Google Drive to Harness Minecraft's Learning Potential

Chris Scott@cscottsy

Drive to Harness Minecraft’s Learning Potential

Let’s Make LearningIrresistible

Be an Education Architect

Trust Your Students

We Can’t Control Them to Success

Draw on the Knowledge and Creativity of our Students

Be a KING maker

Their Success is Your Success

It’s never been just a game.

We Must Offer

AutonomousSelf-DirectedPurposeful

CollaborativeExperiences

MinecrafterCamp.com

Warnings:

First day(s) is crazyMust play with the kids

MinecraftEDU World Library

Class set of 30=$461

It’s a Process

Google Docs

Pre-WriteCollaborative Planning

Writing Prompts http://bit.ly/MCPrompt

Google Docs

Research Tool

Google Drawings

Venn DiagramsProcess planning

Google Forms

Interview ClassmatesQuestionnaire

Visually Represent Info

Google Presentations

Present with ScreenShots

Google Drive

Store ScreenCastsUse SnagIt Extension -save to Drive

Connect Apps...

Google Sites

ePortfolio Combine and Organize

All The Work

Demo

● drive.Google.Com

● Create

● Share

● Organize

Drive Apps Connect Kanbanchi App

AgileScrum

Right Shift

Visual Progress is Motivating

Project Canvas

Goals Tasks Work in Progress Done

Project Canvas Tip Sheethttp://goo.gl/YLuhwq

Goals

● Could be a standard you’re working on

● It’s non-Googleable

● It’s Project/Learning Outcomes.

● Ex: Demonstrate your understanding of the Mayan Social Hierarchy.

Goals Tasks Work in Progress Done

Tasks● 5-30 minute chunks

● Attach a name

● Add a time estimate and priority scale 1-4

● “Make movie project” -WAY too big

● “Write scene 1 script” -better

Goals Tasks Work in Progress Done

Work in Progress

● A task that someone is currently working on.

Goals Tasks Work in Progress Done

Done

● Done is done.

● Discuss with the class before starting what ‘done’ means.

● When it’s done there’s something complete and ready to share.

Goals Tasks Work in Progress Done

Kanbanchi

Example Project Canvas

http://goo.gl/TN53g8

Make Your Own

● Pick a project you love or hate.

● Group with others.

● Start with the goal.

● Create 5-10 tasks.

Daily Stand-Up

What have you finished?

What are you going to finish?

What’s in your way?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Daily_sprint_meeting.jpg

Retrospectives

http://goo.gl/7omYgY

Burn Down Chart

● Calculate time remaining on a project.

Resources

● The 20Time Project by Kevin Brookhouser

● Minecraft in the Classroom by Collin Gallagher, John Miller, et al.

Can I Help?

Chris Scott

Authorized Google Education Trainer

Google Certified Teacher

[email protected]

@cscottsy

805-215-8864

http://bit.ly/ChrisContactAnd I’ll follow up with you.

Thanks for Being Here

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