I love the idea of using Minecraft in the classroom! So many of the students will already be familiar with the game and how it works, allowing more time for them to show their own level of creativity. Personally, I would need to make myself more aware of how it works and the benefits it can have so that I can be explicit about the learning goals I want my students to achieve. I would love to use it in the classroom to encourage project-based learning where the students will be able to teach me more about the program and how they think.

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Week 1 blog post comment

This seems like a really good classroom tool! I think it could be modified to be used for all different stages, although I believe the older stages would get a more beneficial use out of it. It is unfortunate that these are so expensive but it could be used to encourage group work so that students need to help each other to solve problems. This technology seems very similar to Ozobots but I like the added microphone and sound which I think would be very beneficial.

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Week 2 blog post comment

Hi Rebekah, love your post! I am super interested in using 3D printers on my prac or in a school setting. It is such a shame they are so expensive and not many schools have access to them. I wonder how much students would be able to lead the learning in a 3D printer activity? I am not very technological myself so even though I would love to use something like this I worry I would struggle and therefore limit the level of creativity my students would be able to show.

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Week 3 blog post comment

Hi Emily, great post! This robot seems like a great tool to engage students in a different way. It is so important to provide lots of different learning experiences so that all our students can have different opportunities to learn. Robotics is a great way to get students thinking in different ways. I agree with your idea of providing open-ended questions and providing differentiation or scaffolding, as this can allow engagement for a wider range of ability students. Would love to see these robots being used in a real classroom by students to see what they can achieve!

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Week 4 blog post comment

Hey Maria, what an interesting post! Using 3D pens could be a great introduction to 3D printing as it is a tool that some students may be familiar with. It would have been great to see some photos or videos of this being used. Your classroom ideas of constructing in history or maths lessons sound very cool and would be a great engagement tool for your students! I think this would be a good technology to bridge the gap for teachers who lack confidence in 3D printing as it seems as if the 3D pen does not need a deep level of background knowledge.
Thanks for the post!
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Week 5 blog post comment

Hi Tegan,
Great post! It is such a shame that good VR devices are so expensive so our students do not have the opportunity to experience them. You provided great links to resources that would be handy for many teachers! I totally agree that VR has some great uses, for students to be able to see places they would not otherwise be able to study. As you said I think there would have to be a lot of teacher preparation and knowledge to not only ensure that the devices are working correctly but also to ensure that the lesson allows students to be knowledge creators not just consumers. I think students would love to express their creativity when coding and design a virtual world and it would be great to see in action!
Thanks for the post!
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Week 6 blog post comment

Hi Maria,
This is a super interesting blog! I love how you focused on a specific game which you believe could be used successfully within a classroom setting. Personally, I think games would be a great way for students to learn about different elements of the world which may be hard to teach. I would never have thought about using Assassins Creed in the classroom but after this post, I would be very interested to see how it would work! As you mentioned I think it is super important to monitor what the students are doing and model the behaviour you expect from them. If gaming was used more regularly in classrooms students would be able to develop different ways of thinking.
Thanks for a great read!
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Week11 blog post comment

Hi Evie, great post!
Littlebits was such a fun technology to play with in class! It would be really interesting to see how quickly the students pick up and understand how to use it. I think a Stage 3 class would love it and be really involved. The Maker’s Movement would be a great way to get students to think about the world around them. The trial and error process is so important when students are learning, as you said it allows them to be producers of their own knowledge rather than simply consumers.
Thanks for the interesting read!
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Week 12 blog post comment