David Lee EdTech

Objective: Develop Civic Competence Create a culture for their community Adapt to environment Experience interactions among other individuals and groups (communication/collaborative skills) Develop structures of governing power and authority Understand the interdependence of communities Develop ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship Here is what happened during the last three days of Minecraft club: Community 1: The community improved their tools for more efficient and productive work.  The blacksmith created full sets of armor for their soldiers. They moved their farm to a larger and safer area to produce more food (2). A member from the other community came their base to ask if he could join them. The majority of the community voted for him to be accepted into the community (3, 4).  Community 2: Members mentioned that the commands given were not productive (3) Advanced players were always separate from the rest of the grou...

Day One On day one of Minecraft Club, I had my students  research civic concepts : culture adaptation to environments social interactions of groups governing powers interdependence of communities citizenship Day Two On day two, students were divided into two "communities." Each community had a team captain. Their goal was to create the ideal community. Here is what I observed on the first day:   Contact Between Communities Team leaders communicated with one another which areas they claimed so that the other team could not develop any structures in their area.  The team leaders met to negotiate trades. They were more willing to trade off resources they did not need or value; usually if they have a large supply of a specific resource.  Team One Designated Specific Roles: The roles of each group member was distributed by their specific abilities and skills. Hunters were required to find animals for food. The food was distri...