Minecraft Education – Activities in the Minecraft World

Date : 25th June 2023
Time : 1:00pm to 3:00pm

MS Teams Event Joining Link : https://bit.ly/Minecraft25June2023

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Team AZCCare
Microsoft Partner in Education
support@azccare.com

• Open Minecraft Education Edition
• Sign in with your IDs
• Click on Play Button
• Click on Import button and import the world in Minecraft: Education Edition
• Click View my Worlds
• Now Imported world is Visible, select that World and Play
• After building the world based on the Current Monthly Challenge Theme, Save and exit

Steps to Export Minecraft: Education Edition World:

• Click View my Worlds
• Select the World and Go to Settings
• Click Export
• Save the World

Build A Molecule

Your challenge this month is to build a molecule in this chemistry themed world and learn about its form and structure. Use the space inside the dome to build in a 3D environment, create different atoms and molecules, or go through a variety of pre-build molecules and try to identify all of them.

Details are given on the minecraftchamps website.

Youtube Link

Multiplayer in Minecraft: Education Edition

Join the Minecraft Teacher Academy to take free courses and become a Minecraft-certified teacher.

The Path Progression with credit points is shown in the below image

Understanding the Transcript:

So we are sharing screenshots of two transcripts below. On the Image_1 the user only redeemed the code and didn’t completed self paced course hence only Instructor-led training is showing 3 hours. For the rest of modules it is showing completion date but hours duration is not yet included.

If you see the Image_2 you will notice that apart of the instructor-led training the modules are also showing time because the candidate has completed the self-paced course and completed the Knowledge Check which is an assessment.

The Knowledge Check is in each module which assures you got the complete learning from the self paced course. It should be completed in a very ethical way.

We believe that this has cleared all the queries related to Course Completion confusion.

In case you have any more queries please write in detail to us on support@azccare.com

The challenge can be completed in-class or at home. Students can download Minecraft: Education Edition at Minecraft download site and use their O365 Education account to log-in.

The Challenge Overview Page will help you and your students get started with the challenge. Challenge Page will include more information on timeline, rules, and the submission process.

There are 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions based on the submissions which relate correctly with the theme. For the schools there will be Memento along with Digital and Hard copy of certificate. Detailed update (Guidelines) related to the winner prize and participation prize will be updated on https://minecraftchamps.com page.

We look forward to reviewing the submissions and seeing our students’ solution. Please express your interest by registering your team by 25th March 2022.

Most of them are getting screen like the following picture. We are getting it checked and post updates on this. If anyone using Win11 and not facing same trouble then please connect.

https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/resources/explore-lessons

Lessons

Explore hundreds of lessons created by educators around the world, for students of all ages.

Educators can share lesson plans at lessonplan@azccare.com

Kindly share your details along with your submissions.

After code redemption the course will show completed but if you will check in details it will show you hours difference.

So this explains that even after using the code you still have to complete the course online by accessing it on the portal and completing the assessments (if any available) after end of every module.

A link to similar article is given below for more understanding on the issue.

https://blog.azccare.com/2022/02/18/day_5-completing-the-modules-and-viewing-the-transcript/

Creating Lessons

Creating a lesson in Minecraft: Education Edition is not complicated, but it does require some planning. You probably have experience creating lesson plans for your students, now it is time to bring them to life in Minecraft: Education Edition. The ability to submit lessons is reserved for Minecraft Global mentors. You can learn more about becoming a mentor here.

Here is a checklist of things you’ll need to create your lesson.

• Photo
• Title
• Short Description
• Student Ages
• Subject
• Skills
• Lesson Language
• Estimated Time
• Difficulty level for instructor
• Learning Objectives
• Guiding Ideas and Questions
• Teacher Prep and Notes
• Student Activities
• Performance Expectations
• External References
• Supporting Files

There are several locations available to create a lesson, but we will be using the most common: the dashboard method. To reach your dashboard, log in to the website and visit the “Classroom” tab.

• Select “My Resources”.
• Scroll down to your dashboard.

Select the “Create New Lesson” option. Bonus: Minecraft: EE__ Lesson Plan Template

Photo

We provide a few standard photos, but the best way to make your lesson stand out to others is to provide a screenshot within your Minecraft-based (or adapted for Minecraft) lesson world.

Image via Build A Mars Rover – By: Minecraft Education Edition 

Tips to try

• Using Creative Mode, hit SPACE and fly above your world to take a picture with in-game tools or a screenshot utility
• Experiment with different times of day, if appropriate to your world
  • Removing the heads-up display (HUD) with F1 can help with a clear picture.
• Lighting can come from a variety of resources within the Minecraft world. Try being creative with lighting in your world for different results.
• If you have connected lessons in a series, you may want to use similar images to signify they belong together, but it is not required.
• Accepted file types: JPG, PNG
  Image ratio: 16:9
  Image dimensions: minimum 480 x 270
• This image will be cropped on the site, please make sure to center your area of focus in the image

Image via International Space Station – By: Minecraft Education Edition

Things to avoid

• Lots of text in your image – because of the way images scale on various devices, your text may be unreadable at certain resolutions
• Default images
• Low contrast images

Title: 80 Character Limit.

