MTS PD Day Oct 22 2021 Game Media Analysis Presentation and Resources

Lesson Plan https://niallmcfadyen.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/mcfadyen-game-media-analysis-lesson-plan-2021.pdf Media Analysis Concept Map Instructions https://niallmcfadyen.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/mcfadyen-media-analysis-instructions-updated.pdf Narrative Documentary Organizer https://niallmcfadyen.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/narrative-documentary-organizer.docx Game Report Framework https://niallmcfadyen.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/game-report-framework.pdf Game Report Video or Podcast Script Organizer https://niallmcfadyen.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/game-report-script-organizer.pdf Slides Presentation https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tCV-O4YRVS66NyHXsv0tMxXMA-t4se0DvGConr6fF_c/edit?usp=sharing

October 22, 2021

In-Person Classes in 2020: Masks, Tech, and Constant Cleaning

If you were to walk into my classroom a year ago, you would see students gathered together creating multimedia projects with cameras, computers, and microphones. Over the past 7 months, with the Covid-19 worldwide pandemic, I have had to make significant changes to the ways that I teach. From March to June, I primarily taught... Continue Reading →

September 29, 2020

Personal Films In The Time of Social Distancing: Narrative Montage Film Assignment For Students

This is a project that I have assigned as an options for some of my students to complete. It is essentially a short film or video that is made up of 10-15 short video clips explaining what you are up to in your days. One of the keys to this is that the clips should... Continue Reading →

April 14, 2020

How Do You Bring Board Games Into a Middle School Technology Class?

Gaming is a powerful tool that can be harnessed by teachers and educators in different ways. Over the past few years, I have become increasingly interested in the pedagogical approach of game-based learning. I was fortunate this school year to be able to access some additional funding to bring some extra tabletop/board games into my... Continue Reading →

April 12, 2020

Game-Based Learning with Table Top Games-Exploring the Research and Literature

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February 28, 2020

A Teacher’s Guide to Personal Devices in Class

Anything can be a distraction in class, but one that has received a great deal of attention has been personal devices and smartphones. I purchased my first data activated smart phone about 11 years ago when I was in my mid twenties. Now I see students who are younger than 10 years who have a... Continue Reading →

December 7, 2019

Stone Age Personal Finance Lesson

For a presentation I did at Red River College in Winnipeg, I put together a lesson/activity plan for using the board game Stone Age which is a resource management worker placement game where you are performing actions to help develop your tribe. You can download a PDF version hereDownload The details are also below, but... Continue Reading →

November 30, 2019

The Photo Story-A Middle Years Multimedia Project

As classrooms get more and more diverse, it is important that as a teacher you have projects that are accessible to everyone but also allow students to go deep and push their learning past expectations, standards, and prescriptive outcomes. This means you need activities that are rich, meaningful, open ended, and flexible enough that a... Continue Reading →

November 30, 2019

MTS PD Day Presentation PDF 2019

Exploring Educational Research and Literature On Tabletop GamesDownload

October 25, 2019

How Technology Has Impacted My Running and Fitness

In high school I was a mediocre cross country and track and field runner. I was not elite by any means but I would usually finish somewhere in the middle of the pack. I had no idea what my times were for various distances, but I practiced and was involved in other sports as well.... Continue Reading →

September 22, 2019

Multimedia, Technology, Video Games, and Learning