Brainwaves Video Anthology
Scott Nicholson - Creating Board Games
Scott Nicholson is an Associate Professor at the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University and the director of the Because Play Matters game lab. He has written research papers on meaningful gamification, games in libraries,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Dan White - Filament Games
Dan White is founding partner and executive producer at Filament Games, an educational game design and development studio in Madison, WI. Founded in 2005, Filament's 20 title portfolio includes a diversity of STEM, literacy, and civics...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jesse Schell - Schell Games
Jesse Schell has taught Game Design and led research projects at Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center since 2002. Jesse is also the CEO of Pennsylvania's largest video-game studio, Schell Games, and the former chairman of...
TED Talks
TED: How video games can level up the way you learn | Kris Alexander
Video games naturally tap into the way we learn: they focus our attention and track our progress as we head toward a clear goal. Kris Alexander, a professor of video game design and passionate gamer himself, thinks the same elements...
Programming Electronics Academy
DIY retro pong game that fits in your pocket
This Arduino lesson was created by Programming Electronics Academy. We are an online education company who seeks to help people learn about electronics and programming through the ubiquitous Arduino development board. Check out this...
Curated Video
Charades in Spanish | Learning Games
Charades in Spanish are a fun way to learn vocabulary and expressions. Listen as Juan and Pamela act out and guess words in categories. With entertaining learning games, you will learn lots of useful Spanish words as these native...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Rurik Nackerud - Gaymes in Education
Rurik Nackerud, has been named an Emerging Leader by Phi Delta Kappa International. He is among the 25 recipients that PDK has identified across the US under the age of 40 that demonstrate innovative practices in education. The 2013...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Nolan Bushnell - Education Lighting the Fire
Nolan Bushnell is a technology pioneer, entrepreneur and scientist. Often cited as the father of the video game industry, he is best known as the founder of Atari Corporation and Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Time Theater. Mr. Bushnell is...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Steven Isaacs - Game Design and Development
Steve Isaacs teaches Video Game Design and Development at William Annin Middle School in Basking Ridge, NJ. In addition, he developed and teaches an online version of the Video Game Design and Development course for the VHS...
Curated Video
The Power of Video Games for Learning: Dimensions, Benefits, and Examples
This video explores the three dimensions of game design and how video games can teach us cognitive abilities, boost motivation, make us aware of our emotions, and strengthen social skills. It also highlights five video games that are...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lusine Jhangiryan - Global Education
Lucine Jhangiryan is a treasured faculty member at her school in Achinsk, Russia. Lusine grew up and lived in Armenia and moved to Russia in 2012 to teach English. Her ability to speak Armenian, Russian and English is one of the many...
Curated Video
Be Safe Online
Theo is playing online games on his tablet and encounters problems. Wendy helps him to stay safe online.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Yong Zhao - World Class Learners
Dr. Yong Zhao is an internationally known scholar, author, and speaker. His works focus on the implications of globalization and technology on education. He has designed schools that cultivate global competence, developed computer games...
Schooling Online Kids
Arts and Crafts: How to Make a Birdhouse Pin Game
Hi friends! Bella loves to play all sorts of games, especially when she came make them herself! Join Bella as she learns how to make a super fun Birdhouse pin game. This craft is great entertainment for the kids, and even great fun at...
Schooling Online Kids
Arts and Crafts: How to Make a Marble Maze Game with Recycled Materials
Hi friends! Today, Bella and Pepe are using recycled materials to learn how to make their very own marble maze game! We know that being stuck at home can be boring, this craft is perfect for making the time pass a little bit quicker!...
Schooling Online Kids
Arts and Crafts: How to Draw the Shape Drawing Game
Hi friends! Bella loves drawing and loves to play fun games! Today she is learning how to combine both! Follow the video for a fun way to turn your squiggles and doodles into amazing images! Materials 1x Black pen 1x Sheet of paper 5x...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Vicki Davis - Reinventing Writing
Currently at Westwood Schools, in Camilla, Georgia, Vicki is transforming the way people think about teaching by sharing stories from her BYOD classroom. Vicki blogs at the popular Cool Cat Teacher Blog and made Mashable's Top 10 list of...
Australian National Maritime Museum
Women & children on convict voyages
Convict historians talk about the experience of women and children convicts in Australia. This film provides background information about the Australian National Maritime Museum’s online educational game, The Voyage, based on real...
Australian National Maritime Museum
The Historian – The Voyage
Some of Australia’s leading convict historians dispel some of the myths about the voyages and convict life in general. This film provides background information about the Australian National Maritime Museum’s online educational game, The...
Australian National Maritime Museum
Convict descendants – The Voyage
Descendants of convicts discuss their ancestors and how discovering their stories provides historical context about their life and the times and places they lived. This film provides background information about the Australian National...
Curated Video
Keeping Games Fun and Friendly
Looking for a lesson plan on this topic? Visit https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship/lesson/keeping-games-fun-and-friendly Being social and talking to other players is part of what makes online gaming so popular and...
Curated Video
Perspectives on Chatting Safely Online
Young teens discuss the role of feeling safe when interacting with people through online gaming and social media. Use this video in your classroom in conjunction with the lesson plan, Safe Online Talk:...
Curated Video
Teen Voices: Who You're Talking to Online
Teachers, for the lesson plan associated with this topic please visit: https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship/lesson/chatting-safely-online On the web, in video games, and on social media, it’s easy to meet and chat...
SciShow
The Psychology of Trolling
As denizens of the internet, most of us are familiar with the trolls. In this episode of SciShow, learn a little about how social scientists think trolls came to be, and how online communities are figuring it all out.