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This Volcano/Boundaries project is part of a 4th grade science unit based on the Next Generation Science Standard 4-ESS2-2. Goal:  Create a continental boundaries diagram and a volcano diagram, and ultimately record yourself explaining your creations. DAVIDLEEEDTECH.ORG

This Electric Circuit museum project is part of a 4th grade science unit based on the Energy standards of the Next Generation Science Standards 4-PS3-2 and 4-PS3-4. Driving Question: Could you, as the curator of a museum, create a 3D digital exhibit about electric circuits for students to visit online?

This video provides a tour of the EdTech Training Center. This training server is a safe and instructional environment where teachers, student-support specialists, and administrators can practice playing Minecraft. Members who join the server can train in exploration, gathering of resources, crafting, and the construction of structures. Players also learn how access server commands as server operators so that they can manage and control their own servers. Intro music by Carnage ("Mara") You can find me at: EdTech Website: davidleeedtech.org EdTech Blog:davidleeedtech.wordpress.com Twitter: @davidleeedtech Google+: plus.google.com/+DavidleeedtechOrg Instagram: instagram.com/davidleeedtech Facebook: facebook.com/DavidLeesEdTechWorld Pinterest: pinterest.com/Leesoonshin/edtech/

Special thanks to Jon Barry, Annette Welpman, Katherine Fleetwood, and Rebecca Mitchell! Korea International School Standards/Benchmarks Standard 1- Culture: Knowledge Benchmarks A - "Culture" refers to the behaviours beliefs, values, traditions, institutions, and ways of living together of a group of people; C - How cultural beliefs, behaviours, and values allow human groups to solve the problems of daily living; D - How culture may change in response to changing needs and concerns; 2 - Explore and describe similarities and differences in the ways various cultural groups meet similar needs and concerns Standard 3 - People, Places, and Environments: Knowledge Benchmarks A - The theme of people, places, and environments involves the study of location, place, and the interactions of people with their surroundings; D - Factors influencing various community, state, and regional patterns of human settlement, such as the availability of land and water, and pla...

Here are the slides to my  "Google + Minecraft = Student Learning?"  presentation I used during the Google for Education Summit in Korea.                                 

I recorded my 4th grade sister giving me a tour of her archery academy that she created with Minecraft Pocket Edition. I thought the Level 2 Archery Room was pretty ingenious.

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  During Minecraft club, I observe my students cultivating their communities and developing their civic skills in the game ( Click here to see the learning objectives of the club. ). Last week, I noticed something that testifies that I am a newb to Minecraft; I was the only player with the  default skin (Steve) . In Minecraft, a skin is the textural surface area of a player. All my students were running around with custom skins that made them distinct. So over the weekend, I used  Minecraft Skin Studio  to create my character's skin.  The app provides you with a menu. Tap on 'Create a Skin.' You have three options when creating your skin. You can choose from template skins (provides you with a head, but no clothes), community skins (skins created by other users), or start on your own blank skin. I chose the Hunter skin created by Andiman117, and edited the head to make it look somewhat like me.  Community Skins Template Skins S...

Mike Rugnetta's  video  inspired me to think about how Minecraft can be used to teach economics. If you have played Minecraft (adventure mode) before, you would know that the 3D procedurally generated world contains limited resources for you to use to survive. This means that your tools, food and natural resources can be used up. This feature of the game can help illustrate the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.  Content Standards You might be asking, "What grade could I use Minecraft to teach economics?".  Well here are some grade-specific  CA social studies standards  for your Minecraft economics lessons.  Grade 1: 1.6 Students understand basic economic concepts and the role of individual choice in a free-market economy. 1. Understand the concept of exchange and the use of money to purchase goods and services. 2. Identify the specialized work that people do to manufacture, transport, and mar...

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