CLASSROOM 2.0 LIVE webinar, MineCraftEDU with special guest presenters: Trish Cloud, Kim Harrison and Laura Briggs
October 10, 2015
00:00 - Sheri Edwards
This was organized by U of Alaska Lee Graham My students did http://www.givercraft.com/index.html for the book The Giver last year -- but they did all the minecraft; I watched and helped with the wiki side of the project.
00:09 - aunttammie
but a few did an awesome project!
00:11 - Laurie
Thanks Peggy looking forward to learning with everyone
00:14 - Peggy George
We are officially on the record!! :-) Woo hoo!!!
00:38 - Peggy George
so excited to have Laura, Trish and Kim here to share with us today!
00:38 - Sheri Edwards
So excited. Thanks all for sharing MinecraftEDU !
00:54 - Peggy George
Thank you so much Melissa for doing the introductions!
01:36 - Peggy George
Melissa is the person who shared these special guests with us and invited them to present for us! :-)
01:54 - Peggy George
love your enthusiasm Melissa!!!
02:07 - Peggy George
http://vste.org/ (Virginia Society for Technology in Education--ISTE Affiliate)
02:12 - Sheri Edwards
Wow. Awesome people!
02:30 - Peggy George
https://twitter.com/gmsimnetwork (ISTE Network for the use of Games and Simulations in Teaching and Learning on Twitter)
02:46 - Peggy George
https://plus.google.com/u/0/s/ISTE%20Games%20and%20Sims?cfem=1 (ISTE Games and Simulations on Google Plus)
02:55 - Peggy George
Welcome Denise and dzakar!
03:09 - Patti Ruffing
I am a member of VSTE in SL
03:16 - Kim Harrison
HI Patti!
03:33 - Peggy George
Welcome eheastman :-)
03:42 - Peggy George
Welcome Jan :-)
04:10 - dzakar 1
Peggy Jeff Bradbury says hello. I'm new to this
04:28 - Peggy George
When I first saw World of Warcraft I was amazing but didn't think of it as a virtual learning environment :-)
04:34 - Patti Ruffing
I would love to try WoW
04:40 - Jan 1
Thank you!
04:43 - Peggy George
Awesome @dzakar! So glad you're here!
04:55 - Peggy George
definitely addicting!
05:31 - Peggy George
if you're just joining us here is today's Livebinder with all of our links and resources http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1835306
05:32 - Melissa Getz
My mom did not see a reason for us to have a computer in the 80's so I did not actually learn about gaming until I was an adult. My MC addiction started last fall.
05:46 - Peggy George
Hi Carrie and Kelley! So glad you could join us!
05:54 - Kim Harrison
and it was FREE for a while
05:58 - Dotty
Second Life is also virtual learning. Was popular a few years back
06:26 - dzakar 1
I am jsut learning about Mine Craft. I don't know much about it
06:27 - Peggy George
at first it seems like the virtual environments we only available on software and not on the internet. Is that right?
06:28 - Kim Harrison
@Dotty SL is still popular for educators. VSTE is alive and well there
06:31 - Laura Briggs
Second Life is still used for professional development by ISTE and VSTE
06:35 - Kim Harrison
as are many universities
06:45 - Patti Ruffing
VSTE has events going on all the time in SL
06:55 - Laurie
Thx Peggy for the LiveBinder link
07:10 - Kim Harrison
@Peggy there are "viewers" for virtual environments as there are "browsers" for the Internet
07:24 - Melissa Getz
For Virtual Learning- anywhere students can be students where there do not have to be classroom walls.
07:32 - Melissa Getz
classrooms without walls
07:37 - Laura Briggs
VSTE and the Mobile Learning Network and the Games and Simulations Network have fun sessions usually on Monday evenings for educators
07:43 - Patti Ruffing
I believe that, I think that would happen at my school too, the kids are very into it
07:57 - Peggy George
thanks Kim! I was remembering back to when it just started in the 80's as Melissa mentioned
08:38 - Kim Harrison
the hayday was probably about 2008-2009 when ISTE had four sims. Those were the days
08:40 - Peggy George
kids get so engaged when they are using Minecraft!
09:02 - Laura Briggs
Yes, Kim, I remember those days!
09:05 - Melissa Getz
Virtual environments are places people can walk without having chairs and tables getting in the way.
09:08 - Peggy George
I remember going to the playgrounds at ISTE during those years! Incredible and mind-boggling!
