Jon Spike
@jonspike.bsky.social
Board and card game designer, instructor for Video Games & Learning, Digital Tools & more, PhD in Instructional Technology
It's the least I could do after hearing the incredible stories from librarians and library media specialists.
A Love Letter to Librarians - #AASL Reflections Blog
gamestormedu.com/2025/10/21/t...
#AASL25 #AASL2025 #futurereadylibs #libchat
A Love Letter to Librarians - #AASL Reflections Blog
gamestormedu.com/2025/10/21/t...
#AASL25 #AASL2025 #futurereadylibs #libchat
The Importance of Librarians – Reflections from AASL Conference
I had the immense privilege to attend the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Conference in St. Louis this past week. Librarians and Library Media Specialists have always been an impor…
gamestormedu.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
It's the least I could do after hearing the incredible stories from librarians and library media specialists.
A Love Letter to Librarians - #AASL Reflections Blog
gamestormedu.com/2025/10/21/t...
#AASL25 #AASL2025 #futurereadylibs #libchat
A Love Letter to Librarians - #AASL Reflections Blog
gamestormedu.com/2025/10/21/t...
#AASL25 #AASL2025 #futurereadylibs #libchat
Reposted by Jon Spike
Are you attending #AASL25 this weekend in Saint Louis? We Need Diverse Books will be hosting a general session on Friday, October 17th, starting at 8 AM!
Start your Friday at the AASL conference with a conversation that brings stories to life for learners. 📚
📅 Friday, Oct. 17
⏰ 8 AM
Start your Friday at the AASL conference with a conversation that brings stories to life for learners. 📚
📅 Friday, Oct. 17
⏰ 8 AM
October 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Are you attending #AASL25 this weekend in Saint Louis? We Need Diverse Books will be hosting a general session on Friday, October 17th, starting at 8 AM!
Start your Friday at the AASL conference with a conversation that brings stories to life for learners. 📚
📅 Friday, Oct. 17
⏰ 8 AM
Start your Friday at the AASL conference with a conversation that brings stories to life for learners. 📚
📅 Friday, Oct. 17
⏰ 8 AM
In honor of AI Literacy Day, I would like to share the first "big" change to my attribution4ai.org site - Human and AI Iterative Attribution for creative projects.
This type of attribution would acknowledge when a human user leverages AI technology in an iterative process. #AI #AIinEDU
This type of attribution would acknowledge when a human user leverages AI technology in an iterative process. #AI #AIinEDU
March 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
In honor of AI Literacy Day, I would like to share the first "big" change to my attribution4ai.org site - Human and AI Iterative Attribution for creative projects.
This type of attribution would acknowledge when a human user leverages AI technology in an iterative process. #AI #AIinEDU
This type of attribution would acknowledge when a human user leverages AI technology in an iterative process. #AI #AIinEDU
I was fortunate enough to attend the Wisconsin Esports Summit in MKE today. Always great hearing panel presentations, chatting with vendors, and networking with fellow educators, students, professionals, etc in the esports world!
March 4, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I was fortunate enough to attend the Wisconsin Esports Summit in MKE today. Always great hearing panel presentations, chatting with vendors, and networking with fellow educators, students, professionals, etc in the esports world!
Let's be honest - the Science of Reading curriculum doesn't often jump off the pages for our students!
So I thought - what if we created resources to help educators use GAMES to practice skills like phonics, fluency, and comprehension with our learners?!
Welp, here it is!
https://buff.ly/3CWR23f
So I thought - what if we created resources to help educators use GAMES to practice skills like phonics, fluency, and comprehension with our learners?!
Welp, here it is!
https://buff.ly/3CWR23f
February 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Let's be honest - the Science of Reading curriculum doesn't often jump off the pages for our students!
So I thought - what if we created resources to help educators use GAMES to practice skills like phonics, fluency, and comprehension with our learners?!
Welp, here it is!
https://buff.ly/3CWR23f
So I thought - what if we created resources to help educators use GAMES to practice skills like phonics, fluency, and comprehension with our learners?!
Welp, here it is!
https://buff.ly/3CWR23f
Lots of my game design projects are focused on creating commercial products for the education space, but some of my projects are, well, just for me and my loved ones!
Take CanDnD - I developed this mix of Dungeons & Dragons & Candyland after being bored with Candyland by itself.
Take CanDnD - I developed this mix of Dungeons & Dragons & Candyland after being bored with Candyland by itself.
February 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Lots of my game design projects are focused on creating commercial products for the education space, but some of my projects are, well, just for me and my loved ones!
Take CanDnD - I developed this mix of Dungeons & Dragons & Candyland after being bored with Candyland by itself.
Take CanDnD - I developed this mix of Dungeons & Dragons & Candyland after being bored with Candyland by itself.
We know, we know - it's really HARD to work games into the curriculum, #ideacon
So we did it for you - here's FIVE ways our games align with state standards! #IDEACon2025
gamestormedu.com/2025/02/03/f...
So we did it for you - here's FIVE ways our games align with state standards! #IDEACon2025
gamestormedu.com/2025/02/03/f...
