Let's Play Minecraft: Hide and Seek! (Bedrock Edition)

**Upon enrolling into the class, please make sure you have a Minecraft account which means the student is signed in via a Microsoft email.  I can only spend the first 10 minutes of class helping with technical difficulties.  Technical difficulties such as no internet connection, no Minecraft account, being unable to join the world due to updates, storage space, the device not being charged, the student having to stay muted, or some other rare situations will not be allowed a refund.  Please make sure students are fully ready for class.**

Hello, Minecraft gamers!  Come join me in my Hide and Seek world.  There are two levels: easy and medium.  I strive to add new hiding spots every month.  Everyone will be in creative mode, but you're welcome to be in survival mode.

Before class, I need every student's game tag for Minecraft.  The guardian, or learner, can send this to me. 

How the class will run:
If there are no students in class within 10 minutes, then it is automatically canceled and the next class will be the next meeting.  Within the first 5 minutes of class, everyone will say "hi" and introduce themselves if new.  If I do not have a game tag yet from some students, they can input it in chat (which will be directly to the host; me) during those 5 minutes.  If I don't have a game tag from students in class, they will only communicate via microphone.  They will be very, very bored.  To ensure that doesn't happen, please share the student's game tag with me before class.

After those 5 minutes, all students will disable their cameras but keep their microphones on.  Cameras being disabled (turned off) is a requirement as I can't supervise children via zoom (chat will be only to host) while playing Minecraft and supervising them there.  This is due to my teaching on a laptop and not having multiple monitors.  If students do not know how to turn off their cameras, I can do so myself.  I will not be screen sharing unless I feel the need to for helping parents, and students, or entertain some students while they are trying to get logged in or having account issues.  

Students will be talking while playing, but they may use the chat in Minecraft if they want to or perhaps don't feel comfortable talking through the mic yet.  That is not a problem at all; judging or harassing others is not accepted in this class.


Things to know:
- Meet once a week
- 45 minutes long
- 6 students max
- Can join the world by friends list
- World is kept on peaceful (no monsters)
- Seeker counts to 20 
- Everyone is allowed to fly
- "Time Out" box is included (for those who break the rules)
- Once a hider is found, they become a seeker to help the other seeker(s).

Players may join my world using:
Windows PCs, PlayStation, Xbox, Smartphone, Nintendo Switch, Series S/X, iOS devices, iPadOS devices, and Android devices. 
(I play on Minecraft: Windows 10 Bedrock Edition)

Rules (may be updated throughout time):
- Each student gets 3 chances.  Once 3 streaks are hit, that student is kicked out of that meeting and withdrawn from the course without a refund.  If they are in any of my other classes during that time, they will be removed from those as well.  This is a must as I cannot enforce behavior that upsets other students, or no one would have fun.

- If a student received a strike or multiple strikes, the guardian will be notified, and whether they respond will NOT change the strike the student has.  The student's action is what got them the strike.  Please keep in mind that when I give a strike, it is because they did something intentionally, to be funny but wasn't, or broke a rule.  I do often just give a warning instead of a strike if I feel something they did wasn't that bad as in it didn't harm anyone or affect anyone else.  So if a strike is given, it was given for a good reason.

Kill/hit any animals = 1 strike
Cheat = 1 strike
Use hacks or cheats (computer programs) = 1 strike
No armor or only one piece of armor on while invisible = 1 strike
Wearing an elytra = 1 strike
Move around while hiding = 1 strike 
Disrespectful/rude = 1 strike (depends)
Act inappropriate = 1 strike (depending on how inappropriate, more strikes may be applied)

Students are ONLY allowed to have ARMOR (a shield counts), FOOD, or a spyglass in their inventory.  Nothing else.  If caught using something else, that's a strike.

If a student has a strike or under 3 strikes, they will be removed in 5 weeks so as long as they don't gain another one, then that 5 week will restart.

In the game:
There are two levels of the Hide and Seek game: easy and medium.  We will do both levels in every class.  If it's just one student, then it's their choice.  Flying is allowed to help students get around faster.  The seeker will count to 20.  Hiders are NOT allowed to move around while hiding as this makes the game even more challenging.  Once a hider is found, they become a seeker to help find other hiders.

There is a "time out" box that students will be put in if they break any of the rules.  They will only be in the "time out" box for that current round, and then are able to play once the round is over.  Please keep in mind that if they are in the "time out" box, that means they broke one of the rules, which means they will receive a strike as well.