Nga Motu - Te Ao Maori Minecraft

I have been using Minecraft in my class for a number of years now to help students learn by creating;. Recently the Nga Motu worlds has been developed to allow for integration of Te Reo and Te Ao Maori into the Minecraft realm. I attended a local workshop to have a go at using it. It was really good and incorporates a lot of reading, Te Reo and navigational skills. My plan is to use their tool in class to aid the student learning in both reading, Te Reo and the key competencies. I am sure the students will love it.

Below are my notes.

Minecraft edu

Rotorua Primary school, 23 October 2019

Morgan McKeen

Nga Motu

Minecraft World - Ngā Motu

Download and open with Minecraft: Education Edition.

Translate to te reo Resource Pack - Mahimaina

• Student led.
• Empowering by recognising and celebrating our cultures.
• Creating own knowledge.
• Can you get yourself unstuck.
• Innovating.
• Te Ao Maori being acknowledged as a real part of the world. 
• Developing strategies to manage conflict resolution. 
• Games and learning are intertwined. More than a game.
• Empowers studnets to develop digital citizenship through being in an online environment that is safe.
• Learning while playing. 
• Engaging with each other.
• Use screen capture tools to export the learning. e.g. Quicktime
• Use chalkboards to instruct or set guidelines. 
• NPC’s  - Non Player Character and this type of mob is used to interact with players, provide instructions, and run game commands.

Code Builder

Built into the game. 

C - students can work their way through the tutorials. 

Uses block based coding but can also use java.
To build anywhere press Enter or T and type /wb