Learning in Diablo III
Just to be clear, I am not saying that Diablo III should be played in elementary schools; however this post features children who plays this game at home with the…
Five Things Video Game Makers Club Taught Me
Once a week, I help run an after school video game making club with a group students in Grades 4 - 6. We use Scratch to make our games. The…
Five books to get gamers reading
As teachers we are no strangers to that mysterious being known as the "reluctant reader." They're the students who just don't seem interested in anything remotely book-like no matter what…
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Interview with a Minecrafter (Ellaprincess)
Adult made spheres from our professional play server. This summer I had the chance to sit down and chat with a 10 year old minecrafter named Ellaprincess. She's known about…
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TLLP news & ECOO Minecraft Meetups
We've been busy. Yikes! We've done a lot lately and it wasn't all just killing Creepers. TLLP Training with amazing Ontario gaming educators, Connect 2014 with Zoe Pipe and the…
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MinecraftEdu vs Regular Minecraft: The Teacher’s Dilemma
"Should I get MinecraftEdu or regular Minecraft for my classroom?" That is one of the most common questions from teachers we get here at GamingEdus. The answer is: it depends.…
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Perseverance in the Face of Technology
Perseverance is: "a steady persistence in a course of especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles or discouragement" (). We try and scaffold our students' learning so that they develop this character trait, along…
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Minechat Visits the Gaming Edus
Collin Gallagher, the creative talent behind Minecraft Minechat, visited the Professional Play and Multi-School servers belonging to the Gaming Edus. See the tour and hear the interview in this video,…
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Setting Up Minecraft on Your School Computers
The amazing GamingEdu, Jen Apgar, has put together a short and simple tutorial video showing teachers how to get Minecraft running on your school computer. If you're wondering where to…
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Multi-School Server Gets TNT World
Blowing stuff up in Minecraft is fun. We've been doing it since 2011, sometimes with disastrous results. And it's something our students love to do. While playing with TNT is…