Introducing Minecraft: Education Edition – what it is and why you should think about using it in your classroom
This is the first in a series of posts about using Minecraft: Education Edition in your classroom. (The series of posts can be accessed at: ) In this post we introduce you to this global sensation that has been personalised for use in schools, specifically for education, and is being used effectively by educators in more than 50 countries of the
world.
Minecraft is hitting the world by storm! You just have to mention the word ‘Minecraft’ in class and hands go up with learner...Read more
On Wednesday 15th March at 3.30pm that Megan Rademeyer and Angela Schaerer presented a free Microsoft Virtual Academy webinar from the Microsoft Office in Johannesburg on ‘Minecraft Education Edition’. Microsoft was originally developed in 2009 by a Swedish game designer Markus” Notch” Persson, and later fully developed and published by Mojang. It became one of the most popular games in the world. In 2014 Microsoft bought this game and launched an Education in Edition in 2016 as they sa...
Microsoft is excited to invite you to one of the three launches of Minecraft: Education Edition in South Africa!Minecraft: Education Edition (M:EE) is a version of the popular open world game, Minecraft, specifically designed for education. It contains features that make Minecraft more accessible and effective in a classroom setting. It immerses students in a virtual landscape that fosters collaboration, stimulates problem solving, and inspires creativity while exploring subjects from art to math...
This is the third post in the series “MIEExpert Spotlight for South Africa”. The tab with all the posts can be found at
Keshma
Patel, a Grade 6 teacher at Micklefield Primary School for girls in Cape Town
and a 2016 Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, believes that: “as a teacher your learning
should never end. Education is ever changing. You never have a dull moment.
There are always new goals to set, new ideas to explore and different ways to
inspire young minds.” ...
