Minecraft Education (Blog #9)
V irtual and augmented reality is one of the areas I have the least knowledge of when it comes to instructional technology. When I hear VR, my brain conjures images of science fiction novels like E rnest Cline’s Ready Player One . Therefore, I was interested to see what was out there ! I loved exploring the different resources in the ISTE blog “23 Resources for Bringing AR and VR to the Classroom” (Snelling, 2022). The one that piqued my interest the most was Minecraft Education Edition. As an elementary teacher, many of my kids love d Minecraft, so I was interested to see what it had to offer in the instructional space. Minecraft Education ( https://education.minecraft.net/en-us ) is game-based learning. It fosters creativity and collaboration. Students can work on basic coding, complete challenges, and participate in lessons and activities for a variety of subjects . You can also personalize the user experience and emp...