Welcome to Games in Schools and Libraries, a podcast about board, card and digital games, and the ways in which they can find a place in schools or at the local library. Hosts for the show are Giles Pritchard and Donald Dennis.
In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 166, Donald Dennis and Chris Bell talk about their prep for the Upcoming ShushCon gaming convention.
https://shushcon.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/shushcon
Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: [email protected]
The ideas expressed in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.
Waccamaw Neck Branch Library multi-day classes.
In episode 165 of Games in Schools and Libraries Donald and Chris talk about many of their summer programming activities, much of which can be used in gaming or gaming adjacent activities.
ShushCon Update - In-person ShushCon is cancelled. We are currently trying to put together an online ShushCon.
Google CS First Video Game Design
Games Workshop
Making bushes and hedges
Walls
Proxxon Foam cutter
The folks at Reynolds Advanced Materials were a huge help in deciding what projects to offer. We wanted to go a bit more in depth than their starter classes, but they gave us a great place to start from, as well as helping find affordable solutions for our more ambitious pours.
Plaster of Paris
Laboratory Dental Vacuum Forming Molding Machine
Moldable Plastic Pellets by Polly Plastics (Reusable thermoplastic beads)
2 Part silicone mold putty
2 part liquid silicone molds
2 part epoxy as casting medium
Mold Release
Kerbal Space Program
Valheim
Gaslands
Keep an eye on our blog for more in depth coverage of our summer activities, with pictures!
Waccamaw Neck Branch Library Weekly Schedule.
Week One Tails and Tales Character Storyboard, and word magnets.
Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: [email protected]
The ideas expressed in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.
Music provided by The Ol’ Bronze Hare. The Ol' Bronze Hare is a solo project by Andy Young that performs original and traditional music that blends the styles of Americana, Celtic, and Quebecois. You can find their music on Bandcamp and Youtube as well as follow them on Facebook and Twitter at The Ol' Bronze Hare.
In Games in Schools and Libraries #164 Donald is joined by the amazing T Caires, of Haba Games. They talk about animal related games that would go along with the 2021 Tails and Tales summer reading program, as well as the Haba library programs. https://www.habausa.com/
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I apologize to our listeners and T Caires for the delay releasing this episode. Health issues and an incredibly busy summer schedule prevented it’s timely release. The content is still useful.
Dragon’s Breath from the HABA USA website.
Dragon’s Breath
Dragon’s Breath - The Hatching
First Orchard
Nibble Munch Crunch
Hungry as a Bear
Adventure Land
Honga
The Key - Sabotage at Lucky Llama Land
Honga
How to get games and replace parts through Haba USA. (Have your Tax Exempt Paperwork available.)
https://www.habausa.com/library-support-program-usa/
Use Book Tape to repair or reinforce game box corners.
Haba likes working with schools, and encourages teachers or administration to contact them directly, but doesn’t have a formal program set up yet. T talks about a program they were involved with in helping teachers facilitate students playing virtually at home.
Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: [email protected]
The ideas expressed in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.
Music provided by The Ol’ Bronze Hare. The Ol' Bronze Hare is a solo project by Andy Young that performs original and traditional music that blends the styles of Americana, Celtic, and Quebecois. You can find their music on Bandcamp and Youtube as well as follow them on Facebook and Twitter at The Ol' Bronze Hare.
One of the Georgetown County Library character boards for our summer reading Tales and Tails giveaway. Patrons picked up a different board each week
Sorry for the delay on episodes. Donald was out sick for awhile and then busy with summer projects when he returned. We should be returning to our biweekly schedule.
On Games in Schools and Libraries episode 163 Chris and Donald talk about more tabletop games suitable to the 2021 Tales & Tails summer reading theme.
HIVE
Takenoko
Coconuts
Kontour
Bring your Own Book
Cartooner and Mangaka
King of Tokyo / King of New York
Evolution
Evolution Beginnings
Evolution Climate
Oceans
Zooloretto and Aquaretto
Happy Salmon
Camel Up
Baren Park
Fauna and Terra
Don’t forget ShushCon is in October. Check back for details as they develop.
Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: [email protected]
The ideas expressed in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.
In episode 162 of the Games in Schools and Libraries Donald and Chris talk about other animal themed games which might be useful to include in your 2021 Summer Reading Tails and Tales activities.
Baba is You
Goat Simulator
Ultimate Chicken Horse
Untitled Goose Game
The Last Guardian
Animal Crossing
Never Alone
Moss
The Sonic Series
Zoo Tychoon
Crash Bandicoot
Donkey Kong
Deer God
My Little Pony - Tales of Equestria RPG
Adventure Maximus
Battlesheep
Hey! That's My Fish!
My Little Scythe
Dixit / Mysterium
Before there were Stars
The Great Flamingo Uprising
They Toys that Made Us
Don’t forget ShushCon is in October. Check back for details as they develop.
Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: [email protected]
The ideas expressed in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.
From the Endangered Cover Art
Games in Schools and Libraries episode 161 is the beginning of a series where Donald and Chris talk about games that support the 2021 Summer Reading theme “Tails and Tales”. Some of these are great games about animals, some are great storytelling games that can be used to tell tales about animals, and some are both!
Before they get to that the talk a little bit about what they are doing to incorporate the Glowforge into their summer reading activities.
Tiny Epic Tactics
Aldabas
ALDR
Mice & Mystics
Cockroach Poker
Rory's Story Cubes
Untold Adventures Await
Endangered
Costa Rico
Cardline
One Night Ultimate Werewolf
One Week Ultimate Werewolf
Werewords
Don’t forget ShushCon is in October. Check back for details as they develop.
Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: [email protected]
The ideas expressed in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.
In this rebroadcast of Games in Schools and Libraries episode 30 Giles and Don talk about events. We discuss running events, publicizing events, and different ways of fostering interest.
This episode was originally hosted by the Games for Educators Website. After listening to this episode go check them out. http://g4ed.com/
Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Email us: [email protected]
The ideas expressed in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.
In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 160 Donald and Professor Scott Nicholson talk about publisher dummy contracts and maintaining the right to share your own work, how to get your published works cited appropriately, and the new book Unlocking the Potential of Puzzle-based Learning by Scott Nicholson and Liz Cable.
They also chat about puzzle hunts as learning and weekly puzzle challenges for the classroom.
After the break Scott looks back at his experience teaching Escape Room Design, and the added difficulty of moving online.
Scott also gives us a scoop about his upcoming project with The mEducation Alliance.
Find out more about Scott Nicholson at https://scottnicholson.com/
Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: [email protected]
The ideas expressed in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.
Southern Georgetown Community Library Fairy Door
In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 159 Donald and Chris talk about the cancelling of ShushCon Online 2021, new gaming shelves for the library, games they have played, and the Fairy and Gnome door project.
ShushCon 2021 Online Cancelled, but we will still run an event in October.
Four of our five new shelves, with room to grow.
Our new KALLAX shelves, from IKEA, while not necessarily as durable as standard library shelves are perfect for game collections. Recommended if you live near an Ikea and can pick them up. Not recommended to have them shipped to you.
Ikea’s KALLAX Shelves
Tiny Epic Dungeons, still available through late pledges.
460 doors created and shared with our community!
We chat a bit about our creation of fairy doors for a system-wide program we worked on with our children’s services department. For more information check out our blog, linked below.
Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: [email protected]
The ideas expressed in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.
On Episode 158 of Games in Schools and Libraries Donald and Kathleen are joined by Stephen Conway to talk about what the Spiel Foundation is doing for schools and libraries.
Stephen Conway serves as Director of the Spiel Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 2007.
The foundation is dedicated to making the world a more playful place, and to do so they deliver bundles of games to a wide variety of organizations serving players of all ages (children’s hospitals, senior centers, shelters, halfway houses, boys and girls clubs, schools, libraries, and even prisons).
Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: [email protected]
The ideas expressed in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.
In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 157 Donald is joined by Dustin Staats of Board Gaming with Education to talk about the value of games in a pandemic and post pandemic education setting.
Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: [email protected]
The ideas expressed in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.
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