Creating a good title for your lesson makes the difference between lessons that are seen often, and lessons that are hard to find by other educators. They should be specific, easy to understand, and simple.

Short Description: 100 Character Limit.

The description field is kept deliberately short but should not just be the first part of your introduction repeated. It is only seen one time so first impressions are important.

Tips to try

• Use active verbs, for example: “Explore, create, & sustain life on an alien planet”
• You can also try asking a question that is answered by the lesson, such as “Waking up in a strange world, can you breakout?”
• Are you finding it difficult to edit your description down to the allotted characters? Try answering the following question: “If I wanted to tell people on social media (Twitter, Facebook) about my lesson, how would I accomplish this in a short, accurate, and exciting way?” This works because on social media because the limits are quite strict.

Things to avoid

• Phrases like “in this lesson”
• Abbreviations, slang, and other jargon (whenever possible)

Introduction: 200 Character Limit.

Think of this area as a longer description, designed for people who have already clicked through to view your lesson.

You can make a reinforcing statement about your lesson (like in “Climate Change”) or go in depth to elaborate your original short description, for example:

Short description: Explore and create stories in The Baddlands

Introduction: Students can explore the rich story setting and use it as a platform on which to build and develop their own characters, settings, and events.

(example from: The Baddlands, Simon Baddeley)

Student Ages

You can click more than one box here, but if you find yourself checking all the boxes, perhaps consider using “all ages” instead.

Subjects

You can select up to a maximum of three subject areas.
Student Ages and Subjects are currently the filters you can set on the “Find a Lesson” page to filter lessons. Make it easy for your lesson to be found by using them.

Skills

You can select up to a maximum of three skill areas.

Experience Level: You can select an approximate difficulty level of your lesson plan for an instructor to teach.

Estimated Time: You can select the average time to complete the lesson plan.

Lesson Language

This drop-down defaults to English, but we accept lessons in other languages.

Learning Objectives

A well-defined learning objective defines the rest of the activity. You can add as many as you need by using + ADD LEARNING OBJECTIVE. They will show up as a bullet point list in your lesson. Note that you are limited to 500 Characters.

Teacher Prep & Notes: Here you can give teachers and educators a high-level overview of the lesson plan and curriculum, as well as give detailed preparation notes to better organize the lesson. Note that you are limited to 10,000 characters.

Guiding Ideas and Questions

Providing guiding ideas and questions helps provide context for the lesson, and occasionally can provide suggestions for other educators using your lesson. Note that you are limited to 10,000 characters.

Student Activities

This section is designed to outline the exact steps needed by students to meet the learning objectives. Student Activities should also demonstrate or suggest how to use Minecraft to achieve these objectives, and often refer to the supporting files area on the right side of the lesson when published. Note you are limited to 10,000 characters.

Performance Expectations

• How will you measure student success?
• What standards are used to know if the learning objectives are met?

Note: Each of these sections provide you with a rich text editor (so you can paste in your lesson from your word processor), and 3000 characters.

External References

If you have websites or videos that support your lesson, these would be a good place to link those. Please be careful linking to external resources you did not create, as content may change without notice.

Supporting Files

This is where you upload things like .mcworlds (these should be placed in ZIP files), PDFs, and documents. Be sure to describe all of them clearly with filenames that are distinct.

Adding An MCWorld File & Resources

Here you can add your Minecraft World File (MCworld File) as well as external resources like YouTube videos or webpage links.

• World File Name: The name of your Minecraft World File.
• Description of World: This section is to add a short yet detailed description of the world file.
• Upload World File: You can upload your world file here, using the “Upload File” button. Note that the file must be a .MCworld or MCtemplate file.
• External References: Here you can add external reference links such as YouTube videos or links to webpages supporting your lesson plan. You can add multiple references by clicking the “+Add External Reference” button below the fields.

Congratulations, your lesson is now complete! What’s next?

Save as Draft

If you don’t have time to finish your lesson, please save it as a draft and come back to it later. If for any reason you are not finished and have trouble editing, let our team know.

Submit for Review

Once a lesson is submitted, it goes through two steps by our community team.

• First, it is reviewed for completeness, and the links (if any) are tested, and the files are downloaded to ensure they are compatible with Minecraft: Education Edition. Please make certain your files can be used on the supported platforms for Education Edition. Please be sure your email on your profile is up to date, in case we need to contact you about broken links or other missing information.
• Next, your lesson is reviewed by our Curriculum specialists on the team. They will provide feedback if needed to improve your lesson for our world-wide community.

General Tips

• Lesson plans are available for free on the Minecraft: Education Edition website.
• Check your lesson for feedback and make adjustments as needed.
• Be patient and plan in advance! Turnaround time for posting lessons can vary through the school year, although we try to provide initial feedback within two (2) weeks of submission for complete lessons.
• Bringing Minecraft: Education Edition into the classroom takes preparation. Checkout this blog post from teachers like you on classroom management.

We are always looking at ways to improve the lesson submission process, and as educators, your input is valuable to us. Please post your feedback in the product feedback section of the website, or send it to support. Either way, we look forward to hearing from you and seeing your community contributions soon. Thank you for supporting Minecraft: Education Edition! ]]>