MinecraftEDU - STEM Curriculum Resources by Dr. Wesley Fryer MinecraftEDU Redstone Engineering Challenge (our culminating semester project) 2015 MinecraftEDU Screenshots: April 6 - April 8 2014 MinecraftEDU Screenshots: Aug 22 - Aug 25 - Sep 5-8 - Sep 22-24 - October Geometry Challenge Geometry Building Challenge (Fall 2014) MinecraftEDU Building Challenge (Oct 2014) MinecraftEDU Building Challenge (Oct 2014) Build a house including a living room with an exact AREA of 50 Minecraft blocks.Build an animal corral or area outside the house with an exact PERIMETER of 24 blocks.Creatively integrate a HEXAGON and OCTAGON into your build. Orienteering Challenge (Spring 2014) An end-of-year (spring 2014) activity for my 4th and 5th grade STEM students, challenging them to learn about navigation using coordinates in the world of Minecraft. Perimeter / Area Building Challenge (Spring 2014) Introduction to MinecraftEDU MinecraftEDU Introduction MinecraftEDU Introduction Other Lesson Ideas
Using Minecraft in the Classroom - Center for Educational Improvement by Victoria Zelvin. Not too long ago, I briefly touched on some video games that are already making a difference in classrooms. Included in that list was the very popular game Minecraft, which is being used as a teaching tool already. The very popular game is being extensively described as a creativity engine, or video game Legos, but what does it really offer? How does Minecraft work? In Survival mode, I smelt clay into bricks, which I then make into blocks for my house. Minecraft thrives on exploration and creativity, but most of all it is a game that thrives on projects. What does all this mean for teachers and educators? MinecraftEdu offers many resources to the skeptical or perhaps overwhelmed to help them get started. “What happens when we give students an alternate reality in which to play, experiment, create, collaborate — and yes — sometimes make a hot mess of failure?” Below, there is a video detailing some practical applications of creating your own worlds in Minecraft.
PowToon, free business presentation software animated video maker and PowerPoint alternative MINECRAFT IN A HUMANITIES CLASSROOM Global Religions Course Each religion was taught over a one month period and included the following: Early History, Geography, Spread of religion, Branches, Key People, Key Events, Branches and Modern History, Core Beliefs, Symbols, Rituals, Holidays, and Festivals. Students selected one Eastern and one Western religion to compare and worked in collaborative groups to research a sacred site. Students wrote essays on the topics listed above, as well as on their sacred site. Students replicated their sacred sites in MInecraft Edu and designed a game in which their two religions were taught and compared and in which the players' knowledge and learning was tested. Students presented their work to younger peers first, took feedback and made changes. Students presented their final work in an evening event to their families.
The Minecraft Teacher Back to school. Long time no post. So one day I had this idea to use Minecraft in my class. It worked really, really well. It was transformative for both my students and myself. And I couldn’t figure out why no one else was doing the same thing. But one thing led to another and I ended up leaving a perfectly respectable teaching career to play a lot more Minecraft. I got to interact with amazingly talented people from all over the world. All that plus getting to work with some wonderfully Finnish geniuses who I now consider family. But I am leaving TeacherGaming and sailing away from Minecraft’s blocky shores for a while. I am going back to the classroom. It’s been an absolute honor to work with Minecraft. I feel quite lucky to have been involved during this unbelievably cool time period in Minecraft’s development. There are SOOOOOOO many amazing people doing inspiring work with Minecraft, both in and out of schools. I think I will be playing Minecraft forever. Peace out, kids. ~JoelP.S.
Official Minecraft Wiki – The ultimate resource for all things Minecraft The Heist | Adventure Map (for 1.8.7 & 1.8.8) v1.4b Minecraft Project LEGAL PERMISSIONS: You are allowed to record The Heist, however please have the decency to link to the map link. You will be doing your audience a favor as well as the creators of this map. You have to realize that what took you 3-4 hours to play took us 350 hours to make. So please don't be a douche and share the love. MINECRAFT VERSION: This map has been created and tested for 1.8.7 & 1.8.8 without mods. Running this map in ANY other version of Minecraft is not recommended. LANGUAGE SUPPORT: (Change you ingame language in Minecraft setting and the translations happen automatically) DESCRIPTION: In the Heist the player tries to avoid security systems such as cameras, guard robots, lasers, sonar etc in order to steal valuable prototypes from a high security underground research facility. The Heist is a very unique game that relies on over 6000 command blocks in order to work and is one of the most advanced maps released to date.
Minecraft meets Hour of Code Hello! We’re proud to announce that Minecraft is part of this year’s Hour of Code campaign. Hour of Code is focused on introducing basic programming skills in a simple, accessible way. The Minecraft Hour of Code takes about 3,600 seconds to complete and will introduce you to programming logic like Repeat Loops and If Statements. The tutorial is designed for ages over six and up, and you get to play as either Steve or Alex. Check it out here: www.code.org/mc There’s a high chance you might learn something! Owen - @bopogamel Avec Kidscode, Minecraft s'invite à l'école et au collège Et si tu pouvais apprendre avec Minecraft ? C’est l’idée un peu folle de Kidscode, une solution ludoéducative issue de l’univers Minecraft pour les élèves du primaire et du collège. Kidscode promet une offre éducative originale dédiée aux enfant de 5 à 15 ans. Tu pourras, à travers des méthodes et des services uniques qui s’appuient sur l’univers de Minecraft, approfondir les notions scolaires, appréhender les nouveaux outils technologiques et apprendre la programmation informatique. Je vais apprendre quoi ? Les nombreuses activités et les événements du jeu permettent à l’enfant de s’immerger rapidement dans une autre époque ou encore d’expliquer de manière simple et visuelle des théorèmes mathématiques ou des formules physiques. Outre l’apprentissage de la langue française, des langues étrangères, des matières scientifique, de l’histoire et de la géographie, Kidscode va te motiver pour créer des œuvres via l’utilisation du code informatique, la littérature ou par toute autre forme d’art.
Minecraft in the Primary Classroom by @michaeliteach I’m sure over the past couple of years you’ve come across at least the mention of Minecraft. It is one of the most popular games in the world. It is played by millions of children across different platforms around the world. This is a re-blog post originally posted by Michael O’Kane and published with kind permission. The original post can be found here. Do you have a blog post which you are proud of? I have to admit, up until just over a year ago I dismissed it as just another game that children loved playing, just as I had loved, and still do, playing FIFA football games. Minecraft can be used in the classroom not only to engage and inspire, but to aid and develop learning in Literacy, Numeracy, W.A.U. and Digital Citizenship. Because Minecraft is a sandbox game, children can design, create and build absolutely anything. More importantly – it could be an excellent way for children to engage with their parents. KS2 Fractions. You can follow Michael on Twitter… 8th August 2015 In "GuestBlog"