Let's Learn About Coding: Minecraft Education Edition Style!

In this class we will open a demo lesson in Minecraft Education Edition. You will not need to pay for any license and you do not need to login with any account. 

Please install the application from https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/get-started/download as soon as possible. To install this you will need a PC with Windows 10+ or a Mac with MacOS 10.13+.  It is also available for iPad only if you can join the classroom and share the iPad screen.

You must install the game on the same computer or tablet that you use to join the class. When we begin, you will first join the Outschool class, then open the Minecraft game, then share your screen, and I will guide you through login and world setup. 

This class is intended to be a single class. Each lesson will start from the beginning. If you subscribe and wish to continue we will repeat the class until the whole lesson can be completed with speed and mastery on one class period. Scaffolding and modeling will be used to support the students journey.

EXAMPLE CODING ACTIVITIES: 

Challenge 1: Build a dock. Use your Agent to build a dock at the edge of the shore. It should be 4 blocks wide and 6 blocks long.  

Challenge 2: Introduce the ravager to the Villagers. Use your Agent to introduce the ravager to the three Villagers standing near their houses so they can see how gentle these creatures really are.   

Challenge 3: Protect the beet farm. Use your Agent to build a protective fence around the farm to keep out whatever is stealing the beets. 

Challenge 4: Prepare the field for farming. Use your Agent to teach them how to till this block of land. 

Challenge 5: Help the kids get their ball. Use your Agent to move up wall and press the buttons along the way to get the Villager’s elevator working so it can bring down the ball.   

Challenge 6: Build a motorized railway. Use your Agent to build a motorized railway so that Villagers can go up the hill to participate in the fair.  

IMPORTANT NOTE: This description is for the first class. Students can take only this class as an introduction to coding in Minecraft. If they wish to continue weekly we will switch over to the 10 Unit Curriculum found here: https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/resources/computer-science-subject-kit/coding-with-minecraft