09:20 - Sheri Edwards
How does Minecraft fit with reading and writing with Common Core -- literature and argument?
09:27 - Dotty
@kim thanks. I was wondering what happened to second life. Is it available on Chromebooks?
09:37 - Peggy George
Trish you can advance the sides whenever you want to
09:46 - Anne Lahr
If you are still playing WOW you need to check out Cognitive Dissonance. This is a guild committed to education.
09:49 - Kim Harrison
I'm not familiar with Chromebooks :/
10:06 - Kim Harrison
it works on Macs and PCs with good graphics cards
10:17 - Peggy George
if you have links to share with us please add them to the chat and I'll add them to the Livebinder after the show.
10:24 - Tanya M
There is a difference between a game and a virtual enviornment but many games are in a VE
10:28 - Peggy George
@Anne Do you have a link to Cognnitive Dissonance?
11:04 - Peggy George
http://minecraftedu.com/ (MinecraftEDU home page)
11:15 - Peggy George
https://twitter.com/Minecraftedu (Follow MinecraftEDU on Twitter)
11:23 - Peggy George
a flying teacher :-)
11:40 - Peggy George
http://minecraftedu.com/resources (MinecraftEDU Resources)
11:42 - Doug Henry in San Leandro CA
sneaky!
11:45 - Sheri Edwards
Anne Lahr do you have a link?
11:45 - aunttammie
I wonder if you can transfer a license from one computer to another? For instance, if you replace a computer.
11:52 - Kim Harrison
I'd like that in the physical world! Whee
12:16 - Peggy George
do you all know what the blocks are?
12:25 - Melissa Getz
It does not work on Chromebooks- Chromebooks do not accept Java.
12:30 - Patti Ruffing
Mojang is now owned by Microsoft
12:35 - Laura Briggs
giving students certain types of blocks works well in Creative mode for specific projects
12:41 - Melissa Getz
MC and MCedu requires java
12:53 - Peggy George
http://edwp.educ.msu.edu/new-educator/2015/block-by-block-building-the-potential-of-minecraft-and-more/ (Block by Block: Building the Potential of Minecraft and More)
13:14 - aunttammie
I didn't know chromebooks didn't accept Java!
13:26 - Peggy George
I've seen some amazing uses of MinecraftEDU in Classrooms shared by educators on social media
13:33 - Laura Briggs
Coding and Minecraft and great combination!
13:49 - Melissa Getz
Try loading Java on a Chromebook- if you get it to work, email me and please tell me how you did it :-)
14:13 - Peggy George
what does "modded version" mean?
14:25 - Kim Harrison
it's been modified
14:43 - Kim Harrison
it can be appearance
14:46 - Doug Henry in San Leandro CA
Looks like the Linux Minecraft can run, but not MCEdu: http://www.howtogeek.com/200025/how-to-play-minecraft-on-your-chromebook/
14:52 - Peggy George
what has been modified? is that coding?
15:16 - Patti Ruffing
you can take out the survival mode I believe, where you don't have to quickly build a shelter to make it through the night without being attacked by zombies (that was always my fate)
15:33 - Peggy George
https://twitter.com/MinecraftTeachr (Follow Joel Levin, MinecraftTeachr, on Twitter)
15:42 - Kim Harrison
it can change the look of the textures in the game or add attributes to the blocks - actions that they didn't have before
15:44 - Doug Henry in San Leandro CA
Minecraft mods are plugins - written in Java, Javascript, Python, etc - good way to teach coding...
15:45 - Peggy George
http://minecraftteacher.tumblr.com/ (Joel Levin: The Minecraft Teacher and co-founder of TeacherGaming LLC, creators of MinecraftEdu, the officially supported version of Minecraft designed for teachers and students)
15:52 - Melissa Getz
OH- speaking of modifications, Packt Pub's free book today is about Minecraft moddding https://www.packtpub.com/packt/offers/free-learning
16:12 - Melissa Getz
it is free for about 6 more hours
16:19 - Peggy George
can one family use a MinecraftEDU license on their own on a home computer?
16:19 - Sheri Edwards
http://www.howtogeek.com/200025/how-to-play-minecraft-on-your-chromebook/
16:30 - Peggy George
thanks for that link Sheri!!!
16:31 - Sheri Edwards
How to minecraft on chromebook
17:25 - Sheri Edwards
I doubt if schools can hack that chromebook trick
17:33 - Doug Henry in San Leandro CA
Minecraft Edu requires Java...
