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Leveraging Game in School: Not just about Math and Science
Liam has often spoke about gaming in school being different than it is at home. At home you can play from the comfort of your couch while eating Doritos and drinking…
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Lord of the Minecraft
A flock of Ghasts that were spawned by club members. After the discussion about destruction of buildings in Minecraft at the Jan 16th and 17th ETFO ICT conference, that…
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Why Do We Talk So Much About Minecraft?
Jen Apgar and Denise Colby at ETFO ICT Conference in November 2014. Rocking the new shirts Andy Forgrave created and gave them. Jen Apgar and I presented at the November…
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If You Give Students a Minecraft Club
Stack of 25 signed permission forms to be in the club. More are still being handed in. If you give students a Minecraft club, they will want to join. When students…
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ETFO ICT Conference
Denise Colby and Jen Apgar will be presenting at the ETFO ICT Conference on November 28th and 29th. On Friday the 28th they will be sharing about a number of ways…
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Interview with a Minecrafter (Ellaprincess)
Adult made spheres from our professional play server. This summer I had the chance to sit down and chat with a 10 year old minecrafter named Ellaprincess. She's known about…
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Design and Build
This summer I taught summer school for the Toronto District School Board's Model Schools Inner City (MSIC) program. This year the MSIC added a STEM task to the Math and…
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Measurement and Merriment
Last week I made reference to a math lesson that inspired a 40 minute conversation about skins in Minecraft. It was a lesson that came at the end of our…
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Skin Deep: a discussion about choice in MinecraftEdu with gr. 4/5 girls
A Little Background As I may have already said, I am a teacher a in a program of choice in the Toronto District School Board, namely; the Jean Augustine Girls'…
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Passion for Play
As many of you already know, I run 2 junior/intermediate Minecraft clubs. But what you might not know is that since I created these clubs I have been the target…