Adventure Author

The adventures of the Adventure Author team - computer game making in schools. Written by Judy Robertson, Keiron Nicholson and Cathrin Howells.

MGiS Teacher blogs

  • Derek and Steve, Bo'ness Academy, Falkirk Counci
  • Helen and Stephanie: Fife ABE
  • Gerry, Balwearie HS, Fife
  • Derek(CS), Balwearie HS, Fife
  • St Ninian's High School's Making Games in School Project Blog
  • James Young High School
  • Hazel, Dalbeattie HS, Dumfries & Galloway
  • Kimberly & Susan, Pentalnd PS & Firrhill HS, Edinburgh:
  • Jil, Gorgie Mills, Edinburgh
  • Richard, Easter Carmuirs PS, Falkirk

Recent Posts

  • Making Games in Schools teachers to present at SQA conference
  • Game Design Through Mentoring and Collaboration
  • Adventure Author team reunion
  • Quest to Learn
  • Welcome to the new Adventure Author team member
  • Turns out brain training games don't work
  • Book on creativity and education
  • Comments on the last Making Games in Schools training workshop from EPSRC mentor
  • Best practice in computing teaching award
  • How to assess computational thinking?

Categories

  • about Adventure Author
  • academic talks
  • analysis
  • Books
  • class materials
  • community education
  • creativity
  • curriculum
  • Games
  • learner centred design
  • literacy
  • news archives
  • parents
  • press
  • School projects
  • software
  • teacher training
  • wider issues around games

MGiS: Blogs

Here you will find links to school and teacher blogs, recording their stories of Making Games in Schools. Do add your comments to their posts.

Cohort 1 blogs - projects starting during autumn 2009

Tony, St Aloysius, Glasgow: http://gamesandliteracy.edublogs.org/

Richard, Easter Carmuirs PS, Falkirk: http://valleyboy.wordpress.com/ and for his pupils: http://eastercarmuirs.edublogs.org/

Susan, St Augustine's HS, Edinburgh:

Jil, Gorgie Mills, Edinburgh (starting Jan 2010): http://pinkjilnwn2.blogspot.com/

Harry & Sheila, James Young HS, West Lothian (starting Jan 2010): http://jyhscomputing.blogspot.com/

Cohort 2 blogs - projects starting from Jan 2010

Kimberly & Susan, Pentalnd PS & Firrhill HS, Edinburgh: http://firrhillpentland.blogspot.com/

Hazel, Dalbeattie HS, Dumfries & Galloway (one of our remote projects!): http://insideroom25.blogspot.com/

John and Jennifer, Trinity PS, Hawick:

Dawn and Kara, Lenzie Moss PS, East Dunbartonshire:

Cohort 3 blogs - projects starting from March 2010

James and Stephen (CS & English), St Ninian's HS, Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire: http://stninianshsmgis.wordpress.com/

Derek and Gerry (CS), Balwearie HS, Fife:http://dshearer.edublogs.org/ and http://gdewar.edublogs.org/ 

Ron and Trish (CS & drama), Currie Community HS, City of Edinburgh:

Helen and Stephanie, Fife ABE: http://fantasyfife.edublogs.org/

Cohort 4 blogs - projects starting from April 2010

Derek and Steve (CS and geography), Bo'ness Academy, Falkirk Council: http://mrmcalpine.wordpress.com/

Lorraine & Kenni, Peel PS, West Lothian:

Jason & Magnus (CS & English), Madras College, Fife: http://mlatona.edublogs.org/

Sue (CS), Liberton HS, Edinburgh:

Pilot project blog

Tessa's World Builder project at Campie PS, East Lothian, summer 2008: http://edubuzz.org/blogs/campiep7b/

Pages

  • About Adventure Author
  • About Making Games in Schools
  • Comment Cards
  • Downloads
  • Fridge Magnets
  • Getting started with Adventure Author
  • MGiS: Blogs
  • MGiS: Fantasy literature and other curricular resources/ideas
  • MGiS: Learning professionals
  • MGiS: Project resources
  • MGiS: Training
  • Press coverage
  • Publications
  • Research Materials
  • Teaching Materials
  • Team members
  • Video Tutorials

Archives

  • January 2011
  • November 2010
  • October 2010
  • September 2010
  • May 2010
  • April 2010
  • March 2010
  • February 2010
  • January 2010
  • December 2009

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