17:36 - Peggy George
Wes Fryer has some great MinecraftEDU resources on his site. http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2015/01/22/students-teachers-explain-benefits-of-minecraftedu-video/ (Wes Fryer blog post & video: Students and Teachers Explain Benefits of MinecraftEDU)
18:01 - Tanya M
Woot for eduMchinima Fest winners
18:11 - Peggy George
https://youtu.be/pnZ3wZCfKRg (The Rebel: Build created by Trish Cloud’ students that won the ISTE Machinimafest for their age group!)
18:18 - Peggy George
these videos are in our Livebinder!
18:31 - Peggy George
what a brilliant idea for The Rebel!!!!
18:35 - Melissa Getz
personally I think Joel is brilliant! I am in awe- watch his videos on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/MinecraftTeachr
18:35 - Kim Harrison
that is fabulous, Trish!
18:36 - Patti Ruffing
I would be interested in knowing how long that project took. How much class time?
18:54 - Doug Henry in San Leandro CA
Shakespeare in Minecraft...!
19:14 - Peggy George
https://youtu.be/NCOGqEVa0Ts (Minecraft student tour of Philadelphia: build of Colonial Philadelphia created by Trish Cloud’ girls for ISTE 2015)
19:19 - Melissa Getz
Yes- I just saw something about Shakespeare in MC yesterday!
19:23 - Sheri Edwards
Another link for chromebook https://dbatty.wordpress.com/2014/11/22/minecraft-and-chromebooks/ but again -- probably for home not schools
19:25 - Peggy George
this is so helpful to hear how it works in the classroom :-)
19:30 - Tanya M
EduMachinima site https://machinima4meremortals.wordpress.com/
19:43 - Patti Ruffing
Is Trish's technology class meeting every day for 2 weeks? How do you get the project done in two weeks?
19:58 - Melissa Getz
@Sherri- thank you for that link!
20:01 - Tanya M
if your students are involved with Minecraft or other online environments and games there will be a 2016 Fest in Colorado
20:28 - Doug Henry in San Leandro CA
Thx, Tanya!
21:28 - Peggy George
https://sites.google.com/site/misterasselstine/minecraft-projects (Shane Asselstine: Minecraft Projects for elementary school) He did an awesome Hangout on EdTech Mixed Plate about how he uses Minecraft for math. Recording is in the Livebinder.
21:40 - Tanya M
Having students do machinima is a great way to document the learning and demonstrate mastery in a topic, concept, etc plus they do research collaborate write scripts etc.
21:56 - Kelley Sopet
Will this recording be sent out?
22:17 - Peggy George
https://youtu.be/NCOGqEVa0Ts (Minecraft student tour of Philadelphia: build of Colonial Philadelphia created by Trish Cloud’ girls for ISTE 2015)
22:35 - Tanya M
oops did not realize trish would talk about this sorry LOL
22:49 - Peggy George
that's a great idea for building an eportfolio with their hands-on virtual world learning! capture it in screenshots!
23:17 - Tanya M
hmm better than a standardized test maybe?
23:30 - Melissa Getz
@Doug- can you email me your contact info- may I visit your classroom in San Leandro? I'm melissa@melgetz.com
23:58 - Peggy George
http://bit.ly/mixedplate18-19 (Show notes with links for the EdTech Mixed Plate video)
24:18 - Peggy George
https://minegage.com/News/tag/minecraftedu/ (Minegage news about MinecraftEDU featuring Trish Cloud)
24:28 - Kim Harrison
I have seen quiet students become leaders in my minecraft club
24:48 - aunttammie
I'd be interested in seeing any high school projects.
25:02 - Peggy George
The recording and all of the links will be posted on our website later today after they are published. http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources.html
25:18 - Laura Briggs
Even kindergarteners can play and show older students strategies and builds!
25:34 - Sheri Edwards
it becomes obvious what type of personalities are in your classroom. I'm an explorer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartle_Test
25:52 - Peggy George
who wouldn't love having students so excited about learning??!!!!
26:06 - Peggy George
cool Sheri!!!
26:20 - Melissa Getz
I was terrified of dying at first in MC, and then I realized it was just a part of playing.
26:28 - Kim Caise
That's great @laura
26:41 - Peggy George
Welcome Kim and KOlbrun!!! Our Livebinder link for today is here: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1835306
26:52 - aunttammie
So cute!
