Can the game, Minecraft, really facilitate learning in the classroom? For Jennifer Oakley, this is a no brainer. Minecraft is similar to Lego’s in that it teaches students to use shapes to create structures. While these structures are being crafted, the student is forced to use math to measure area and perimeter during construction.
Minecraft has been introduced to more classrooms.
Anytime children can be engaged in learning the easier it will be. Using ideas such as this, where a game can be integrated into the classroom, it becomes an education tool and the children have fun while learning. The future of education may see classrooms full of tablet screens to bring the best out of our students.
It’s that kind of teaching style that the district hopes to expand with the one-to-one computing initiative, which aims to provide each student with a laptop so he or she can access digital materials and textbooks that are tailored to learning needs.
Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert
Key takeaways
- Students were required to write an argumentative essay as to why Minecraft should be in the curriculum.
- They then formed groups and began to build as a team.
- Older teachers are catching up with technology and doing their best to introduce it in their classrooms to keep students engaged.
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