How Teachers Used Minecraft For Education During COVID-19
How Teachers Used Minecraft For Education During COVID-19
How Teachers Used Minecraft For Education During COVID-19
By RK Prasad
February 1, 2021
Summary
There have been on-going debates on whether children benefit from playing video games.
A group of researchers has demonstrated that video games can improve a number of competencies.
On the other side, the popular conception of video games runs against the idea that playing on a computer can aid learning.
A new study from Valerie Shute and her colleagues aims to counteract these concerns with an interesting new finding about the benefits of playing video games.
In such a scenario, video games came into light as it eases the mood and in the real-time help students learn from it.
Currently, as most students face school closures, Minecraft has become one of the most preferred games to aid learning as it is giving away a suite of educational lessons in its game just as it extended free access to its Education Edition for teachers.
What is Minecraft? Minecraft is an independent computer game designed in 2009 by self-taught Swedish programmer Markus Persson.
Why Minecraft in Education? Back in 2016, Microsoft released a version of Minecraft specifically for educators called Minecraft: Education Edition or Minecraft EDU for short.
The basics of the game are the same, but the education version adds extra features.
It allows students to download the game at home without having to pay for their own version of the game, and take photos within the game and share them with other students.
Reference
Khan, S. (2021, February 05). How teachers used minecraft for education during covid-19. Retrieved April 06, 2021, from https://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/trends/4517-how-teachers-used-minecraft-for-education-during-covid-19