Let me pause today to talk about how invaluable the summer school helpers I work with have been to this class. They have been a tireless crew of workers, and have created worlds for the kids to play in, helped out innumerable times, and taught students crafting elements that they did not know previously. Our class would be a fraction of what it is without their help. As I said earlier, I am not the sage on the stage in this course. I create the framework and make sure the group is moving forward, but I do not have a knowledge base like our helpers do. The collective knowledge of the helpers is 10-15 years of MC playing and I don't know how many thousand hours. This image shows most of them--some were not available for the shot.
Today students went through a final checklist for their monuments, which included signs, teleportation stations for visitors, inside and outside construction, and any landscaping they wanted to create. Our summer school high school volunteer helpers were critical in getting the final pieces in place. In Minecraft.edu, students can place things like teleport blocks, information signs, and information blocks, but they cannot destroy them if they are misplaced or they want to move them. Our helpers were the quality assurance team that made sure teleport stations were properly placed and named for easy access by our class when we tour monuments next week.
In this changing education landscape where teachers can be students and vice-versa, our high school students have been great examples for me and the younger kids in class.
Today students went through a final checklist for their monuments, which included signs, teleportation stations for visitors, inside and outside construction, and any landscaping they wanted to create. Our summer school high school volunteer helpers were critical in getting the final pieces in place. In Minecraft.edu, students can place things like teleport blocks, information signs, and information blocks, but they cannot destroy them if they are misplaced or they want to move them. Our helpers were the quality assurance team that made sure teleport stations were properly placed and named for easy access by our class when we tour monuments next week.
In this changing education landscape where teachers can be students and vice-versa, our high school students have been great examples for me and the younger kids in class.