Using Minecraft as a Virtual Reality tool in the Classroom
VR in the Classroom
Content Centered, Standards Driven
Hello educators. Are you searching for a resource to help explain the application of Minecraft education as a Virtual Reality tool? Then you have come to the right place. This site is made by an educator, myself, for educators interested in utilizing Minecraft as a virtual reality instrument to represent content in real-world situations. I have spent the last ten years teaching middle school and have implemented Minecraft to represent content that can be taken as a formative grade whether the student is or is not familiar with the program.
On this site, I have created two online learning courses, or Leaning Paths, for any educator, administrator, or parent who would like to know how to create standards-based lessons for Minecraft education lessons that can be applied to any grade level k-12. The methods I teach require time; learning the Minecraft Education program and other third-party programs is needed to make the creation process more efficient.
The feedback from students and other teachers has been overwhelmingly positive. Even if you have no idea how to operate Minecraft Education, please check out my pre-made lessons on Microsoft Learn.
Learning and Resource Center
– Learning Path –
How to Make a Simulation
This Learning Path explains the various tools, resources, and frameworks needed to create a simulation of content in Minecraft Education.
– Learning Path –
Building Challenge
This Learning Path lays out how to create a building challenge. Start with Fun building challenges to become comfortable with students working on the building process, then move on to the assigned challenges.
– Building Plates –
Looking for a building plates that multipule classes and use? Click below to see if these are what you are looking for.
Blog-Current Happenings
Exploration of Area with Composite Figures
Learning Target: Students will be able to evaluate the area of composite shapes Task: Students are to find the composite shapes in the form of floor plans in Minecraft. Materials: Students were given a worksheet to write answers and show their work. Students also...
Engaging with Circumference and Area with Real-world Application
In this Lesson students found the radius and diameter of various circular roofs. Students would then evaluate the diameter of circles. Students enjoyed this lesson, and asked for more just like in in the future.
Jingle-Jam
I did this just before the Winter break started. I was super excited and spent far more time than I should have to prep. However, It paid off. Students enjoyed it, and so did I. The number one takeaway from this building session was when asked for feedback one of the...
Minecraft Club: Town Square Build
Building with intentiality I wanted to shift the focus from building big to building small with attention to detail for this build. I set out to accomplish this by changing the building objectives from building a big tech building to building a small town square. In a...
Judgement day
For our final club meeting before the thanksgiving break in Minecraft Club, Students judged and graded each other's build. The ranking was entered on Microsoft forms surveys during the club meeting. I have never utilized Forms and Minecraft to this extent, so this was...