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Welcome to #XPLAP Please introduce yourself to the group.
Also, share out if you are playing #XPLAPGameNight with us all!
Not sure how to play... Watch this video: https://t.co/5lewTvaMWB
Welcome to #XPLAP Please introduce yourself to the group.
Also, share out if you are playing #XPLAPGameNight with us all!
Not sure how to play... Watch this video: https://t.co/5lewTvaMWB
C1 I loved Monopoly and cards games like Rummy and “31” with my Grandma
A1 I like games like Cards Against Humanity, Apples to Apples etc....you have to play the card and the person
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C1 I loved Mouse Trap, mostly the setup of the game. Clue was a family favorite along with Guess Who? A1 As an adult I love Blokus and Settlers of Catan. @Miss_Harter loved Pass the Pigs #XPLAP
C1: Loved playing Life... I thought the car was cool and the betting on the wheel.
A1: Like a billion games. I hope you saw my 10 games for the classroom or living room video:https://t.co/fTimhW3T5Q#XPLAP
C1: Clue, Battleship, tummy variations with my grandma, aunts, and cousins. A1: Azul, Mysterium, Velaris, Rhino Hero...I mean the list could go on and on. #xplap
A1: Love game! C1: Monopoly was always a fav for my sis and I. Also, loved Risk. A1: so many games to share! I love Settlers of Catan, Dominion, Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle, 7 Wonders, and Pandemic to name a few! #xplap
Matt from Chicago burbs. HS social Studies. C1: Stratego, Survive, Pictionary A1: X-wing, Carcassone, Flashpoint Fire Rescue, Ramage, too many to list. #XPLAP
C1: I loved Monopoly and Scrabble as a kid. A1: As an adult I love playing Ticket to Ride, Settlers of Catan and we just started Carcassonne over winter break and love it. #xplap
C1- in 4th grade I got a copy of fireball island and I played it endlessly...wish I had a copy 😔. Clue was always a family favorite as well as monopoly . I was also a huge fan of Hero’s Quest...another game I would love to have a copy of 😔 #xplap#XPLAPGameNight
A2 I think they are authentically engaging and lead to conversation—which makes it easier to connect and open up. Helps find common ground through shared joy. #xplap
A2: Table Top games bring people together around a table, make us look each other in the eye, and give us a shared expereience that deepens our relationship. It is one of the best things to do with family and friends. #XPLAP
A2: NOTHING beats face to face interaction. While we may laugh from reading a text or tweet, when you laugh with someone else it is just better. I also think it allows conversations to happen about the rest of your life as you play.#xplap
A1- these days I love cooperative games like the Harry Potter Battle for Hogwarts deck building game and Dead of Winter. I just got a new expansion of Pandemic that I am eager to try (rise of cathulu) #xplap#xplapgamenight
You know what is funny? My brother was great at Stragego and I was great at RISK. I'm not sure what that says about us- maybe you have to think differently for each game? #xplap#thingsthatmakemewonder
A2: Table top games allows f2f communication and creates those memories upon which friendships can be built and anchored. So much good happens in the game and around the table between turns. #xplap
A2) table games, let you talk during the game. You never know where that conversation is going to go. Video games/ social media doesn't always get that going. #XPLAP
Most of my favorite memories as a kid involved playing games as a family. Anytime we went to visit family we always played board games or cards. #xplap
Joining in late tonight so catching up.
A1: our family loved Masterpiece and Rook. My kids made a version of "Apples to Apples" using "crowd-sourced" family memories and gave it to us for Christmas (Called it Perkins to Perkins). It is now our favorite family game. #XPLAP
A2: I love the collaborative style games, when everyone is working toward a common goal. I love working together, laughing, playing and getting our faces out of those devices we are all so addicted to. #xplap
I just think it's fascinating. My brother is an engineer & I'm a 2nd grade teacher. He's super left brained and I'm moderate but more to the right side. #xplap I think a whole learner profile could be learned from game choice/likes.
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Patrick Amel 4th grade teacher from Oshkosh. Getting in late. As a kid, I liked trivial pursuit and Scotland yard. As an adult, there are lots. I like Ice Cool, Colt Express, and many others.
A2 (part 2): being a mom of a teenager, I find that when we play games together, all of that "teenagery" stuff goes away. Much less eye rolling and more connection building. #xplap
A2- This year I taught table tops during our free choice times throughout the day. Mostly I didn’t want free choice to only be free choice tech. It has totally changed the dynamic of my class. We connect, communicate, and strategize. The whole class is closer as a result. #XPLAP
A3 Stategic Thinking, all the interpersonal skills involved, planning, logical thinking, thinking outside the box, creativity—depends on the game. Games are game changers. #xplap
A3 You need to be able to adapt to the game that's being played. Thinking on your feet and making in-game adjustments can be crucial. Planning ahead is also very important in many table top games now. #XPLAP
A3: So many skills: Long term playing/short term planning. Communication, critical thinking, trading, negotiation skills, informational literacy... Just planning in general... #XPLAP
A3: There is such a varitey of games with so many skills that can be developed. The cooperative &collaborative games are so great at developing communication, critical thinking, collaboration. Then the competitive games have a different skill set. All build relationships! #XPLAP
A2 F2F games involve a deeper level of trust and therefore relationship building. The rules for online games/video games are pretty intact, hard to cheat. F2F card and board games can be adapted more and altered. #xplap
Us as well. The parents usually played their games while the kids played a different game. It was kind of a right of passage to be invited to play with the parents. #XPLAP
A3: It's all about strategy and critical thinking. There is also something magical about having an actual board, with physical pieces, cards and dice vs a video game. #xplap
A3: reacting well (or appropriately for the group you’re playing with) to wins and losses. Making strategic choices on the spot. Reading the people you’re playing with. #XPLAP
A1: One of the biggest things my kids learn in the process of game play is patience. This is on top of what ever skills the individual game teaches.
