Week 7 Reflection

I began my minecraft simulation this past week. There were a few hick ups at first. Some of the students were not following their roles. After another round of instruction and discussion they were off. I noticed some great collaboration using the work and trade contracts. Some of the students chose not to play minecraft and instead created a few acrostic poems and cunieform clay tablets. I think I might let the simulation go one or two more days to see what else develops.

It was also good to read about the networked student model as I realized I'm already kind of doing that. There's more structure and still traditional instruction at times, as I think that's necessary with a younger age group.