Yesterday, students used Google Forms to vote on which "Rangers" in class (students studying science,) will help on a team mission. The nominated students designed their characters today and were added on to our interactive map to battle monsters and defend their allies.🏹 #Edusky #Gamebasedlearning

Thank you to @kyedrpg.bsky.social for sharing the stories of teachers in KY and beyond. Honored to be mentioned, thanks for shouting out my awesome students! 🎉🎊

This school year, students sign-in to our gamified learning hub and vote to make decisions that impact the story and setting of "The Academy." Starting small, as in the pictured example where students help a character choose their class, (Magician, Knight, Beastmaster, Ranger, or Bard.) #EduSky

Summer for thousands of people in Ann Arbor, Mich., means scavenging for hidden codes around the city and voraciously reading books to collect points. It's part of an enormously popular game that's been a triumph for the public library that runs it. www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...

Gamifying an Organic Chemistry Laboratory Course as a Strategy to Improve Students’ Motivation pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.... #GameBasedLearning

Summer Game Recommendation: Blue Prince might be the best puzzle game I've ever played. Also very fun to play co-op. Classic MYST vibe with a great gameplay loop. Not completed yet (refusing to Google anything,) but absolutely worth the $25. ♟️🖼️

Trying out embedding extended learning/practice for students in a new way.🎮 Added 40+ character sprites to this year's learning hub. Each has a link to practice games on websites like @blooketofficial.bsky.social and @gimkit.com with a final challenge for students to prepare for.

Posting a few videos my students will view on their return to class this year. We mostly ditch Google Classroom for a very gamified learning hub that gives a lot of opportunities to extend learning. This video gives a preview and walkthrough of the hub. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqJk...

North American Wheel Bug seen enjoying my backyard today. 🪲

My book "Tabletop Role-Playing Games in the Classroom" is now available for pre-order on all major online booksellers, including directly from @mcfarland.bsky.social. Or order from your favorite brick & mortar (ESBN 9781476697550)! For more info, visit sites.google.com/view/kyedrpg.... #kyedrpg

At 107 Days Until Halloween, retail has officially decided it's time to deploy the skeletons. (No complaints.) 💀

"Title Screen" of New Class Hub for Next Year🎮 Going beyond Google Classroom, this year we're using a very classic RPG video game style world as the class learning hub. Students will use the same tools I'm using to build characters and grow the setting. Looking forward to sharing more!

Chaotic backyard garden needed watering two days in a row for the first time this year. Probably the fourth time I've had to water it at all. Constant rain season is over in KY and now we hit unyielding heat season. 🏝️

If you've not read this #edtechelixirs post, do yourself a favor and do so. The idea of this teacher publishing student DnD adventures and the positivity his effort and care creates for students is top-tier "Education can be Awesome" inspiration.

I'm firmly on the #Cicada team. Heralds of summer, 100% a fan. Photos from a few mornings ago in KY.

Huge thank you to @bellarmineesports.bsky.social for hosting a group of Spencer County Middle students today. Esports session + Excellent campus tour had these kids hyped about @bellarmineu.bsky.social and college. Made what was many of their first time touring a college campus memorable + fun! 🎮

National Tech Coach EdCamp hosted by @quizizz.bsky.social and ForwardEdgeOH just keeps getting better. Some extremely cool Canva tips from @mskb26.bsky.social (including how to save hours of time prepping student award certificates,) + fantastic gamification tips from Erica K! #techcoachedcamp

I present this fantastic middle school "Do your best on the test" poster found in the hallway. Note the subtle use of Shrek and Jack Black memes. A+ Inspiration.

It's a weekend of festivities -- #KentuckyDerby today, #maythe4thbewithyou tomorrow! I hope to add to the celebrations with the following announcement: my book's preorder link is live at @mcfarland.bsky.social! mcfarlandbooks.com/product/tabl... #kyedrpg #kygoplay #LevelUpEDU #EduSky #ttrpgs #dnd

Getting to view 8th Grade Defenses of Learning today was a highlight in a pretty great week of work. REAL reflection is happening here, and some incredible students were hyped to come showcase their presentations with 6th grade students next week. #ProfileofaLearner🎓

Huge credit to @brotherwisegames.bsky.social for the degree of transparency/steady info on Cosmere/Stormlight RPG Kickstarter fulfillment. Legitimately crazy situation for companies to have to deal with and communication couldn't be better.

Valeria representing Spencer County at #STLP25 taking home an award for Digital Photography! Setup for awards in Rupp Arena was top notch. Awesome way to showcase student creations.

Commissioner Fletcher celebrates Vibrant Learning happening in KY Schools and showcased by STLP students at #STLP25

#STLP25 begins for Spencer County students! Taylorsville Elementary STLP are showing off their "Kitty Korner" project, raising money for the Spencer County Humane Society. 🐱🐾

Last time I played Oblivion was Shivering Isles expansion in 2007. I was about to graduate high school. I've played Skyrim, ESO, and replayed Morrowind since then, but haven't touched Oblivion. Long enough that I'm hoping it feels like getting a new Elder Scrolls game.

New Videos I made on Gamifying the Classroom. Google Classroom has been around for over a decade, I discuss how and why our teacher team switched things up with a fantasy adventure + world map for kids to explore instead. #EduSky #Gamification #gamebasedlearning youtu.be/VnndMTJeN74?...

Veterinarian has a new app for appointment reminders/meds/etc. BEST Idea ever was including profile pictures for your pets. Painstakingly collected pictures that perfectly captured personalities and default weirdness of each. 10/10 App. 🐾

Idlewild Butterfly Farm and Insectarium -- Located in Louisville. 🕷️🪲 Awesome visit even outside butterfly season, with tons of bugs, informative tour, and great shop with food nearby.

