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Minecraft Reflection

I was very thankful for Heidi and especially her students to come and help us learn how to use Minecraft in the classroom. I enjoyed video games as a child but didn’t continue into adulthood except on a rare occasion. However, I’ve heard of Minecraft and the creative freedom it provides so I’m thankful for the experience as it will help me connect better with kids and provide exciting and engaing lessons. I thought it was interesting for using it to understand ancient civilizations. I also see the value of having the kids work together in multiplayer. It could be a great way to have the kids develop their core competencies.

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Storyjumper

This is not associated with my open or my tech inquiry but I did a unit plan for my reading course and I tried to icorporate tech into the unit. The unit was about “The Adventures of Beekle The Unimaginary Friend” by Dan Santat.

My unit plan ended with creating a story on Storyjumper. However, you can use it in a number of ways. I used Storyjumper with children in the after school care I work at and it was great. You can import art made by the students or pictures of them and their friends. It’s a great way to bring a child’s words to life and it’s free to use and create on online story that you can keep as a PDF. The only thing that costs money is if you want to buy a physical copy of the book that you or the children made.

https://www.storyjumper.com/

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Twitter

I will not be using Twitter. No disrespect to the platform and I see the value that can be obtained from using it. I do, however, know that outside this course I will not be using it. I have tried it in the past and I never log in. I struggle to use social media. I have no interest in portraying myself in an online way. I have Facebook but I never use it. I do post photos on there in order that my friends from abroad know that I’m still alive but I’d much rather interact with people in person than on the internet. I get almost no value out of interacting with people in a digital way. I check my phone only a few times a day. If I’m struggling to check and text with my phone I doubt Twitter will be of great use to me.

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