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A2- i think there is no substitute for real life interaction and cooperation. The tactile feel of the pieces and the look of the board can bring a personal touch that can encourage interaction #xplap#XPLAPGameNight
A1: One of the biggest things my kids learn in the process of game play is patience. This is on top of what ever skills the individual game teaches.
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They can develop their own rules. My married kids have to remember which set of "family rules" we are playing when we start playing Rook. It seems every farmily has morphed them a bit to fit their family's personality. #XPLAP
Hi from Connecticut. We just chatted about this on #SocialRoadTrip. I enjoyed many different board games, both the classics and the ones that came and went. With the family I’m raising now, we love card games and drawing/guessing games. #xplap A1
Although not a board game, we play Mario Party together as a family. I am unable to steal a star from my husband because I just feel so bad about it. He does not suffer from the same thing. It is my weakness and causes me to lose. 🤷🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ #XPLAP
A4 It gives Ss an opportunity to have life lessons in empathy that aren’t “big”. Same with the “everyone gets a trophy” issues...kids need opportunities to experience success/failure/empathy etc in areas that aren’t huge deals. It helps them learn to cope & help other cope #xplap
a4) I think if there is a story with the game, the students could emotionally connect to something in the story. Additionally, it can tie in to real life events, but in a way that isn't scary and is easier to deal with. #XPLAP
A4 I think games build empathy in that we experience different sides of competition. We know what it's like to have bad luck or just to be on different sides of fate when it comes to winning/losing. When you break down the game after, you gain understanding of each other. #XPLAP
A4: Games teach us empathy by also showing us a mini example of situations that others have or will face in life and making us have to make the tough decisions... Example games of this: This War Of Mine: Tales from the Ruined City and Holding on! #XPLAP
Q4 Games force people to imagine other peoples positions by understanding others advantages and disadvantages, this envokes emotional reactions. Having students realize these reactions, and having conversations can be a tangible tool to understanding larger emotions. #XPLAP
A4- I love that it evens the playing field for those kids who may not be head of the class academically or the most athletic at recess to hold their own in a game. And I love that kids can have fun, talk trash and challenge each other in a fun/non threatening way. #xplap
A4: Although not a board game, we play Mario Party together as a family. I am unable to steal a star from my husband because I just feel so bad about it. He does not suffer from the same thing. It is my weakness and causes me to lose. 🤷🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️ #XPLAP
Hey, Carol. I remember disliking Stratego as a kid (my friend beat it out of me). Later, as a young adult, four of us would play Risk at a friend’s house. Wouldn’t have gotten into it on my own. More fun with others who enjoy it. #xplap
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@missmac100, @teachlikeaninja, @mrmatera
A4 You know what it's like to win and you know what it is like to lose. You can be happy for your opponent and know that next time you might win. Next time. #xplap
A4 Each game is a learning experience. Not sure where it came from, but I have heard often that "experience is what you get when you don't want it." Learn from your/others successes and/or failures and apply it next time. #XPLAP
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A4: I think board games teach kids that sometimes u win and sometimes u lose. Good sportsmanship builds empathy. We naturally self reflect after a board game because we think of how we can employ different strategies later. #xplap
They are heavy but beutiful... Seriously part art and part game... I have never played something like it... Just tried Holding on for the first time. #XPLAP
A4: put ourselves in the shoes of someone who isn’t fairing as well to help guide behavior when we win or when frustrated with a teammate. Learn how to accept losses without a meltdown. #XPLAP
Hi, Jeremy! How are you??? My brother could always find my flag so fast and I kept running into his bombs or his people that had higher rank than mine. I would lose bad every time but he couldn't beat me in RISK. So weird. :) #xplap
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BIg Thanks to everyone for joining in the fun on #XPLAP tonight. I hope you all consider joining #XPLAPGameNight with your students... It will be fun and all are welcome!
When connecting it to the classroom, I think about the higher order skills it takes to make those inferences, or synthesize what students know of the condition of a certain behavior or trend to imagine and create possible outcomes #XPLAP
I think Love Letter is a good introduction to those contingencies in a simple game. It has definitely worked well with my students. Plus it's a fast play, so you can get to know the game quickly. #XPLAP
Thanks for the great discussion #xplap friends. I am glad I finally made it to this chat. I never quite hit it at the right time. Nice questions @mrmatera!
