Welcome back and all the best to you all in the new year! Am I the only one out there who struggles with using the touch pad on my laptop? I don’t know how many times I have accidentally used two fingers and enlarged my screen so much that I can’t read it (you can press Ctrl +0 to make it go back to 100% if you are online). Here are some touch pad tips that might help you when you don’t have a mouse. These can also be handy for our students who often don’t have access to a mouse. Please read on for touch pad tricks and some learning opportunities for those interested in learning more about Brightspace.
Last week I had the awesome opportunity to listen to two fabulous Coquitlam School District teachers take us through the Minecraft world they designed with Microsoft, and of course, I couldn’t wait to share it with you! In “A Pacific Northwest Coastal Experience” students travel back in time to visit a kʷikʷəƛəm village. Here they meet the Elders in the Big House and learn to harvest cedar planks, salmon, salmonberries and camas bulbs. Visitors get to go and try all these tasks out and learn more about the Indigenous ways of knowing and being. It is truly amazing to be in Minecraft walking the woods that we know with the animals that we see every day! It is a fabulous world to explore and I recommend taking your classes through it. There is also an easy to follow teacher guide with great lessons for you to follow on your journey with lesson extensions. If you would like a hand with these lessons please let me know-I love teaching with Minecraft and am happy to help out!
Click here or on the picture to get the Educator Guide
If you liked this one, you might also love the Manito Ahbee Aki World designed by the Indigenous people of Manitoba and Microsoft:
Click here or on the picture to go to the Manito Ahbee Aki instructions on Minecraft Education.