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Stories from MinecraftA CESI Story Presentation
by Sabine McKenna, Skerries@SabineMcKenna
cccSkerries.com
Skerries Soundwaves Minecraft Project 2012
A virtual Skerries.
Our first go!
Part of the annual Skerries Soundwaves Arts and Music Festival.
Creative Mode – Build the Skerries of the Future.
Video: Skerries 3012
Skerries Soundwaves Minecraft Project 2014
Two years later…
Video: Entries 2014
MinecraftEdu
• Set up by Joel Levin @MinecraftTeachr (and others) to help teachers use Minecraft in schools
• A modded version of Minecraft
MinecraftEdu licenses
Prices for licenses.Screengrab from MinecraftEdu.com 28 Feb 2015
MinecraftEdu Tutorial World
The tutorial world helps close the gaps between experienced (PC) crafters & others
But you can also create a new worldor load one of the teacher-created ones
Search by subject or age
Minecraft!!! But in schools?
Minecraft can help...
• Introducing the touchscreen generation to keyboard and mouse
• Building up digital literacy
• Transferring knowledge. Discovery learning.
• Develop social skills
And it can be integrated into any subject!
English / Literacy
• in-game reading
• in-game writing (keyboard skills)
• writing prompts
Example:
• Journal writing in Mr Patterson’s 5th Year (England)
Day 2
The Story of Notch
The Story of Notch
The Story of Notch
Maths / Numeracy
• Counting
• Multiplying
• Area
• Volume
• Time
• xyz coordinates
Maths / Numeracy
Example:
• Area and Fractions in Mr Patterson’s 5th Year (England)
History / Geography / Science
• Explore and document• Re-enact scenes from the
past• Recreate famous buildings • Test materials• Explore, catalogue plants
and animals• ... Think like a scientist /
geographer / historian...
Picture source: www.planetminecraft.com
Example: Viking Raids on Minecraft
Viking Raids on Minecraft with 12-year-olds.
• John Miller, World History Teacher, California
Visual Arts
• PixelArt – creating skins using an online editor
• Print out the characters using papercraft
• OR: Creating pictures / characters in Minecraft (Creative Mode)
Visual Arts
• recreating famous works of art
Example:
• Recreating Tate masterpieces in Minecraft
Music
• watch / create music videos
• create music / teach music theory using note blocks
Examples:• Teaching music theory using note blocks• Many, many music videos ... like this Radioactive -
Dragons parody• like Captain Sparklez’ Take Back The Night: Nearly 64
million views!
This could be the beginning of a wonderful adventure...
To get started / For more ideas:Minecraft.netPrimaryMinecraft.comMinecraftEdu.com
Stories from MinecraftA CESI Story Presentation
by Sabine McKenna, Skerries@SabineMcKenna
cccSkerries.com
