The province of Northern Ireland is about to become the first entire region to participate in MinecraftEdu. For those of you unaware, MinecraftEdu is a modded version of Minecraft Minecraft developed by TeacherGaming LLC. It's designed to allow teachers to easily manage Minecraft servers for their classes, and lets students engage in interactive in-game activities.
The Guardian reports that Minecraft Edu, "will be supplied to 200 schools and 30 libraries and community organisations." This is a huge expansion for MinecraftEdu, which has only seen a niche use in classrooms until now.
The move is being funded by the United Kingdom's Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure. Since Northern Ireland is part of the U.K, perhaps we could see the same thing happening in other areas of the nation. See the source link for all the details.
Source: The Guardian
The Guardian reports that Minecraft Edu, "will be supplied to 200 schools and 30 libraries and community organisations." This is a huge expansion for MinecraftEdu, which has only seen a niche use in classrooms until now.
The move is being funded by the United Kingdom's Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure. Since Northern Ireland is part of the U.K, perhaps we could see the same thing happening in other areas of the nation. See the source link for all the details.
Source: The Guardian
Really. That's neat.
ReplyDeleteI really wish I lived in Ireland now... MINECRAFT DURING SCHOOL HOURS!!! That would be the best.
ReplyDelete#I CANT PLAY MINECRAFT MONDAY-FRIDAY! I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW, MC IN SCHOOL!!!
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ReplyDeleteireland. jeez. now, is the usa going to respond by giving everybody a XBOX 1?
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