for the new game Repopulation (which looks fantastic) and the implications it could have for the classroom.
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