MPPS teacher resources

Intro to Minecraft Education edition

Coding in Minecraft

From the start of September 2023, licence requests are no longer required!

The only thing any student or staff member now needs is the ME app installed on their device! They just logon using their department email credentials as usual. The

Minecraft Education app is available on all platforms used in our schools - Windows & iPad. Our Minecraft Education webpage has been updated and includes plenty of resources to help teachers get started with using ME with their students.

Australia Resources | Australia Teacher Resources for Minecraft: Education Edition

Lessons | Minecraft: Education Edition

Minecraft Education Edition tips

This video (at 13.30) shows how to use 3D viewer (Windows 10 -1806) and mixed reality by placing MC creations in the real world. Needs laptop with camera.

My Minecraft JourneyMy Minecraft Journey is an introductory course for anyone wanting to learn how to use Minecraft: Education Edition. There are 10 lessons to complete.

Trainings | Minecraft: Education EditionGet the latest information and trainings on Minecraft for the classroom. With tools, videos and lessons, you can bring Minecraft to your students.

T4L: Hints, Tips & Troubleshooting

Importing and Exporting Your WorldsWe recommend frequent backups of your worlds. The best way to accomplish this is through export and import. This article will cover: Export Import This is important to do not just periodically, b...

In this video, and the world templates, are some very good classroom management tools. You'll find the maps to download in the MC:EE library.

Minecraft Wiki

Minecraft Keyboard Flyer

How to Export Minecraft Education 3D Models to PowerPoint

Getting started with Minecraft Education

First Lesson Kit | Minecraft: Education EditionFirst Lesson Kit for Educators

Tutorial World | Minecraft: Education Edition

Click on the above to download tutorial world, then open it in Minecraft to learn how to navigate through a Minecraft world.

Some excellent videos and information from Minecraft Global Mentor, Ben Spieldenner...

Minecraft:Education Edition v.1.0.2 Overview

Episode 1: Introduction to Minecraft Educ Edition

Episode 3: It's Your World Now

Episode 3 includes the following terms:

Spawn-point: the location at which something is placed or created.

Open Command: / button.

Set Spawn-point: /setworldspawn and type in coordinates.

Change weather: /weather

Teleport: /tp person's name, then coordinates

Spawn NPC: creates a person guide to give information and links to URLs.

Game rules: /gamerule pvp false = students cannot hurt each other.

Messaging: /msg student's name then the message.

Changing game mode: /gamemode "survival" then student's name or names.

Essential Commands: https://education.minecraft.net/support/knowledge-base/commands/

Episode 4: Creating an Immersive Experience

Episode 5: Differentiation with Minecraft

Can place individual students in different game modes (and move back later):

Survival - harder, less in inventory
Creative - can't die, more inventory, fly
Adventure - can't place or destroy blocks

Can also preload the world with useful items/resources in chests to support individual students. Can also give specific students specific items (by throwing at them). Use border blocks (or lava or water) to restrict students' movements.

Specialty Blocks (Allow, Deny, Border, Structure) | Minecraft: Education EditionLearn how to use the following Minecraft: Education Edition special blocks: allow, deny, and border for increased control by educators.

Episode 6: Inventory, Part 1- Building Blocks:

Importing/exporting worlds: https://education.minecraft.net/support/knowledge-base/importing-exporting-worlds/

Multiplayer games and classroom mode

How To Set Up A Multiplayer GameMultiplayer is one of the most popular and effective ways to leverage Minecraft in the classroom. It's a great way to encourage collaboration, communication and problem solving as students work tog...

ADDING NON-PLAYER CHARACTERS (NPCS) https://education.minecraft.net/support/knowledge-base/npcs/

Limiting access to each other's worlds: Tell the student host to turn off the "Visible on LAN" in settings. Any students who have to join can still connect to the hosts world by knowing his/her specific IP. This works fine with DET.