This week in our EdTech class we had the opportunity to be shown the applications for Minecraft within a classroom from a teacher and students from Colquitz Middle School. I thought it was really neat to be exposed to the educational uses in Minecraft that could be applied to different areas. For example, checking out the different biomes for a class on biology or creating an ancient civilization for a social studies class. I think Minecraft has been super successful in this teacher’s classroom as she clearly has a passion for it and loves doing it with her students. Personally, I do not know if it would ever be a tool that I would seek out to enhance classroom learning as I do not have the knowledge or passion about it. However, if a student came to me and asked if they could do a project in Minecraft, I would be open to hearing and accommodating their ideas.
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