The More Play Changes . . .
Playing on the street, Ponsonby, Auckland, 1971 Children have forgotten how to play. This crisis is laid out in great detail in the pages of books and articles like Last…
Five Things Video Game Makers Club Taught Me
Once a week, I help run an after school video game making club with a group students in Grades 4 - 6. We use Scratch to make our games. The…
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Four More Essential Plugins for Minecraft School Servers
About two years ago, I made a promise to write a follow-up to my post: Essential plugins for Minecraft servers. That post never happened. I am a bad blogger. And…
Five books to get gamers reading
As teachers we are no strangers to that mysterious being known as the "reluctant reader." They're the students who just don't seem interested in anything remotely book-like no matter what…
Join us for Gumby’s 3rd Annual Sign o’ the Times New Year’s Party!
It started in 2013 with one determined ball of clay, some sandstone and a bunch of fireworks. This was the result: Then it struck again in 2014: And now, things…
Seven Steps to Setting up a Minecraft Club at your School
Student Minecraft Clubs are a great chance to have fun during lunch or after school. With October behind us and the school year in full swing here in Ontario, I…
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Why I cannot wait to bring my Kano to school
Around the world, young computer makers are rejoicing. Kano has arrived. While I am definitely not young, I am right there geeking out with the kids. My own Kano kit…
Minecraft, the paper clip and me
The future of Minecraft looms large. This image taken from here. If you built this piece of awesome, let us know so we can credit you! This was meant to…
Why I was sad & scared on CBC’s Metro Morning
Last Friday morning, I took a detour on my way to school to the CBC building downtown. I wasn't lost. I had been invited to chat with Matt Galloway on…
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GamingEdus server gets a new home
What's it take to safely move a Minecraft server across the busiest intersection in Toronto? That's the challenge Dr. Jason Nolan and myself faced earlier this week when we transported…