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, Featured

EdGamer Gen Con Conference Presentations 2015

Zack is presenting at the Educator/Trade Day event on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Below are the two presentations that will be used on this day.

A BIG thank you to Jen Groff (Playful Learning) and Kip Glazer (Awesome Educator) for their resources and thoughts that are integrated within these presentations.

Gen Con Playful Learning 2015 Part 1

Gen Con Playful Learning 2015 Part 2

Gen Con 2015

The Best Four Days in Gaming™
Indiana Convention Center
Gen Con is the original, longest-running, best-attended, gaming convention in the world!… Read the rest

EdGamer, Featured, Podcast

EdGamer 152: Playful Learning and GLS11 Preview

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS

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!… Read the rest

EdGamer, Featured, Podcast

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

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS

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, Featured, Podcast

EdGamer at ICE 2015

Attached below are the two presentations and the links that I will be using during the ICE (Illinois Computing Educators) Conference. This conference is being held at the Pheasant Run Resort and Conference Center in St. Charles, Illinois.

Symbaloo Links for my presentations.

Playful Learning Part 1 – The Unrealized Superpower of Games

Playful Learning Part 2 – Finding The Best Classroom Games

twitter
… Read the rest
EdGamer, Featured, Podcast

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

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS

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… Read the rest