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Into the Driver's Seat
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Building learners' independence through thoughtful technology use
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Jim Lerman
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Michael Fullan (2013) describes critical thinking as the “ability to design and manage projects, solve problems, and make effective decisions using a variety of tools and resources” (p. 9). Papert (1980) supports exercises that “open intellectual doors” (p. 63). Minecraft tasks can be used to create experiences that can be otherwise challenging to design, which according to Drake (2014), should address real-world problems that may not necessarily have one clear answer. Digital tools such as Minecraft demand higher order thinking skills, which include “the ability to think logically, and to solve ill-defined problems” and “formulating creative solutions and taking action” (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2016, p. 12). Via John Evans
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Teachers and parents are using Minecraft, a video game popular with children, to help teach science, history, languages and ethics. by Nick Bolton "A study by S.R.I. International, a Silicon Valley research group that specializes in technology, found that game-based play could raise cognitive learning for students by as much as 12 percent and improve hand-eye coordination, problem-solving ability and memory. "Games like Minecraft also encourage what researchers call “parallel play,” where children are engrossed in their game but are still connected through a server or are sharing the same screen. And children who play games could even become better doctors. No joke. Neuroscientists performed a study at Iowa State University that found that surgeons performed better, and were more accurate on the operating table, when they regularly played video games. “Minecraft extends kids’ spatial reasoning skills, construction skills and understanding of planning,” said Eric Klopfer, a professor and the director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Scheller Teacher Education Program. “In many ways, it’s like a digital version of Lego.”
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When Roanoke County Public Schools gathered educators for their first training in how to teach with Minecraft: Education Edition (M:EE), “you could hear the rumble in the room,” says Jeff Terry, the district’s director of technology. That was early 2018. Today, his district is among the top ten for M:EE usage worldwide. Via John Evans
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The cubist revolution, now in its eighth year, is thriving. Via John Evans
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