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 https://www.ted.com/tedx

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