Grade 10 - Minecraft Brainstorm
Throughout this PKE, I spent much time trying to incorporate Minecraft into my curriculum (Business) that would be challenging and engaging for the students. Unfortunately I was not successful for many reasons including:- My knowledge of Minecraft was very limited and as a result I was easily frustrated with the game
- I was not able to think out of the box and stuck in my "Business Simulation" mindset
- Students were becoming over stimulated with all the technology currently used in my classes
- The graphics are horrible and it reminded me of the Atari we had in our family room...arghhh!!! give me an XBox
After having a discussion with my Grade 10 Business class in regard to the PKE, I was enlightened to find so many great ideas that these wonderful 15 year old students had. At this point, I decided to approach this project a little differently.
- I created a a google form for kids to respond to in regards to their ideas for Minecraft in the classroom
- Students were paired and brainstormed their best lesson plan and completed the google form
- A mail merge was created and we instantly created 10+ organized lesson plans
- Attached is the link of the Minecraft folder with the PDF lessons and google form I used.
The following are pics of the students working on their Minecraft Lessons/Ideas:
