Mr Eames
  • Home
  • About Me
    • Classroom Tour
  • Student Work
    • Graphic Design and 3D Modeling Gallery
    • Robotics
    • Student Music
    • 3D Printing
    • Game Based Learning
    • Game Design
    • Augmented Reality
    • Model Rocketry
  • Tutorial Videos
    • Wordle
    • Prezi
    • Inkscape
    • Google SketchUp
    • Photo Manipulation
    • The Gimp
    • Microsoft Excel
    • Alice Programming
    • Google Earth
    • Unity
    • Animation
  • Resources
    • Minecraft Resources
  • Contact Me

Technology, Creativity, Passion

When Being Square isn't so Bad: Minecraft in the Classroom

11/14/2012

1 Comment

 
I was very excited about using Minecraft in my classroom, but I was not prepared for the shear level of excitement its inclusion would bring.  As a long time gamer myself, I was familiar with Minecraft, but I hadn't spent any real time immersed in its blocky landscape.  For the uninitiated, Minecraft is an open-world game in which players explore, mine, and add to a world.

Picture
The world is constructed entirely from cube-shaped blocks of various material (dirt, sand, stone, wood, etc.).  As the player, you can "mine" these blocks and re-position them into any configuration.  Of course, some enterprising players have created some truly awe-inspiring structures using Minecraft.  The pictures below is constructed from thousands upon thousands of blocks.

Picture
My initial concerns centered on the fact that Minecraft is nothing like Call of Duty, Madden Football, or any of the other games my students report to play in their spare time.  I wasn't too surprised to find that a few students had played the game on their own, but I was unprepared for the response of the rest of my class.

I know it's going to sound like exaggeration, but I have never seen students so happy and motivated in all my years of teaching.  The laughter and smiles continued unabated for an entire hour and a half.   In future updates, I look forward to sharing the projects we're working on with Minecraft.

If anyone out there wants to discuss how to use Minecraft in their classrooms, I have been made a true believer, and would be happy to share my experiences in more depth.



1 Comment
Stephanie link
11/24/2023 08:26:47 am

Hello mate great bloog

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    The simple musings of a humble Technology Teacher.

    Archives

    May 2015
    September 2014
    June 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    January 2012

    Categories

    All
    Gbl
    Lego
    Minecraft
    Not Really Tech
    Professional Development
    Robotics
    Sketchup
    Tutorial

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.