Fw: MinecraftEdu is Coming To Schools Near You (video)
Want to understand what all the fuss is about regarding Minecraft as an educational platform? This video will help! (I heard about it from one of our students at today’s after-school session.)
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It’s Minecraft Madness Weekend! (for me)
Image credit: EpicStickyguy Yes, it’s a little after 4am on Saturday morning and I’m up working on our program’s Minecraft build. My goals for the weekend: Replicate our Minecraft install on a PC in my...
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“Bobbing Up and Down” / Can’t Move in Minecraft problem *SOLVED*
Ok so this is a minor win but it is a win nonetheless and I’ll take it. In the past I’ve encountered a problem where I can’t move in Minecraft, but the player bobs up and down. Using highly...
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CraftBukkit Backup & Restore Process *COMPLETE*
Ok another minor win but a critical one. Backing up and restoring your CraftBukkit install is as easy as copying and pasting the folder from one machine to another. Here’s what I did: On the Minecraft...
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IT WORKS!!! Our server is alive … ALIVE!!!! BWAAAHAHAAHA!!! (Now, on to...
Not bad for half a day’s work. Initial .YML (server configuration) files complete, all users can log in, appropriate rights appear to be in place, no errors, no problems! Multiverse, you’re up next!
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Multiverse ENABLED!!!
Still more work to do on the configuration but we can now easily and instantly teleport between worlds! So awesome!
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Whoa! Check out the FREE Minecraft Clone called Minetest!
Minetest: Image Credit – http://minetest.net/ Check out this FREE, open-source Minecraft clone (currently available only for PC and Linux): http://minetest.net/ – I am playing it right now. It’s NOT...
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A New Beginning
The first eight-week section of our after-school Minecraft program wrapped up earlier this month. This post is part reflection on that experience as well as a kickoff for the Spring’s session(s) which...
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Hello, Minecraft EDU!
Spending some time getting the “Proving Ground” build ready for our Spring Minecraft classes. It is based on the “Grade2City” map by Joel Levin. So far tonight, I have: Set up assigned “plots” for the...
View ArticleIs Minecraft the Ultimate Educational Tool? | Idea Channel | PBS
This video is by far the best explanation of the educational power of Minecraft I’ve ever seen. Enjoy!
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Required Reading
As we prepare to start the Minecraft after-school program for the 2013-14 school year, I thought I’d share some outstanding articles I’ve recently come across. These do a pretty spectacular job of...
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Fall Minecraft Session Announced!
The NCS Minecraft After-School Program is starting up for the fall semester! You can download the program flyer here. Please note we are using a lottery system to give all students a fair chance of...
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Minecraft Do-it-Yourself Halloween Stuff
NCS 8th grade teacher Kathy O’Connor passed this along – enjoy! DIY Minecraft Halloween (Instructables.com)
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Welcome, Fall Session Miners!
And we’re OFF! Monday’s crew got their first taste of Minecraft today (the .EDU variety, where we’ll spend most of our first few weeks working together.) This is a terrific group of kids, some very...
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Theircraft: thoughts on the popularity and appeal of Minecraft
In my recent Edutopia community forum posting, (“Too much is never enough: managing a child’s time playing Minecraft“) I wondered about the challenge parents face when attempting to regulate their...
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Minecraft@NCS 2014 Starts MONDAY! What’s New?
Our Minecraft after-school program gets underway Monday after school and it’s going to be bigger and better than ever. We’ve learned a lot over the years and are confident the changes we’re making this...
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