This is the recommended timeline for implementing Survivalcraft in your class:
Week before Survivalcraft
Week One - You may choose to perform some of these tasks the week before, to allow enough time in the game during this week.
Week Two - You may choose to perform some of these tasks the week before, to allow enough time to complete the scenario for this week.
Week Three - You may choose to perform some of these tasks the week before, to allow enough time to complete the scenario for this week.
By familiarizing yourself with this timeline, you will be able to successfully implement Survivalcraft with your students by planning enough time for students to complete their tasks during each scenario; this includes making time to discuss their work with peers and writing reflections on their individual wiki pages.
You will also need to set aside your own time to evaluate student progress (building in the game and writing on their wikis) at the end of each week. Later in this training, we will review changes in the MinecraftEdu game world that you will need to make in preparation for each scenario.
Week before Survivalcraft
- Join the Survivalcraft Google Community, an invite has been sent to your email.
- Complete this online Teacher Training course.
- Prepare an area for your class (or each class) in the MinecraftEdu game world.
Week One - You may choose to perform some of these tasks the week before, to allow enough time in the game during this week.
- Walk students through their username and login process for the MinecraftEdu client and provide instruction to setup their individual Wikispaces pages at http://survivalcraft15.wikispaces.com.
- Discuss the Community Agreement with students (or adapt it to your classroom management plan). Students should review and sign the agreement and we also recommend asking parents to sign the agreement.
- Introduce and guide students through Scenario 1. For class time, plan for students to spend up to five (5) hours in MinecraftEdu which may include up to two (2) hours in support activities, such as discussions, taking/saving/editing screenshots of student work, and writing student reflections in individual Wiksipaces pages.
Week Two - You may choose to perform some of these tasks the week before, to allow enough time to complete the scenario for this week.
- Evaluate student work from Scenario 1 and prepare the class area in MinecraftEdu for Scenario 2; this may take up to two (2) hours depending on the number of students you have enrolled in Survivalcraft.
- Introduce and guide students through Scenario 2. For class time, plan for students to spend up to five (5) hours in MinecraftEdu which may include up to two (2) hours in support activities, such as discussions, taking/saving/editing screenshots of student work, and writing student reflections in individual Wiksipaces pages.
Week Three - You may choose to perform some of these tasks the week before, to allow enough time to complete the scenario for this week.
- Evaluate student work from Scenario 2 and prepare the class area in MinecraftEdu for Scenario 3; this may take up to two (2) hours depending on the number of students you have enrolled in Survivalcraft.
- Introduce and guide students through Scenario 3. For class time, plan for students to spend five (5) hours in MinecraftEdu which may include up to two (2) hours in support activities, such as discussions, taking/saving/editing screenshots of student work, and writing student reflections in individual Wikispaces pages.
By familiarizing yourself with this timeline, you will be able to successfully implement Survivalcraft with your students by planning enough time for students to complete their tasks during each scenario; this includes making time to discuss their work with peers and writing reflections on their individual wiki pages.
You will also need to set aside your own time to evaluate student progress (building in the game and writing on their wikis) at the end of each week. Later in this training, we will review changes in the MinecraftEdu game world that you will need to make in preparation for each scenario.