26:59 - Laurie
lost the sound
27:07 - Eileen
Cannot see the pictures
27:14 - Kim Harrison
me too mouse? what's a mouse?
27:19 - Peggy George
that is fascinating! kids aren't familiar with desktops!!
27:32 - Doug Henry in San Leandro CA
Jim Pike's MathCraft group: http://home.edweb.net/mathcraft-use-minecraft-teach-common-core-math/
27:40 - Kim Harrison
familes don't by desktops anymore
27:50 - Peggy George
if you lost the sound or can't see the pictures it is probably a bandwidth problem. may come back on it's own
27:53 - aunttammie
Reminds me of when I first saw a kid who didn't have a clue how to use a rotary dial telephone!
28:13 - Peggy George
so funny Tammie!
28:17 - Sheri Edwards
Looks like Google needs to figure out how to use Java... cuz parents buy what the kids want.
28:35 - aunttammie
Peggy, especially when I realize that kid must be 40 now!
28:45 - Doug Henry in San Leandro CA
Funny to watch kids poke the phone - or the old CRT screen...!
28:54 - Laurie
Thx Peggy all good now
29:09 - Sheri Edwards
mac pc linex for servers?
29:18 - Patti Ruffing
been there done that
29:35 - Diane Goldsberry
Sounds so interesting. Hope I can learn how to use Minecraft. I think my middle school students are way ahead of me
29:58 - Melissa Getz
Lucas is another amazing, brilliant mind! A true leader!
30:12 - Peggy George
thank you all for sharing links in the chat! I'll add them to the Livebinder later!
30:39 - Peggy George
https://twitter.com/MinecraftTeachr (Follow Joel Levin, MinecraftTeachr, on Twitter)
31:51 - Sheri Edwards
Yes. The students helped each other because I had no clue what to do. I couldn't only swing my arm and break things at first. They laughed.
31:52 - Diane Goldsberry
That's good to hear. Hopefully the students will teach the teacher :)
32:08 - KOlbrun
thank you Peggy
32:25 - Sheri Edwards
I could only.
33:06 - Melissa Getz
I'm curious- is there anyboody here who thinks their school would not let them get MC or MCedu and install it on your school's computers?
33:24 - Patti Ruffing
My stumbling block would be cost
33:28 - Sheri Edwards
Consider the neurons firing and connecting when imagination to solve the problem happens.
33:29 - Denise Huffman 1
Depends upon the cost.
33:37 - Kim Harrison
MinecraftEDU is so inexpensive
33:44 - Kim Harrison
$41 for server software
33:51 - Patti Ruffing
But i would have to justify how it supports the curriculum, and if I am the only one using it then it is hard to do
33:54 - Doug Henry in San Leandro CA
I paid for our Minecraft licenses - worth it to me...
33:55 - Kim Harrison
$14 to $18 per license
34:00 - Laura Briggs
Helping the IT departments understand that students will not just be playing, but they will be building for specific learning goals and objectives
34:01 - Sheri Edwards
$41 ??? wow.
34:04 - Kim Harrison
the kids will help pay
34:12 - Peggy George
this is a fantastic support group for MinecraftEDU users! Lots of great sharing and people to answer your questions. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/minecraft-teachers/I4Ig5k3adCw
34:36 - Peggy George
Fantastic Trish! I'm so inspired by you and your amazing students!
34:54 - Peggy George
http://www.techyowls.com/ (Grand Oak Elementary School Techy Owls website created by Trish Cloud)
35:01 - Trish Cloud
Thank you Peggy.
35:04 - Peggy George
http://blogs.vbschools.com/KimsKaleidoscope/ (Kim Harrison’ blog)
35:45 - Peggy George
@k4sons https://twitter.com/k4sons
35:57 - Peggy George
@trishcloud https://twitter.com/trishcloud
36:08 - Peggy George
@LauraBTRT https://twitter.com/LauraBTRT
36:28 - Peggy George
those are great questions!
36:39 - Kim Caise
Was it difficult to convince parents
37:09 - Peggy George
http://minecraftedu.com/faq (MinecraftEDU Frequently Asked Questions)
37:16 - Trish Cloud
It has never been difficult for me to talk to parents about Minecraft. They are more just grateful that we are providing a safe place for them to play.
