Classroom Powerups

(not really) Emergency Pod! 

A new Fortnite season has started! What are the ABCs of Fortnite? What about this new Battle Pass structure? How does Fortnite deal with due dates and late work? Tune in to find out! 

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://classroompowerups.com/2020/11/17/fortnite-chapters-a-late-work-solution/

This week we are jumping right into the weekly blog post report. I have been thinking a lot about adding themes to a classroom, when it could go wrong, and why. Unfortunately, this questioning all came about when I was playing one of my favorite games - Civilization - and had to make some tough choices about winning or being a good person.

I hope you join me or check out the original post which is also available as at http://classroompowerups.com/2020/12/10/problematic-themes-civ-vi-ludonarrative-dissonance-and-colonizer-mentality/

Welcome to the Powerups Podcast! This week we are reflecting on the ways that Powerups are used in the Real World. The Ohio Vaccine Lottery takes us into the real of internal motivators vs external motivators and the tactic of Limited Time Events. 

Then I dive into one of the most controversial topics in education as I read one of my favorite posts - Stop Calling it a Late Penalty – It’s a Teacher Convenience Fee.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://classroompowerups.com/2020/11/10/stop-calling-it-a-late-penalty-its-a-teacher-convenience-fee/

In this episode of Classroom Powerups: The Podcast the talk centers on motivation - particularly reframing what it means to win. 

First the Powerup Sports Reference of the week takes us into the NBA Play In Tournament to think about how this tweak is helping to fix a broken regular season and how that applies to classroom Leaderboard usage.

Then listen in to this week's Powerup Post where I read and reflect on a Fortnite Challenges: Re-Frame "Victory".

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://classroompowerups.com/2020/10/06/fortnite-challenges-re-frame-victory/

May the 4th be with you... Always. I know its late, but this week I reflect on Leadership through the lens of Star Wars! The I read my blog post "Get Caught Trying"

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This episode is also available as a blog post: http://classroompowerups.com/2021/04/27/get-caught-trying/