Hmm, pyramids as music notes? Thanks Fred Poutre Cloven Fruit Games On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:41:03 -0400 "Juanpablo Amado" <cardzmaster2004@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I'm not usually talkative on list, but I'm about to post something, > so I > figured I should chime in. > > I'm not a teach yet, but will be doing a field experience and > student > teaching this coming year. As such, I'm trying to figure out where > LL games > could fit within a Music Ed. classroom. So far, I figured out a > Fluxx > adaptation with new goals and Keepers (to be posted) and have some > other > ideas for Fluxx adaptations. I love Pyramids, but jsut don't see > the > classroom use as of yet (still working on that). And the rest of > the games > jsut don't seem to fit well. > > I own EcoFluxx but, since I probably won't be teaching any Science > classes > within the next five-ten years (at least), the deal really doesn't > work for > me. That doesn't mean the deal isn't great. If I had the extra > money, I'd > jump on it and use the decks some other way. But as for an Earth > Day > lesson, I just can't figure out how to use it in a music class (high > school > is my focus). > > And, yes, end-of-year projects are loming over me and I am ever > getting more > and more leery of the the multiple papers, projects, lesson plans, > conducting exams, etc. that will soon own my life. Suffice to say I > > probably won't be existing for about the two weeks leading up to > finals. > > I do think the Looney Academy is doing a great job, though. It's > jsut > getting started but I can see it being a great resource to any > teacher > trying to figure out just where Looney gaming fits in their > curriculum. And > I think that telling teachers about this at the Looney for Education > seminar > at Origins will boost site hits quite a bit. > > > >From: "Carol Townsend" <edu-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Reply-To: Looney Labs Education Discussion List > <edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >To: "Looney Labs Education Discussion List" > <edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Subject: [Edu] Need some teacher advice please > >Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:28:03 -0500 > > > >Hey all > > > >Two weeks ago, I posted here about the new Academy page that had > just gone > >up: > >http://www.looneylabs.com/Academy/index.html > > > >... and then last week I'd asked if anyone was doing anything for > Earth > >Day. > > > >I've gotten almost no response. Yes, Kimberly and Kate did chat > for a > >moment - but it's been really quiet here lately. > > > >And there's been no nibbles on the Teacher's Special that I talk > about on > >the Academy page. > >http://www.looneylabs.com/OurStores/product.html?ProductID=302 > > > >Nobody's ordered any EcoFluxx for their classroom. > > > >So... here's the question - or the advice I'm looking for: > > > >1) What's up? Is it the time of year that everyone is so crazy > busy? > >2) Is the special not "special" enough? What would you like to see > > >instead? > >3) Are we just not getting the word out enough? If so - where else > should > >we go (we're talking "free" here too - not asking if we should pay > for ads > >in educational publications...) > >4) Was the content of the Academy posting not meeting needs? > > > >It's been a big echo of nothingness here folks - what do I need to > > >change??? > > > >thanks! > >Carol > >- she who is just trying to figure out how best to help > teachers... > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Edu mailing list > >Edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/edu > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get a FREE Web site, company branded e-mail and more from Microsoft > Office > Live! http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0050001411mrt/direct/01/ > > _______________________________________________ > Edu mailing list > Edu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/edu > >