37:18 - Doug Henry in San Leandro CA
I wonder if MinecraftEdu would consider a limited version for the Raspberry Pi?
37:19 - Peggy George
http://services.minecraftedu.com/worlds/ (MinecraftEDU World Library)
38:23 - Trish Cloud
As far as Raspberry Pi Minecraft you would need to talk to Minecraft Edu. They are an awesome bunch of people. Who knows? They may be considering a Raspberry Pi version.
38:24 - Peggy George
love the idea of bringing parents into see it firsthand! They often think it's just a game and restrict the time their kids can "play" It's so much more!
38:40 - Doug Henry in San Leandro CA
Thx, Trish...
38:54 - Peggy George
Keep sharing your questions in the chat and Lorie will get on the mic and ask them during Q/A
39:04 - Melissa Getz
Oh a place where educators can play together in MC? How cool is that!?!
39:11 - Peggy George
thank you so much Kim!!! I want to do that!
39:18 - Sheri Edwards
Lee Graham of U of Alaska @ak_leeg helped @mkurashige and I learn how to move. We practiced by "dancing" here's our video proof: https://youtu.be/spm1Uc6xKq4 The point: connect with those who use MinecraftEDU; they will help :)
39:19 - Trish Cloud
:)
39:30 - Peggy George
k4sons@gmail.com
39:55 - Peggy George
Register http://tinyurl.com/vsteoct31
40:06 - Trish Cloud
Kim remember the head bobbing.
40:09 - Doug Henry in San Leandro CA
Great idea for Open House night!
40:10 - Peggy George
that sounds so exciting!
40:36 - Sheri Edwards
Would love to.
40:37 - Patti Ruffing
How good does the graphics card have to be for Minecraft, is it similar to what is needed for SL?
40:39 - Melissa Getz
This is an incredible offer! If you've never been in MCedu- sign up for the open house!
40:42 - Trish Cloud
I think if you remember to stress that Minecraft is just another tool in your tool box to enhance the learning.
40:56 - Kim Harrison
I forgot to talk about the Minecraft sickness some people get, including me.
41:01 - Melissa Getz
MC is not nearly as demanding for graphics cards as SL is
41:02 - Peggy George
VSTE MinecraftEDU Open House
October 31
10:00 AM Eastern Time
Register http://tinyurl.com/vsteoct31
41:10 - Patti Ruffing
thanks, melissa
41:24 - Peggy George
excellent point Trish!
41:25 - Kim Harrison
You just need to go into options and turn OFF head bobbing if MC makes you feel ill. That took care of it for me :)
41:42 - Patti Ruffing
i remember Quest Atlantis, I signed up but never really started it
41:53 - Peggy George
that's good to know Melissa! I always had issues in Second Life with bandwidth challenges!
42:03 - Melissa Getz
@Patti (My laptop can run MC and sometimes gets up to 70 deg. With SL or WoW, it overheats and shuts down.)
42:15 - Peggy George
Quest Atlantis is/was fabulous and it's coming back in a revised form!
42:16 - Kim Harrison
We did Quest Atlantis for 6 months but the graphics were difficult for our desktops
42:31 - Patti Ruffing
ok I can do SL so I should have no problems with MC
42:49 - Laurie
yes Kim Harrison re sickness - please share
42:52 - Kim Harrison
@Patti I think that is true!
42:59 - Peggy George
http://atlantisremixed.org/
43:08 - Diane Goldsberry
I may have trouble with the software approval process. Anybody got any tips?
43:17 - Peggy George
it sounds amazing that students have their own servers!
43:19 - Kim Harrison
Just go into the options in the mc game on your computer and turn off head bobbing - or you can google how to do it.
43:22 - Trish Cloud
go into options and turn off head bobbing and that will stop the movements that could cause motion sickness
43:29 - Kim Harrison
It's easy and the problem is common
43:37 - Kim Harrison
I felt nausesous
43:48 - Peggy George
thanks for that tip about the head bobbing :-)
43:54 - Sheri Edwards
Look up lessons for minecraft relative to your need. There must be a place with lessons / units?
44:18 - Peggy George
http://www.starsummercamp.org/ (Laura Briggs: Star Summer Camp)
44:24 - Linda
MinecraftEdu has a Worlds Library and many have lessons included.
44:25 - Laurie
thx Kim :)
44:29 - Melissa Getz
About motion sickness- I get it easily. I don't know if it was my concentration level changing or if I adapted, but over time I stopped getting nauseous in MC. I can still get nauseous in SL or WoW at times.
