by liam | Apr 16, 2012 | education, gamebasedlearning, gaming, literacy, video games, virtual worlds
With the recent surge of interest in using video games in schools, I’ve been asked a lot about what gaming looks like in my class. I thought I’d share five ways I’ve used video games, like Minecraft, to help boost student success with their writing...
by liam | Apr 15, 2012 | education, gamebasedlearning, gaming, literacy, media, video games, virtual worlds
Our GamingEdus server is growing with new people and it’s been fantastic to see them dive in and get building right away. Both technascribe and darkana82 like their builds BIG and they can build them fast. Check it out: In just a few hours, technascribe had her...
by liam | Apr 15, 2012 | comics, literacy, works in progress, writing news
For you mystery fans keeping count Max Finder Mystery Collected Casebook Volume 6 is out and available at fine book stores everywhere. I received my stack earlier in the week and proceeded to spread them on my floor and take a photo. Here’s the result:...
by liam | Apr 11, 2012 | gaming, literacy, Uncategorized, video games, works in progress, writing news
I get this question a lot. It also comes in the variety known as: “How’s the writing going?” Usually, I mumble something about what Max Finder has been up to, or how the Graphic Guide Adventure series continues to do well. But that’s it. I...
by liam | Apr 8, 2012 | education, gamebasedlearning, gaming, literacy, media, video games
One of the questions I get asked a lot is how do you organize your students’ accounts for your school’s Minecraft server. There are many ways to do this, but this is the way I organized my students’ Minecraft accounts. I’m sure there are more...