Why I was sad & scared on CBC’s Metro Morning
Last Friday morning, I took a detour on my way to school to the CBC building downtown. I wasn't lost. I had been invited to chat with Matt Galloway on…
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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…
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New ways to connect to GamingEdus servers
Having trouble connecting? Try our updated server address: ! Much stuff has been happening behind the scenes on our GamingEdus servers and some of it affects the way players connect…
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Six Stories to Show that “The Easy Way Is Not The Learning Way”– Part 3
We’ve told and re-told this story many times since it first happened during the 2011-2012 school year. Since it really is a tale told in two voices, this blog post…
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TLLP news & ECOO Minecraft Meetups
We've been busy. Yikes! We've done a lot lately and it wasn't all just killing Creepers. TLLP Training with amazing Ontario gaming educators, Connect 2014 with Zoe Pipe and the…
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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.…
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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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Perseverance in the Face of Technology
Perseverance is: "a steady persistence in a course of especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles or discouragement" (). We try and scaffold our students' learning so that they develop this character trait, along…
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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…
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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…