Tell me how gaming has helped you….

http://www.heyash.com/tell-me-about-how-gaming-has-helped-you/#singleHeader

getting a bowl of popcorn for this…..

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/debut-promo/718532

Using iPads in the classroom

http://applesforkids.org/archives/309 

Libraries, how quaint

I am a big fan of the free application download section on CNET.com…

I came across a reference to this post from Heather Braum, another Technology Librarian in Kansas, about libraries being archaic.

http://lisnews.org/cnet_editor_quotthe_library_how_quaintquot#comment-46179

Also, this article in Library Journal called

Geeks Are the Future: A Program in Ann Arbor, MI, Argues for a Resource Shift Toward IT

is worth checking out –

http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/890328-264/geeks_are_the_future_a.html.csp

Both have some points – ones that I lose sleep over…like how do we support the ‘haves’ in our community and how do small libraries find the money for technology.      SueS

See The Sims Creator Will Wright Deliver A Dizzying, Fascinating Talk About Video Games And Education

Over at Kotaku

My dogs, Neo and Cid

Neo (black and white) is an Irish retired racing greyhound, Cid is a Spanish Galgo from Forever Home Greyhounds.

Partnership with Boy Scouts

The Boy Scouts are coming in tomorrow to work on their video game belt loops. We will be discussing the ESRB, making a schedule for when they can play games (without interfering with homework or chores), and learning to play a new game – Katamari

These are the handouts (click to enlarge):

League of Legends

MOBA’s are taking the net by storm. They are multiplayer online battle arenas, and League of Legends is an excellent one. Based on the Defense of the Ancients (DotA) mod from Warcraft 3, it is a free to play deceptively simple rpg/strategy game with 5×5 arena gameplay. For more info, check out Yahoo Games.

It’s just funny

Our Rapid Movement into the Digital Age

Gametrailers

The video in the middle of the page details our rapid movement into the digital age.

Toward the end, it talks to digital distribution of games, but can easily be applied to movies, books and other media as well.