Mr. Walsh's 7th grade ELA classes experienced Minecraft.edu this week by facing the Yukon based on To Build A Fire by Jack London. Mike, (UNCG) created an awesome Minecraft.edu world including a glassed in spawning room with a teleporter to take the students to their different locations. Once there, the partners were charged with building a dwelling/shelter that would alter the way the story ended - with the protagonist dying. A few minor glitches - needing to turn on show all transports, the mice not working once Minecraft.edu was running. All of the mced folders on the user420 log in gone so I had to re-install the folder from the Shared Drive... Mr. Walsh was very pleased with the outcome. So much so that as he made his rounds to ask "schooly-school" questions, it became evident that there was no need - all students were "getting it"! Tomorrow, the students will get the opportunity to complete their dwelling, journal two times using the Book & Quill, name their building and help build a goldmine. I learned how to build a beacon! And I loved the way we could make the snow fall /weather rain in the text chat. Pics below!
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March 2016
KMS MAKERSPACECreated through the generosity and affiliation with UNCG and its Transforming Teaching Through Technology Grant, (T4), Our KMS Makerspace will offer our students creative ways to design, experiment, build and invent as they deeply engage in learning at Kernersville Middle School. Categories |