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Making Minecraft Work in a Classroom Setting
Over the years I have been asked multiple times how I can 'make Minecraft work' in a classroom. Many of the ways I have made it work are based on…
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Multi-School server gets Flatland
The students who play on the Multi-School Minecraft server like to blow stuff up in game (who doesn't?), so we created a TNT world for them to do just that.…
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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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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…
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Buying Accounts from MinecraftEdu
Minecraft Master and GamingEdus guru Jen Apgar has created another quick video for teachers just getting started with Minecraft. This one covers Buying Accounts from MinecraftEdu and is ideal for…
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Switching to MinecraftEdu
The 2 weeks before March break I decided to try out MinecraftEdu with my class and Minecraft club. I have nine Minecraft accounts and that limits the number of students…
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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…
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Gamertags / Naming Your Avatar
When servers get crowded clear gamertags are handy! I have a few names that I have used repeatedly as I hop from one computer game to another. There are two…
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Getting Started in Minecraft: From Zero to Punching Wood
A few months ago, the GamingEdus team was interviewed about using Minecraft in Education by Seann Dikkers, for an upcoming book on the subject to be published by the University…
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Setting Up a Minecraft Server at Your School
In early 2011, I set up a small multi-player Minecraft server in my school library, using school computers. In early 2012, I set up a second multi-player Minecraft server as…