@johnCfallon

english teacher, #gbl/#sel curriculum developer, game designer, father, social justice ranger, bad boy vigilante, & nerd // co-host of @goodgameedu

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Joined June 2007
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Robert Reich
@RBReich30 Oct 2022
The next time you hear Elon Musk talk about “freedom,” beware. When billionaires justify their motives by using freedom, what they actually seek is freedom from accountability.
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We're designing GAMES for a BETTER WORLD! Learn more about the intersections of gaming and learning here🎮 goldbuginteractive.com/
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A new episode is up! We talk to @kate_selkirk about the Quest 2 Learn School and how to design an entire school around game principles! Listen on Apple, Google Play, Spotify or here: art19.com/shows/good-game-po… #gbl #games4Ed #edchat
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Replying to @mr_isaacs
@mr_isaacs Just saw you, @BronSt @PaulDarvasi @johnCfallon @misterwashburn and other awesome #gbl folks are DOMINATING the K-12 track at the @SeriousGamesConf this year! I’m attending (yay for virtual!) so I will see you all there!!! 👏🏻👍🏻🙌🏻🎉🕹🎮👾
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Polygon
@Polygon10 Jun 2020
Netflix has launched a Black Lives Matter collection of movies and TV shows, including Moonlight, the Michelle Obama documentary Becoming, and Ava DuVernay’s 13th polygon.com/2020/6/10/212867…
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Steve Isaacs@mr_isaacs10 Jun 2020
Hey - that's me! Proud to be featured on the OFFICIAL #minecraftedu podcast :) @playcraftlearn @participate #games4ed
Mike Washburn@misterwashburn10 Jun 2020
Episode 4 of the @PlayCraftLearn podcast is out NOW. I spoke to @mr_isaacs about all of the amazing possibilities for learning to code in Minecraft, Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Clint Smith
@ClintSmithIII5 Jun 2020
The NFL should formally apologize to Colin Kaepernick.
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Vincent Evans@VinceEvans3 Jun 2020
can you imagine 4 more years of the last 4 days?
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Polygon
@Polygon3 Jun 2020
Assassin’s Creed Discovery Tour and other virtual museums that we can all still visit this summer polygon.com/2020/6/3/2127117…
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Join #games4ed this Thursday night as @MatthewFarber hosts and questions how we can teach Social Emotional Learning through Game Play It all starts at 8pmET/5pmPT #gbl #kidsdeserveit #hacklearning #edugladiators @OnEducationPod @classcraftgame
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DeAndre Yedlin@yedlinny2 Jun 2020
“.. with liberty and justice for all.” Every American needs to ask themselves, is there “liberty and justice for all” and if their answer is yes, then they are part of the problem. In no way are we asking black lives to matter more than white lives,
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Polygon
@Polygon2 Jun 2020
Total War Saga: Troy is exclusive to the Epic Games Store for one year, but is free for its first 24 hours polygon.com/2020/6/2/2127803…
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Fairfield students demonstrating. These young people are not apathetic. #GeorgeFloydProtests
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📈Top lookups, in order: fascism racism white supremacist riot martial law thug protest antifa curfew loot justice anarchy praxis
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NPR
@NPR30 May 2020
Video games — even non-educational ones — can help reluctant students get interested in learning. Just ask our video gaming columnist, who aced a pop quiz on the Caribbean thanks to her "Assasin's Creed" habit. trib.al/CTzJ3gs
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LeBron James
@KingJames30 May 2020
MANDATORY LISTEN!!!! @KillerMike always on point! So passionate and smart(knowledgeable) as hell!! Man I love you G! Salute ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
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Video Games Don't Have To Be Educational To Spark Learning npr.org/2020/05/29/864520287…

Video Games Don't Have To Be Educational To Spark Learning

Our video gaming columnist says she was a reluctant student as a child — but video games, even non-educational ones like the Assassin's Creed series, helped her get interested in learning.

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From the Archives: @drgamermom explains how games can help us build empathy and what the limits of games might be. Subscribe on Apple, Google, and Spotify, or listen here: art19.com/shows/good-game-po… #gbl #games4ed #sel #edchat #edutwitter #engchat #seriousgames
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Hear even more about the power of #gbl and #sel with iThrive's @susanerivers on our latest episode! Available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and here: art19.com/shows/good-game-po… #gamebasedlearning #edchat #engchat #edutwitter #podcastedu
iThrive Games@iThriveGames29 May 2020
Academic growth is a vital part of student learning but it's not the only part. Our #GBL units embrace a more comprehensive approach to learning, using #games4ed to provide rich opportunities for academic & #SEL. Here’s what it can bring to your classroom: bit.ly/3e1XjbO
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Academic growth is a vital part of student learning but it's not the only part. Our #GBL units embrace a more comprehensive approach to learning, using #games4ed to provide rich opportunities for academic & #SEL. Here’s what it can bring to your classroom: bit.ly/3e1XjbO
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