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There are a world of Minecraft lessons and worlds already pre-made and ready for you to find and use with your students.  Education.minecraft.net is Microsoft’s hub for all things Minecraft Education Edition, including Worlds and Lessons to go with those worlds on a variety of subjects.   These Minecraft lessons are the subject of Day 79 of 365 Ideas for Office 365. Lesson Libraries Whenever I conduct training on tools like Nearpod or Smart Notebook, after participants learn the basics of the tool from both the teacher and students side, the next step to implementing in the classroom is using the existing libraries of content.  It’sRead More →

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Did you know Minecraft Education Edition includes a camera? Do you realize what that means? Anything your students build in Minecraft can be  captured in a picture and exported for the teacher (and/or class)  to view without having to personally enter that student’s Minecraft world!  Day 78 of 365 Ideas for Office 365 is all about using the Camera and Portfolio in Minecraft for formative assessment. Formative Assessment in Minecraft EE There are a number of ways that teachers can leverage Minecraft EE in the classroom.  Some require much more learning and experiencing Minecraft on the part of the teacher, but this is one ofRead More →

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I was not going to delve in to Minecraft Education Edition for another 50 posts or so, but it just can’t wait any longer. Partly because we are rolling it out in our district right now, and also since I just became a Certified Minecraft Education Edition Trainer this week, I can’t wait any longer to start the conversation.  Welcome to Day 77 of 365 Ideas for Office 365.  This is sure to be the first of many posts on using Minecraft in the classroom. To set the stage, today will just be about why Minecraft belongs in your classroom. Let’s start with the obvious.Read More →

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Last time we added and arranged Tiles in the Windows 10 Start area and just added apps to the Taskbar.  Today we are digging deeper into the usefulness of the Taskbar.  This is Day 76 of 365 Ideas for Office 365.  Besides adding apps and programs to the Taskbar from the Start Menu for quicker access, you have several other settings you can customize on your Taskbar. Customize your Taskbar First we need to address what is on your Taskbar.  Right-click in some open space (not on an icon) on your Taskbar. In this screenshot, the black space between the Excel icon and the upRead More →