Making the Socially Awkward, Socially Active | Josh Bound | TEDxLancaster

By sharing the common interest of video games, socially awkward kids are getting together and becoming socially active. Josh explains how he facilitated this at the school where he teaches and how he plans to spread this model to schools across the United States through his non-profit Video Game Clubs of America. Growing up in a single parent household, Josh Bound fell in love with video games early in his life. He is convinced that Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego developed his love of social studies, global connections and ultimately helped him find teaching as a profession. Josh teaches at the Chambersburg Area Career Magnet School, where in the spring of 2014, he and three students founded the CMS Video Game Club. It is his belief that gaming can be used as a tool to help socially awkward students become socially active citizens. Mr. Bound is actively developing the “Video Games Clubs of America”, a non-profit entity to help establish video game clubs in secondary schools throughout the country. Josh lives in Chambersburg with his wife Heidi, two incredible children Cadmen and Gwendolyn, and his most awesome rescue Pitbull Annabelle. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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SO PROUD!

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Bound is great honestly!

[@vinsonburbano7164]

This was sent to me from God. I know it. I was looking up lectures on becoming more socially active and it made me realize that I am trying to connect with people in my life in ways that don't necessarily connect us on the level I hope. I think unconsciously sometimes we are just trying to get people to understand us that we forget that connection is to learn each other. I don't think I got the same meaning most did from this... but it definitely made me realize I'm letting a lot of real connections pass me by simply because I don't use others intrest to connect... I use my own methods... they haven't worked so far lol :( so I'm gonna try games with my teens and maybe more late night walks with my sweetie

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Awesome and lovely creation for us Josh!

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Great work, sir!

[@realpiee]

I loved this.

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ya bound you go

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Yeet😂👌😤