Mar 04 2013
Student: I am easily distracted from the work I have to do. Teacher: What are you distracted by? Student: Stuff like the latest article about the Redstone update in Minecraft <that allows you to use the concept of electricity, pistons, electrical flow, breakers) or by the book that is screaming my [...]
Jan 25 2013
The following pictures/slides provide some information about how we are using PROJECT BASED LEARNING, INQUIRY and MINECRAFT in the classroom. Recently, a reporter asked me, “So what have you learned through this project?” I’ve learned that I need to step back and trust my students. I need to provide time, support and facilitate the [...]
Jun 04 2012
Due Diligence and Social Media, Gaming and 21st Century Learning. Will education Institutions be held accountable? “What?, you’ve been banned from 8 different servers?” I shrieked at my 11 year old son. “It’s part of the game – to build trust, act normal, get more responsibility from the server owner and then, destroy” he [...]
Sep 17 2011
In 2010, I began experimenting with gaming in my classroom. In my Grade Six classroom, ‘play’ wasn’t just about learning the facts and materials, but about creating an environment where they were most comfortable. Using Wii Olympics to have students virtually play participate in Luge or skiing events and then write down, sort, compare and [...]
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