Fri March 29 Wrapping it all up

Good Morning,

Please complete your Medieval Europe Study Island test. When complete go to MinecraftEDU join in the multiplayer world and finish working on your building project.

I will reseed the multiplayer world over Spring Break.

Wed March 27 Minecraft Map -Inspiration Wall

Good Morning,

In our pursuit to understand how to use Minecraft we will be making an analog map of the world we are building in.
We will draw the map as accurately as possible on the green Inspiration Wall.
After we'll continue our discussion on the 3 prompts you addressed for homework. They were: What have you built, What are you going to build and How does using MC help you learn History?

Fri March 22 MinecraftEDU

Finish installing MinecraftEDU on the computers (if anyone still needs help)

Move around, explore, discover the world in Minecraft. Work with your team.

No HW

Fri March 22 MinecraftEDU

Finish installing MinecraftEDU on the computers (if anyone still needs help)

Move around, explore, discover the world in Minecraft. Work with your team.

No HW

Wed. March 20 Minecraft

Good Morning,

Please take the Medieval Europe Study Island test -at least 30 questions.

When you are complete please finish installing MinecraftEDU on your computer - Then begin to work on the server world. Explore, build and have fun!

Tues March 19 Minecraft -New Install

Good Morning,

As some may already know I have a solution to our Minecraft dilemma.
You will be installing a new version of minecraft and a SEPARATE file with specific instructions.
Please follow these instructions closely:

download MinecraftEDU .984 link to the MInecraftEDU file. and move to Home folder

Delete MinecraftEDU .982 (move to trash and empty trash)

Follow steps to install MinecraftEDU

close installer

Next:  download https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B52M_cKAX2ARQUZSdENCVUdwWTA/edit?usp=sharing and click to open with Archive Manager. 

Next, click "Extract". When it asks for a destination, click "user" then "Extract". 

Right-click on MinecraftEdu.jar in the Desktop folder and choose Open With Openjdk Java6 Runtime. Then I see a window with three buttons: Start MinecraftEdu, Start Minecraft, and Check for Updates. 

Click on Start MinecraftEdu and login. 

You should see a login window that asks me to login as a male or female with a spinning background. 

Select Multiplayer

add server

server address: on the board

Play away.....I still need to figure out how to change the world (it's a little laggy)

Monday March 18 Game Review

Good Morning,

Review your teammates games.
For each game in the class please write in your Interactive Notebook:

1. how the game worked
2. what specific information the game included
3. your favorite part of the game
4. some constructive criticism.

So You Know EASY POINTS!!: Ms. Felding will be giving points for working hard the entire period(scale of 1-10) and bringing your netbook (she will take points away if you have to leave the class to get your computer).

Friday March 15 -Play the Bubonic Games

Happy Friday,

You'll share your game with the rest of the class. Lead other students in how to play the game.

So You Know EASY POINTS!!: Ms. Felding will be giving points for working hard the entire period(scale of 1-10) and bringing your netbook (she will take points away if you have to leave the class to get your computer).

Enjoy the day - No Homework

Thursday March 14 Dr. Seuss Day

Have fun with Dr. Seuss Day!

Wed March 13 Let's Play The Games!

Good Morning,

Let's play the games your groups made. We need one person from each group to stay with their own project to lead other students through the game (unless you have detailed instructions).

It's so fun to play games to learn about Bubonic Plague death.

Image Credit

Tuesday March 12 Bubonic Game Project

Happy Tuesday,

Let's wrap up the Bubonic Plague Projects. They are due today.

Good news! The MinecraftEDU server is up. IP address announced in class today.

Friday March 8

Fling the Teacher
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/fling/plague/index.shtml

and work/finish your projects -Be sure to update the Scrum board!

Wed. March 6 Bubonic Plague

Good Morning,

First let's watch Ratatouille talking about the Bubonic Plague.

Today you'll make a game about the Bubonic Plague.
Using the Scrum Board in small groups you'll make a game that teaches the players about the Bubonic Plague.

First you must decide what kind of game you want to make, some examples include:
scratch game
board game
role play
jeopardy
Consider any fun game you like and combine it with learning the Bubonic Plague
Think FUN!

When you've decided the type of game and get approval begin adding tasks to the Scrum Board.
Remember the tasks are small pieces that add up to getting your game complete.
One of your tasks will be to list the features of the Bubonic Plague -How do you find out the features of the Bubonic Plague?
Start by reading this and this

Your grade depends on:
Fun level
Incorporating accurate Bubonic Plague facts
Collaborative work

Tuesday March 5 Writing Test

Good Luck on your writing test today. I know you will do great!

Mr. Scott

Monday March 4 Persuasive Essay Share and Peer Help

Good Morning,

Today we'll share our persuasive essays that we worked on last week. You'll read aloud your essay in an attempt to convince the other students to time-travel with you.

Happy Monday!

Friday March 1 Peer Review Persuasive Essay

Good Morning,

Splitting the classes because of the longer Character Counts assembly this morning.

Please share your persuasive essay with 2 others who will review and edit. As you know the goal of the essay is to convince or persuade your reader to want to travel with you.
As you are reviewing the essays please look for their pros, cons and evidence while considering the question "have they convinced me to travel with them?"

HOMEWORK: Patch up your essay with the comments from your peers.