Big announcement, friends! My book on #ttrpgs in education will be published soon from @mcfarland.bsky.social! For more information, visit the new "Books" page at the #kyedrpg site: sites.google.com/view/kyedrpg... #ttrpgcommunity #dnd #gamebasedlearning #kygoplay #KyLchat #EduSky #TTRPGsky

INCREDIBLE Career Day! ✍️ Writer @phillipkjohnson.bsky.social discussed process of writing comics, and later in the day students learned from illustrator @jameslbarry.bsky.social about being the artist. These kids left for spring break the most hyped ever about creating. Thank you! #EduSky #Comics

Spencer County Schools had our first GT "Spark Saturday" event, hosting students for learning and fun with visitors from @KYScience. Students also had an awesome tour of the SCMS PAX Career Lab, and worked with student volunteers from SCMS and SCHS. 🪐

Thanks again @watsonedtech.bsky.social for talking Technology with my 6th grade students this week. Discussion on History of AI leveled perfectly to engage this grade, including notes on safety, ethics, and where we go from here.📱

Had a return visit to @collinsclasssc.bsky.social's students today at Spencer County Middle School! Delighted how he folded review questions into playing a #TTRPG. Also had a chance to talk to a later class on #AI! Always inspired and energized to visit this school. #kyedrpg #kygoplay

7th Grade Social Studies Teachers Ashley McGaughey and Rachel Kramer challenged students to open a "Time Machine Travel Agency" for tours to ancient civilizations. ⏳ As you'd expect, Spencer Co. students delivered. (T-Shirts! Picarones! Art! Business Cards! Stickers!) The details!! #Edusky

Announcing 🎉🎉 📚 @kasl.us 2026 Nominees for the Kentucky Bluegrass Award www.kasl.us/kba/kba-nomi... #KyLChat @joinkla.bsky.social #KentuckyLibraries Congratulations to every illustrator & author! KY Students will vote in spring of 26 & winners will be announced in April! 📚 Thank you, KBA Committees!

Recently updated and re-released Star of Providence is VERY good and $15 or less on Switch and Steam. Like Gungeon, Isaac and other roguelites but more arcade vibes, a lot easier to pause and come back to. www.theverge.com/games-review...

Happy 40th to KAAC! Thanks for providing decades of Academic competitions for KY students.🏆 Also Pictured: My 8th Grade entry in the 2003 (😮Yikes!) State Finals Guide.

In Louisville today waiting between students testing at the Academic Team State Finals.. luckily the OVEF @nerdlouisville.bsky.social #ttrpgtelethon is providing live entertainment! Donations to an awesome group: sites.google.com/ovec.org/ttr...

Today's the day! If you don't want to come in person, watch the OVEF & @nerdlouisville.bsky.social #ttrpgtelethon streaming and donate from the comfort of your couch starting at noon EST. #dnd #dnd5e #ttrpgs #ttrpgcommunity #kyedrpg #kygoplay #EduSky #LevelUpEDU sites.google.com/ovec.org/ttr...

Great Friday, starting with @watsonedtech.bsky.social opening to discuss leveling up PLCs with tech, and @fcpsky.bsky.social Educators Shad Lacefield and Ashley Faulkner delivering a HUGE amount of Esports resources. #KySTE25

Really enjoying testing the KC7 platform the last couple weeks before using with students. ZERO cybersecurity understanding before playing, makes it 100% feel like a puzzle game with very cool progression/competitive elements. @mrquillen.bsky.social #KySTE25

Bullitt Central HS teacher Lexie Gilley had the type of #KySTE25 talk where you want to immediately use the idea presented. Brings history to life with role-playing and tech. Going to share with Social Studies friends ASAP. Thanks for presenting bright and early! 🌎

Good morning #kyste25! Hope to see you Friday morning at 830 am for "#AI to Amplify PLCs" in L008. #artificialintelligence #edtech #KYDLC #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY #KYILN

VERY cool presentation from Wurtland Middle School Principal Brandi Litteral. Their 6th-8th Grade students all receive career class electives. KY Middle Schools embracing CTE is going to be huge for kids. #KySTE

Awesome start to #KySTE25 learning more about the We Lead CS program. They're bringing accessible, synchronous computer science classes to schools across Kentucky.

Thanks to Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill for hosting Spencer County students on our field trip today. 🗺️ Great place for kids to explore history + nature. Great weekend trip destination with dining and workshops too if you're in KY or nearby. #ShakerVillageKY

Students are slowly unraveling the mysteries of "The Academy" in the background as they complete work this quarter. Weeks of clues and sleuthing and they've discovered a room with a strange stone showing them a view from space. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6XY... #Edusky #Games

In the latest #edtechelixirs, a recap of our OVEC visit to the new #esports arena and learning space at JCPS's Western STEM Magnet High School! #AllinKY #KYILN #KYDLC #gamebasedlearning #UnitedWeLearnKY #EduSky watsonedtech.blogspot.com/2025/02/a-vi...

A "Quest" (small project) my students do this quarter involves creating three character sheets for figures important to their favorite subject. They choose powers, health, and skill points, and write a short blurb why these stats and skills make sense for the person they picked. 🏰 #Edusky #Games

Toured this high school today, where they're building a program fusing game design/esports/computer science as a focal point. Just look at this arena that doubles as an amazing class space. REALLY want to take some of this back and implement at the middle school level. #OVEC #esports