Ethan Brown, a speaker at ChiTAG’s Play With Purpose Conf. 2011 seeks to break a world record in math to raise money for a library. Click here to read more!
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Technical Problems
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Hey everyone, Pat here. I just wanted to post a quick apology for G4Ed being so quiet lately. I’ve been working on a major upgrade to the architecture of the site, and it has taken much longer than I’d anticipated. Thanks for your patience. The January newsletter will be going out soon!
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Big Events in November
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November is a big month for anyone who loves toys and games. Why? Because on the weekend of November 19th, there’s this thing called ChiTAG happening. ChiTAG is more than just a toy and game fair. It also includes the Play With a Purpose conference for educators, the best game inventor conference in the industry, the Young Inventor Challenge, and a list of…
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Summer Game Giveaway Winner!
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Congratulations to Mark Baker for the winning slogan of There’s a winner in each of us! Mark, we hope you enjoy your package of games from Patch Products, and thanks to you and to everyone for taking part in our contest. We’re working on the t-shirts, mugs, and hats. As soon as they’re ready, we’ll…
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Games in Education Conference
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On Saturday, November 19, there’s a conference all about games in education. It’s called Play With Purpose, sponsored by us (g4ed) and Sharp as a Tack, and it’s an inspiring day of workshops to help teachers develop their students’ cognitive abilities and inject energy into the learning process through applying games as part of their…
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Summer Game Giveaway from Patch and Games for Educators
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{jcomments on}How would you like to win a prize package full of great games? Patch Products and Games for Educators have teamed up to offer you the chance to win a prize package filled with great games.
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Earth Vs. Space
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The Earth has been playing a game of Chess against the International Space Station. Here’s a fun video of the astronauts pondering their next move: http://tinyurl.com/g4ed60211
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Students Get Their Games Judged by Award Winning Designer
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Here’s a great story of a teacher reaching out to the gaming community to build something special for his students. Orchard Valley Middle School social studies teacher Chris Janeczko held a game design project contest, and brought in award-winning graphic (and game) designer Paul Micarelli to judge. What a fantastic idea! Click here for the…
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The Game Shop
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Announcing a partnership between The Game Shop and Games for Educators! Now when you view a game in our newly revamped Game Finder, you’ll see a Buy Now link that lets you buy it directly from The Game Shop. Even better, they’re working with us to offer special promotions only for Games for Educators readers! We’re launching…
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Learning by playing games
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In Grand Blanc Michigan, counselor Ryan Moore is using board games to teach kids after school. It looks like he’s got it all figured out, with loads of great games, and kids excited to play them. Fantastic stuff… Click here to read all about it!