Minecraft trial with 9 Asp

Build a part of the school using Minecraft
Team 1 - English block
Team 2 - Science block

Plan what your block looks using tape measure and graph paper

Plan - measure the block. Different people do different parts.

Main parts - deck, 4 classroom, film room, toilets, hallway, ms mccleans office,

Each block is 1m

Organising a plan for who was going to measure which part of the English Block

Measuring

Great problem solving conversations happened

Teamwork

They had to think about what was the best way to measure aspects of the rooms

Prior to building their section of the building in Minecraft, two girls drew a plan

It's coming together!!

Overall, I found it a positive experience and look forward to seeing the program develop,  There are so many opportunities for problem solving and communication.  It brings in aspects of Mathematics such as measuring and estimating and there is the possibility to build in literacy including procedural writing and oral presentations of what they did.  There is also leadership roles that need to be filled.

For me personally, I got to interact with a group of student's I don't get to spend a lot of time with and it was fantastic to see some of the student's known for their off task behaviour to be focused and loving what they were doing.  There was a range of abilities but together they helped each other and it was exciting to see the blocks come to life in Minecraft.  I also got to see how Minecraft works and how it can be used in a classroom setting.

Skills being used-problem solving, measuring, communication, learning to use minecraft.