Brian Mayer

Location
Perry  United States of America
Organisation
Genesee Valley BOCES
Sector
School Education
Interests
Games, Library 2point0, Social Networking

About Me

I am a librarian, a gamer, a geek, a father and a very silly man.

What I've been doing

21 Oct
Oregon or My Love Affair With the Cartesian Coordinate System
Number of Players: 2 to 4 Grade Levels: Middle School and Up Length: 45 Minutes Investment: Mediu
05 Oct
Authentic Versus Educational Games
I want to take a minute to differentiate between authentic and educational games. In my opinion,
30 Sep
School Librarians, come BRING IT at GLLS 2008!
You have been reading all about these fantastic games for the school library, but there is so muc
24 Sep
Power Grid
Number of Players: 2 to 6 Grade Levels: Junior High and Up Length: 60 Minutes Investment: Medium
11 Sep
Return on Investment
Picking a game resource for your school library is not an easy task. There are several factors t
08 Aug
Why Games Belong in Libraries
Games are drawing attention in libraries as successful outreach tools for tweens, teens and senio
31 Jul
Snorta!
Number of Players: 4 to 8 Grade Levels: Elementary and Up Length: 20 Minutes NYS Standards: ELA S
17 Jul
Downloadable AASL Game Alignment Document
I wanted to make available the finished AASL Game Alignment document. It was well received at AL
25 Jun
Board Games & AASL Standards Pt. III: Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society & Pursue personal and aesthetic growth
This has been a labor of love, but I am so glad to have this finished and ready to share at ALA n
16 Jun
Board Games & AASL Standards Pt. II: Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge
2.1 Skills: 2.1.1 Games such as Puerto Rico, Caylus and Amun Re employ strategy and intricate me
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Brian Mayer's Whiteboard

On 18 Feb 2008 Pru Mitchell wrote
Hi Brian - just wanted to say thanks for the great library-related feeds in here. Lots to think about. Cheers, Pru
On 23 Jan 2008 Russell Miln wrote
At Girrawheen SHS in Perth WA we've been using Ticket to ride, Munchkin and Portabello market to great effect - it has really created great connections between socially disparate groups.. and they have really enjoyed it.. This year we'll introduce Talisman, Carcassonne, Dork Tower and perhaps Illuminati as well as some modelling/animation in Blender and 2D/3D games development in Java - anything to awaken that spirit of discovery over the 'google' generation handing information on a plate.