44:39 - Peggy George
http://www.joanganzcooneycenter.org/publication/the-mindshift-guide-to-games-and-learning/ (Important publication from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center on Games in Learning)
45:08 - Trish Cloud
I am all about not recreating the wheel...I refer to the lesson library at Minecraft Edu and use their maps when I can. World of Humanities is amazing!
45:09 - Peggy George
http://edurealms.com/ (Awesome website by Lucas Gillispie “here Gaming and Education Converge” One of the original trailblazers for Bame Based Learning!)
45:29 - Sheri Edwards
My head is spinning.
45:35 - Peggy George
thanks Trish! That takes away a lot of the apprehension about getting started!
45:39 - Sheri Edwards
so many possibilities...
45:42 - Kim Harrison
I hope these links are all in the live binder.
45:47 - Kim Harrison
I want to look at them later
45:57 - Peggy George
they are or will be after the webinar :-)
46:00 - Patti Ruffing
Chris Dede from Harvard had some great virtual environment projects for students relating mostly to science I think, problem solving, critical thinking, not sure if they are still running
46:16 - Diane Goldsberry
Sheri - my head is spinning too but I know this will engage my students.
46:25 - Trish Cloud
My students if they don't know how to build something I make them look it up and refer either to the Minecraft Wiki, Explorer Pro, or acceptable YouTube videos for instructions. They I ask them to teach someone else what they learned.
46:53 - Sheri Edwards
http://services.minecraftedu.com/worlds/node/69
47:04 - Peggy George
Chris Dede is an amazing educator! He was a doctoral student with me at UMass-Amherst back in the late 1970's :-) I even had the privilege of typing his doctoral dissertation (on a typewriter!) :-)
47:18 - Melissa Getz
I am excited to hear you are encouraging the girls to join. After all, you're a girl, aren't you?
47:24 - Patti Ruffing
oh Peggy, awesome
47:35 - Linda
We started using it about three years ago in Language Arts creative writing project:http://saaminecraft.pbworks.com/w/page/52120448/Language%20Arts%20Projects
48:04 - Peggy George
https://www.gse.harvard.edu/faculty/christopher-dede
48:17 - Peggy George
what a fun way to learn about angles!
48:20 - Sheri Edwards
Linda -- that's what I needed! Writing! Thank you!
48:45 - Kim Harrison
I want a minecraft t-shirt!
49:07 - Trish Cloud
Jinx.com or ThinkGeek.com or at your mall at Hot Topic
49:07 - Melissa Getz
I want a minecraft anything and everything :-)!
49:25 - Patti Ruffing
how can we not try to direct all that enthusiasm to learning activities?
49:46 - Trish Cloud
i wear a Minecraft T-Shirt to school every Monday. The kids know it's Minecraft Club day.
49:56 - Peggy George
be sure to check out these elementary projects by Shane Asselstine https://sites.google.com/site/misterasselstine/minecraft-projects he uses it for many subjects including math and digital storytelling!
50:04 - Patti Ruffing
(should have said "why would we not", sheesh)
50:05 - Peggy George
love that idea about the tshirt!
50:06 - Doug Henry in San Leandro CA
Minecraft Halloween costumes (cardboard boxes...)
50:19 - Trish Cloud
Shane is amazing! I got to meet him this past summer at ISTE.
50:28 - Tanya M
what a great idea to involve the HS students in a meaningful way
50:38 - Peggy George
http://mglworld.com/the-value-of-minecraft-edu-as-a-teaching-tool/ (The Value of Minecraft as a Teaching Tool)
50:56 - Kim Harrison
Jokaydia
50:57 - Peggy George
http://minecraftedu.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page (Minecraft EDU wiki)
51:09 - Peggy George
you can get lots of support on the MinecraftEDU wiki
51:25 - Peggy George
lots of questions!
51:42 - Peggy George
http://techblog.evan-moor.com/tag/minecraftedu/ (Wendy Zamora blog post: Using Minecraft to Meet Learning Objectives)
51:56 - Peggy George
http://www.slj.com/2015/04/technology/minecraftedu-takes-hold-in-schools/ (School Library Journal: MinecraftEDU Takes Hold in Schools)
52:14 - Diane Goldsberry
Is it harder to learn how to set up one computer server? For someone who is a teacher rookie?