Five Ways Games Align with State Standards
One roadblock to implementing games in the classroom and library involves aligning the skills involved to the state and national standards that guide instructional experiences. To help with impleme…
gamestormedu.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We know, we know - it's really HARD to work games into the curriculum, #ideacon
So we did it for you - here's FIVE ways our games align with state standards! #IDEACon2025
gamestormedu.com/2025/02/03/f...
So we did it for you - here's FIVE ways our games align with state standards! #IDEACon2025
gamestormedu.com/2025/02/03/f...
Oh hey #IDEACon - do you like games? Do you like education?
Check out our educational board and card games - Gamestormers and Doomscroll - at our GamestormEDU site! We've got free lesson plans for each game that explore persuasive speaking, social media literacy, and more!
Check out our educational board and card games - Gamestormers and Doomscroll - at our GamestormEDU site! We've got free lesson plans for each game that explore persuasive speaking, social media literacy, and more!
February 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Oh hey #IDEACon - do you like games? Do you like education?
Check out our educational board and card games - Gamestormers and Doomscroll - at our GamestormEDU site! We've got free lesson plans for each game that explore persuasive speaking, social media literacy, and more!
Check out our educational board and card games - Gamestormers and Doomscroll - at our GamestormEDU site! We've got free lesson plans for each game that explore persuasive speaking, social media literacy, and more!
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Tomorrow is the big day--the start of #IDEACon! If you are attending the conference, I hope we can connect in person! It would be incredible to see some friendly, familiar faces in the audience when I present about cinematic VR & empathy at 9:30 am in Nirvana C! #TLsky #Skybrarian #edtech #ARVRinEDU
February 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Tomorrow is the big day--the start of #IDEACon! If you are attending the conference, I hope we can connect in person! It would be incredible to see some friendly, familiar faces in the audience when I present about cinematic VR & empathy at 9:30 am in Nirvana C! #TLsky #Skybrarian #edtech #ARVRinEDU
In lieu of gifts on my birthday, I humbly request that you buy anywhere from 1-50 copies of Gamestormers and/or Doomscroll from our GamestormEDU site.
The money goes to a good cause - my daughters' college funds.
The money goes to a good cause - my daughters' college funds.
February 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
In lieu of gifts on my birthday, I humbly request that you buy anywhere from 1-50 copies of Gamestormers and/or Doomscroll from our GamestormEDU site.
The money goes to a good cause - my daughters' college funds.
The money goes to a good cause - my daughters' college funds.
It goes without saying, but this might be one of my favorite visual depictions of data in the history of the universe.
February 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
It goes without saying, but this might be one of my favorite visual depictions of data in the history of the universe.
I wrote a short blog about how our games align with Common Core State Standards across a range of subjects for literacy, writing, and speaking. You can check out the blog and our snazzy infographic at the included link!
#Tabletop #Tabletopgaming #EduSky #LevelUpEDU
https://buff.ly/4jIxgZx
#Tabletop #Tabletopgaming #EduSky #LevelUpEDU
https://buff.ly/4jIxgZx
February 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I wrote a short blog about how our games align with Common Core State Standards across a range of subjects for literacy, writing, and speaking. You can check out the blog and our snazzy infographic at the included link!
#Tabletop #Tabletopgaming #EduSky #LevelUpEDU
https://buff.ly/4jIxgZx
#Tabletop #Tabletopgaming #EduSky #LevelUpEDU
https://buff.ly/4jIxgZx
I like to think I'm a pretty humble person overall, but man, I'm gonna make an exception and brag for a moment.
Really proud of this FINAL degree (I think it's the last one, heh).
Once again, please don't call me doctor 😂
#PhDone #EduSky #LevelUpEDU
Really proud of this FINAL degree (I think it's the last one, heh).
Once again, please don't call me doctor 😂
#PhDone #EduSky #LevelUpEDU
January 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I like to think I'm a pretty humble person overall, but man, I'm gonna make an exception and brag for a moment.
Really proud of this FINAL degree (I think it's the last one, heh).
Once again, please don't call me doctor 😂
#PhDone #EduSky #LevelUpEDU
Really proud of this FINAL degree (I think it's the last one, heh).
Once again, please don't call me doctor 😂
#PhDone #EduSky #LevelUpEDU
I'm excited to share that my full dissertation is available on ProQuest with full access!
If you're curious the link is below - I researched collaborative design in virtual reality compared to video conferencing.
https://buff.ly/40X7oSJ
#EduSky #LevelUpEDU
If you're curious the link is below - I researched collaborative design in virtual reality compared to video conferencing.
https://buff.ly/40X7oSJ
#EduSky #LevelUpEDU
January 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I'm excited to share that my full dissertation is available on ProQuest with full access!
If you're curious the link is below - I researched collaborative design in virtual reality compared to video conferencing.
https://buff.ly/40X7oSJ
#EduSky #LevelUpEDU
If you're curious the link is below - I researched collaborative design in virtual reality compared to video conferencing.
https://buff.ly/40X7oSJ
#EduSky #LevelUpEDU
It's bad enough we're reading Anne Frank's personal journal without her permission.
Maybe we shouldn't recreate her using AI without her permission as well.
Maybe we shouldn't recreate her using AI without her permission as well.
We're addressing recent feedback about our Historical Figure Spaces and want to share our response and immediate changes. We're committed to thoughtful AI implementation in education and welcome your participation in our Advisory Council on Responsible AI.
Read the full post here → shorturl.at/gDIpA
Read the full post here → shorturl.at/gDIpA
January 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It's bad enough we're reading Anne Frank's personal journal without her permission.
Maybe we shouldn't recreate her using AI without her permission as well.
Maybe we shouldn't recreate her using AI without her permission as well.
Hey folks! I wrote an article about 5 research-based reasons for games in the library and classroom - check it out here! I also included each reason as a brief infographic too - feel free to use and share.
#EduSky #LevelUpEDU
https://buff.ly/3E37IpS
#EduSky #LevelUpEDU
https://buff.ly/3E37IpS
January 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Hey folks! I wrote an article about 5 research-based reasons for games in the library and classroom - check it out here! I also included each reason as a brief infographic too - feel free to use and share.
#EduSky #LevelUpEDU
https://buff.ly/3E37IpS
#EduSky #LevelUpEDU
https://buff.ly/3E37IpS
Did you see this?!
Eagles receiver AJ Brown caught playing Gamestormers board game on the sidelines during the Philly-GB playoff game last weekend.
That must be SOME game!
#FETC #FETC25 #FETC2025 #EduSky #LevelUpEDU
Eagles receiver AJ Brown caught playing Gamestormers board game on the sidelines during the Philly-GB playoff game last weekend.
That must be SOME game!
#FETC #FETC25 #FETC2025 #EduSky #LevelUpEDU
January 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Did you see this?!
Eagles receiver AJ Brown caught playing Gamestormers board game on the sidelines during the Philly-GB playoff game last weekend.
That must be SOME game!
#FETC #FETC25 #FETC2025 #EduSky #LevelUpEDU
Eagles receiver AJ Brown caught playing Gamestormers board game on the sidelines during the Philly-GB playoff game last weekend.
That must be SOME game!
#FETC #FETC25 #FETC2025 #EduSky #LevelUpEDU
Board and card games for your classroom and library? We got em! Gamestormers and Doomscroll are a one-time purchase, come with FREE curriculum, and are just plain FUN for students.
#FETC #FETC2025 #fetc25 #edusky #LevelUpEDU
#FETC #FETC2025 #fetc25 #edusky #LevelUpEDU
January 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Board and card games for your classroom and library? We got em! Gamestormers and Doomscroll are a one-time purchase, come with FREE curriculum, and are just plain FUN for students.
#FETC #FETC2025 #fetc25 #edusky #LevelUpEDU
#FETC #FETC2025 #fetc25 #edusky #LevelUpEDU
I created a simple visual system for creators and students/teachers to transparently indicate how AI was utilized in their designs, and I'm learning that it is making the rounds in art, education, and tech circles!
https://buff.ly/4af8xrJ
#EduSky #FETC #FETC2025
https://buff.ly/4af8xrJ
#EduSky #FETC #FETC2025
January 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I created a simple visual system for creators and students/teachers to transparently indicate how AI was utilized in their designs, and I'm learning that it is making the rounds in art, education, and tech circles!
https://buff.ly/4af8xrJ
#EduSky #FETC #FETC2025
https://buff.ly/4af8xrJ
#EduSky #FETC #FETC2025
Hey #Edusky and #FETC folks! Friendly reminder that we have TWO phenomenal educational board games you can order now from GamestormEDU.
Doomscroll is our social media literacy game, and Gamestormers is our creative storytelling and persuasion game.
#FETC2025 #FETC25 #LevelUpEDU
Doomscroll is our social media literacy game, and Gamestormers is our creative storytelling and persuasion game.
#FETC2025 #FETC25 #LevelUpEDU
January 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Hey #Edusky and #FETC folks! Friendly reminder that we have TWO phenomenal educational board games you can order now from GamestormEDU.
Doomscroll is our social media literacy game, and Gamestormers is our creative storytelling and persuasion game.
#FETC2025 #FETC25 #LevelUpEDU
Doomscroll is our social media literacy game, and Gamestormers is our creative storytelling and persuasion game.
#FETC2025 #FETC25 #LevelUpEDU
Just finished up our Doomscroll card game Lesson Plan - complete with debrief questions after gameplay. I'd love to hear your thoughts - let me know if it sounds interesting, confusing, etc.
Thanks!
Thanks!
January 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Just finished up our Doomscroll card game Lesson Plan - complete with debrief questions after gameplay. I'd love to hear your thoughts - let me know if it sounds interesting, confusing, etc.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Reposted by Jon Spike
Tired of the same old routine? Want to make learning FUN for your students? Join us for a session on Games, Games, Games @GerilynWilliams #FETC @nationalfetc
January 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Tired of the same old routine? Want to make learning FUN for your students? Join us for a session on Games, Games, Games @GerilynWilliams #FETC @nationalfetc