Minecraft
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Youthreach

Minecraft is a sandbox game that allows players to create their own story and worlds

Minecraft was created by Mojang in 2011.

There are 100 million registered users
Minecraft was sold to Microsoft in 2014 for $2.5 billion!

Teacher Gaming
created MinecraftEdu as a tool for teaching

MINECRAFTEDU

• It provides products & services that make it easy to use in the classroom.
• It contains additions to the original game that make it better for educators
• Library of lessons made by other educators available for free
• Multiplayer gaming

MINECRAFTEDU

• 7000 teachers in over 40 countries
• It joins up different disciplines
• Can be used to teach
• History
• Maths
• Art
• Programming
• Writing
• Science
• Music
• Digital citizenship

It provides an open space where people can come and build a lesson around nearly anything

The gaming world encourages creativity and sharing

It is not WHAT it can teach but HOW it can teach

MinecraftEdu transcends the differences in learning styles & educational systems

MINECRAFT: EDUCATIONAL EDITION

• Additional features
• Camera and portfolio for learners to document their progress. Evidence for QQI
• Chalkboards
• Up to 30 can play together
• Built in lesson plans

Cost
Up to €5 per learner/ year

Minimum system requirements

Desktops or laptops
Windows 10
Office 365educationaccount
Computer network

MINECRAFT IN YOUTHREACH

• Small class sizes which are easier to manage in the gaming environment
• Small class means that software is less likely to lag.
• It's easy to differentiate with more able and less able learners
• Minecraft provides a great platform for peer learning
• One project could be used as evidence for numerous modules/ courses -cross cirricular
• Teacher controls can be used to manage learners behaviour in the lesson if needed

MINECRAFT VIDEO

MATHS

• Perimeter
• Area of floor or walls
• Volume of rooms
• Ratio
• Percentages
• Fractions
• Cost of materials
• Speed
• Quadratic eduations
• Problem solving
• Discounts, currency conversion
• Many more.....

Check out
www.Mindrising.ie

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@ms_eduIRL

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