52:17 - Peggy George
jump right in and answer--click on talk :-)
52:22 - Trish Cloud
my mic doesnt seem to be working
52:51 - Kim Harrison
My club kids had a wiki where they were to write each week. It was hard to get them to keep up with that. :)
53:10 - Tanya M
part of language arts IS speaking LOL
53:14 - Melissa Getz
@Trish- I usually forget to click the "talk" button
53:25 - Tanya M
so speaking reading writing all are used
53:37 - Doug Henry in San Leandro CA
Have students create MC-instructional videos with screencasting tools
53:39 - Melissa Getz
I think I'm going to have to watch the recording- so many inspirational ideas- I will have to absorb them again.
53:45 - Laura Briggs
yes, all of those skills can be incorporated!
53:47 - Peggy George
great tip!
53:50 - Sheri Edwards
Me to Melissa :)
54:30 - Sheri Edwards
too
54:50 - Laura Briggs
There are Mods you can download and install, you do not have to create them. Some students do create mods and modify other mods.
55:02 - Sheri Edwards
Wow. amazing
55:02 - Kim Harrison
We have that on the VSTE EDU server
55:11 - Peggy George
that sounds like a fun, easy way to learn about coding :-)
55:31 - Peggy George
so homeschoolers can't use MinecraftEDU?
55:42 - Linda
We've used Mike Harvey's Turtle Island map with ComputerCraftEdu for our computer literacy program. Great map!
56:17 - Melissa Getz
@Peggy, no it can't be bought by homeschoolers- that is one reason we're creating Cloud Craft Classroom- a way for "others" to MCedu
56:25 - Kim Harrison
@Peggy you can always ask Cloud based MCEDU could work for a network of home schoolers
56:42 - Peggy George
oh good idea Kim :-)
56:51 - Melissa Getz
it has to be a 501(c)(3)
56:57 - Melissa Getz
501c3
57:08 - Melissa Getz
has to be a nonprofit or a school
57:21 - Melissa Getz
this is why I'm creating a nonprofit to use MCedu
57:30 - Peggy George
since Tammy Moore (our closed-captioner) runs a virtual home school program I thought it would be good if this could be an option for them
57:49 - Laura Briggs
not at all, parents wanted a place where students could play and learn safely
58:02 - Kim Harrison
television is not interactive enough
58:36 - Melissa Getz
but I don't want to shift the conversation- after we get IRS approval and are running, I will be blabbing everywhere about our nonprofit "business"
58:54 - Peggy George
Join this fantastic Google Group if you want to try MinecraftEDU and need ideas/support https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/minecraft-teachers
59:00 - Tanya M
The term Video Game and Virtual Environment are being used synonymously by the panel members. Is there a distincition?
59:03 - Kim Harrison
eastcoastminers.org is a new server for kids run by teachers to keep it safe
59:28 - Laura Briggs
for educators the VSTE Place Minecraft server can rally help teachers learn more and become comfortable with possibilities
59:30 - Tanya M
maybe parents would prefere ve to video game?
59:46 - Kim Harrison
yes
59:50 - Diane Goldsberry
Thanks Peggy. I guess I just need to get the software and try it our myself.
59:51 - Patti Ruffing
big difference i think
1:00:06 - Peggy George
Wes Fryer has awesome resources on his site for MinecraftEDU http://stem.wesfryer.com/home/minecraft
1:00:06 - Kim Harrison
MInecraft can be a VE if survival is not on
1:00:22 - Kim Harrison
you can also play games WITHIN SL
1:00:28 - Tanya M
A game has a win loss scenario
1:00:30 - Kim Harrison
I play Greedy all the time in SL
1:01:00 - Peggy George
all of these links will be available in our Livebinder for today http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1835306 I'll be adding links shared in the chat too.
1:01:32 - Kim Harrison
The problems we had with some of our processors at school were with the processors that were not intel
1:01:40 - Linda
Another great teacher group is http://www.gamingedus.org/. They are Canadian teachers but were very helpful it getting me started in using Minecraft in the classroom.
1:01:42 - Peggy George
good point Kim
1:01:55 - Peggy George
thanks Linda!
1:02:14 - Sava
Thanks very much!
