Look in your Software center to install Minecraft Education.
Click on Minecraft and it will install.
A Slidedeck with all of the information you will need.
Mr. Maltais and Mr. So go through how to get started with Minecraft EDU!
How to download, sign in with Microsoft account. (same email without the gshare part!) Student accounts will need to be provisioned.
Some teacher settings you will need to adjust before you play with students INCLUDING how to make a keyboard shortcut for placing blocks. (very important if you don't have a mouse)
Find lessons, tutorials, the library, create new worlds, use templates, and create your first world for students and the settings you should adjust and turn on!
Let's start building! Inventory, searching for items and creating a first simple build.
Getting students to join your world. Saving worlds, getting students to join your world.
Finding resources and lessons within the game or on the Minecraft EDU site!
Minecraft on Chromebooks
Minecraft EDU Chromebooks Audio.mp4Troubleshooting:
Stuck on the "Loading" Screen:
Update Chrome
Delete browsing history
Right click on the Play Store App on the Chromebook>My Apps and check if any apps need updating, especially Minecraft itself and Android System WebView.
Getting Started Activities
The View library and How to Play sections have great turorials. NEW>TEMPLATES>Minecraft Tutorial
You could also assign the How to Play modules directly in Classroom.
The Monthly Build Challenges are a fantastic place to start and can be assigned in Classroom!
First Lesson Learning outcomes for students:
Log in to the Minecraft: Education Edition portal.
Learn how to change skins and discover what skins are available to them in Minecraft: Education Edition.
Follow their educator's directions and open Blocks of Grass template.
Change the game settings.
Demonstrate their building skills.
Demonstrate their collaboration skills.
Articulate what they built and why they chose the materials they did.
Minecraft Coding
Minecraft has built in Coding tutorials as well as full introductory courses and lessons.
Introductory Courses on computer science
Computing with Minecraft: Ages 8-10
Coding with Minecraft: Ages 11-16