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Minecraft Lesson Plan « Shaping the World
Lately, I have been researching ways to use Minecraft in the classroom for game based learning. Here is a rough outline of how I would introduce students to this amazing, educational game. Prior to this lesson students will have learned basic design and sketching skills. This lesson would be the first within a unit designed to teach students how to plan a community. Minecraft is a computer game that combines mechanics, design and creativity within an RPG. By using Minecraft as an educational tool students will be able to: Apply knowledge of 3 dimensional landscapes to construct a digital landscape and community. Collaborate with classmates to plan and create a digital community. : Students will develop an understanding of the cultural, social, economic, and political effects of technology. : Students will develop an understanding of the effects of technology on the environment. : Students will develop an understanding of the role of society in the development and use of technology. Like this:
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Getting started - MinecraftEdu wiki
After you have installed the MinecraftEdu, your next steps are to start a server and join it with a MinecraftEdu client. (Please note: you must use a version of the client which has been modified specifically for MinecraftEdu, and not a regular Minecraft client, in order to connect to the server. Otherwise, you may see an error message stating, "Internal exception: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out.") In this page you will find information about how to complete those tasks and more. Required ports See article Ports Starting a Server This tutorial will run you through how to start a MinecraftEdu server and some of the commands in the admin panel of its server tool. Starting a Server on the Macintosh Open the MinecraftEdu Launcher. Click on "Settings" > "Client Settings" and check to make sure the "Client RAM" is set at its default value of 700. Exit out of the "Client Settings" screen and click the "Start MinecraftEdu Servertool" button in the MinecraftEdu Launcher. 1. 2. 3. 4.
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Minecraft in the Classroom and Library
“Can you teleport me?” “How do I fly?” “I need a sword.” “What are you building?” These eclectic exclamations are the sounds of a room full of teens playing Minecraft. We play every other Wednesday in Chicopee (MA) Public Library’s computer lab, often filling all 10 computers, and are occasionally joined by teens playing from home. What is Minecraft? Minecraft is an open-ended, creative game where players roam a landscape made of different kinds of blocks that can be used to build just about anything. Developed by Swedish programmer Marcus Persson, also known as Notch, and his company Mojang, the full version of the game was released in November 2011 after several beta versions. Survival vs. The different game play modes place more or less emphasis on the creative and survival aspects of the game. In Creative mode, you can fly, literally by double tapping the space bar, but figuratively as well, because you have instant access to every kind of block and most items in the game.
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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. 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. What would you like to hear/see from me? Peace out, kids. ~JoelP.S. minecraftedu:
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This wiki is devoted to hosting ideas, lessons, implementation strategies and more related to using the game, Minecraft in a school setting Whether you use it in a computer/gaming club, as part of your regular curricular instruction, or even at home with your own children, Minecraft's simple yet scalable "sandbox" virtual environment can be an excellent tool for engaging student learning. The open-ended nature of the game lends it to application in a variety of subject areas. Game-based learning, virtual worlds, and simulations are emerging tools for reaching our learners. That's why this wiki was created. -Lucas Gillispie, Director of Academic and Digital Learning, Surry County Schools. Recent News (11/10/15) - Here's a Sustainable Community Project we're working on at Gentry Middle School. (6/1/15) -Alice Keeler (@alicekeeler) is awesome, but you knew that, right? (12/18/13) - Great tutorial video on how to level in mcMMO by Aidan. (12/8/13) - Lots to share! Inverted Restone
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Joel Levin @MinecraftTeachrComputer Teacher at Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School in NYC.Owner of TeacherGaming LLC, creators of MinecraftEduminecraftteacher.netminecraftedu.com Bob Kahn@rwkahn38th grade science teacher at Brentwood School in Los A Alex Leavitt@alexleavittPhD Student, USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism - Studying the "cultural importance of Minecraft, especially with regard to participatory spaces online". Heather Burditt@swiss_army_wifeAdvocate for "Radical Unschooling" Greg Lastowka@greglasTeaches intellectual property law at Rutgers Univ Micah Malmstrom@MrMalmstromMember of the Technology Department at the Elisabeth Morrow School in Englewood,