1:02:28 - Peggy George
we're running slightly overtime so if you need to leave it will all be on the recording :-)
1:02:41 - dzakar 1
I'm new to this where do I find the live binder that was discussed
1:02:46 - Peggy George
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1835306
1:03:40 - Peggy George
http://minecraftteacher.tumblr.com/ (Joel Levin: The Minecraft Teacher and co-founder of TeacherGaming LLC, creators of MinecraftEdu, the officially supported version of Minecraft designed for teachers and students)
1:03:48 - Peggy George
https://twitter.com/MinecraftTeachr (Follow Joel Levin, MinecraftTeachr, on Twitter)
1:04:10 - Peggy George
https://www.facebook.com/GmSimNetwork (ISTE Games and Simulations on Facebook)
1:04:22 - Peggy George
https://twitter.com/hashtag/metagame (#Metagame Book Club: we read books several times a year on differing topics. We looked at game based fiction (Ready Player One and For The Win), game design, gamification, Interactive Fiction.)
1:04:50 - Laura Briggs
The directions are all on the MinecraftEDU webpage, very easy!
1:04:52 - Peggy George
https://plus.google.com/u/0/s/%23metagame%20Book%20Club?cfem=1 (#Metagame Book Club on Google Plus. Metagame Book Club! This is a scholarly community that offers free professional development opportunities to all K-12 and College educators who are interested in learning about the field of game studies, the analog or digital game-based learning method, and the gamified learning (gamification) method in education. Join our community!)
1:04:56 - Tiziana Angiolini
THANKS A LOT!
1:05:04 - Peggy George
https://sites.google.com/site/metagamebookclub/home (#Metagame Bookclub resources)
1:05:06 - Linda
MinecraftEdu is very easy to setup up compared to setting up a regular Minecraft server.
1:05:26 - Peggy George
Trish is that tutorial something we could post in our Livebinder?
1:05:28 - Sheri Edwards
Anyone have slides for setting up on a mac?
1:05:31 - Laurie
this was great thank you to all of you for sharing your expertise and willingness to help after
1:05:49 - Peggy George
Awesome book: http://www.gamebelieves.com/reviews (The Game Believes in You by Greg Toppo: a book all about games in education)
1:05:59 - Kim Harrison
you don't need it in a home - parents are there to supervise :)
1:06:05 - Peggy George
this has been fabulous!!!! thank you all!!!!
1:06:08 - Laura Briggs
Thanks to everyone! Please contact us if we can be of help!
1:06:13 - Kim Harrison
Thank you!
1:06:18 - Doug Henry in San Leandro CA
Awesome session!
1:06:19 - Janet P
many thanks fo great info!
1:06:25 - Kim Harrison
I'm out and on the road.
1:06:28 - Linda
Thank you!
1:06:41 - Trish Cloud
Peggy I will share the the Google Sites and documents.
1:06:57 - Eileen
Thank you!
1:07:01 - Laurie Conzemius
Thank you!
1:07:14 - Melissa Getz
Thank you Laura, Kim, and Trish- this was so amazing. I appreciate all that you do with your kids and all that you shared with us. Absolutely fantastic!
1:07:27 - Laura Antichi
Thank you
1:07:40 - Laura Briggs
Thanks Melissa! It has been our pleasure!
1:07:53 - Trish Cloud
It was a pleasure. Thank you for having me!
1:08:04 - Sheri Edwards
purchasing and setting up http://services.minecraftedu.com/wiki/Getting_started
1:08:43 - Peggy George
Steve Hargadon is our awesome mentor for the show!
1:08:43 - Patti Ruffing
thanks to our presenters today, so much wonderful info shared!
1:08:46 - Tanya M
Thank you Ladies! great job
1:08:55 - Peggy George
http://learningrevolution.com (The Learning Revolution Network created by Steve Hargadon.)
1:09:06 - Peggy George
http://tinyurl.com/CR20LIVEFeaturedTeacherNominat (Nominate a Featured Teacher for our shows--you can nominate yourself too if you’ like to present for us)
1:09:14 - Peggy George
http://tinyurl.com/cr20livesurvey (Classroom 2.0 LIVE survey link to request PD certificates for live or recorded webinars)
1:09:28 - Peggy George
thank you ALL for joining us today!
1:09:44 - Sheri Edwards
Thanks so much for sharing MCEDU. Learned so much and a little more confidence.... :)
1:09:44 - Peggy George
http://tinyurl.com/cr20liveitunesu
1:09:55 - Laura Briggs
Thanks Peggy!
1:10:02 - Peggy George
you can watch and listen as you're out walking or exercising on itunesu :-)