Take Away Message 3/24

Minecraft is always a topic of discussion in my house between my youngest sister and cousins. What I always found an annoying or boring topic I now see in a different light. I never gave this gaming sight much thought or credit for educational value and after interviewing my cousin and watching the video I don't entirely know if my opinion has changed. I do see how it can be constructive in skills as following directions and strategies go but to stretch it as far as bringing it into the classroom I do not see that its value is significant enough. I think although not gory, that some aspects of the game are inappropriate for a classroom, learning environment and that each player needs to be closely monitored to make sure they are staying on task. I think overall what I am getting into is, that there are so many learning games out there that serve better learning purposes and are fun that are a better tool than Minecraft.