How those Minecraft books got my students reading . . .
The three most coveted books on our Grade 1 class library. Are you surprised? If you've been near a young Minecraft fan lately, you'll know that this year's must-have items…
Why Gamification is still BS
About two years ago, I gave up trying to tell teachers why Gamification isn't new, bold or innovative. In the past, I'd jump into any Twitter discussion and try to…
Join us for a 3 Part Webchat: Minecraft in the classroom and beyond
Hey ALL you MINECRAFTers! After an immensely fantastic discussion with awesome +Michelle Cordy and +Michelle Horst last week, we thought we should do it again with EVERYONE. We INVITE you…
MinecraftEdu vs Regular Minecraft: The Teacher’s Dilemma
"Should I get MinecraftEdu or regular Minecraft for my classroom?" That is one of the most common questions from teachers we get here at GamingEdus. The answer is: it depends.…
Servers up and running!
*Update* The Blaze attack has been averted and many bugs squashed. The servers are back up and running. Hey GamingEdus! All the servers will be brought offline this weekend as…
Minecraft Students are evolving. They’ll pwn teachers (and servers). And that’s awesome.
"You'll never know more than your students. And that's okay." I find myself saying that a lot to teachers looking to bring Minecraft into their classrooms. Any adult who's been…
Setting Up Minecraft on Your School Computers
The amazing GamingEdu, Jen Apgar, has put together a short and simple tutorial video showing teachers how to get Minecraft running on your school computer. If you're wondering where to…
Multi-School Server Gets TNT World
Blowing stuff up in Minecraft is fun. We've been doing it since 2011, sometimes with disastrous results. And it's something our students love to do. While playing with TNT is…
Multi-School MinecraftEDU Server Launches!
A lunch time Multi-School Minecrafter messes with Quantum Physics using the qCraft mod. When we first started the Multi-School Minecraft server three years ago, MinecraftEDU was merely a twinkle in…
Noobing it up with Teachers at Brock U Tech Showcase
Teachers n00b it up on the GamingEdus Professional Play Minecraft server at Brock University. (photo by: Zoe Branigan-Pipe) There's nothing better than introducing people to a video game for the…