Sometimes we just need to take a break and hang out with some friends. This episode is a wide-ranging open conversation with Brent and Ryan & Brian from the Check This Out Podcast, Tom & Mike from TOSAs Talking Tech, and Shukes and Giff from Shukes & Giff.
This episode is just for fun, because we all need to blow off some steam, so come join us for some laughs. Back to the regular schedule next week!
Resources mentioned
Giff – READ!!! (or listen to other people read)
Free Books
Project Gutenberg – Public Domain books as HTML & ePub files (Australia’s public domain is 50 years, not 70)
Apple Books has free books – search free thanks to Lauchie MacKinnon (@lockey090) – N.S. 🇨🇦
Overdrive from your public library!
Or try hoopla
Audio Books
Audible Stories – free audio books sorted by ages, English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Italian)
Jen’s Wakelet Collection of Read Alouds – great for younger kids
Not Books
PressReader app – under account settings, link your library card and get all their digital content (newspapers, magazines)
Teens
Sync – SYNC is a free summer audiobook program for teens 13+. Returning April 30th and continuing 13 weeks until July 29, SYNC gives participants two thematically paired audiobooks a week. In 2019, 28 titles were given away over 14 weeks.
K-6
RAZ Kids – Leveled Readers with quizzes,
Rivet (from Area 120 – a workshop for Google’s experimental products.)
Need more?
Check this article for free books
Check this article for free audiobooks
Tom Covington- Play and Have Fun
Board Games- going analog!
Zombie Dice
Cartographers
Boomtown
Online Games
Playstation/Xbox/Switch
MMORPG- Warcraft and the like
Old School Warcraft3, Starcraft2
Mobile Games
Yatzee
Words with friends
Poker-Online! www.wsop.com has a free gameroom
Still do activities outside! Get out (safely) and have fun
Sports-softball practice
Traditional Games- croquet, lawn bowling, cornhole
Ride/walk/run
Fitness Stuff
Card Games
From 5 and up, there are fun card games to learn to play and master Old Maid, go fish, speed,
Traditional card games- gin, rummy, cribbage, poker, bridge, tons of tutorials online
Poker online, card tricks and magic! What a good time to learn.
Other things that were mentioned that we didn’t take notes on:
Bingo Baker – Make your own interactive Bingo Cards