{"id":1610,"date":"2026-07-09T09:50:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/?p=1610"},"modified":"2026-07-09T09:50:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:50:52","slug":"introducing-minecraft-a-pacific-northwest-coast-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/2026\/07\/09\/introducing-minecraft-a-pacific-northwest-coast-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Minecraft: A Pacific Northwest Coast Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u200b\u200bLast week I had\u00a0the awesome\u00a0opportunity to listen to two fabulous Coquitlam School District teachers take us through the Minecraft\u00a0world they designed with Microsoft, and of course, I couldn&#8217;t wait to share it with you! In &#8220;A Pacific Northwest Coastal\u00a0Experience&#8221; students travel back in time to visit a\u00a0\u200b\u00a0k\u02b7ik\u02b7\u0259\u019b\u0259m\u200b 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.\u00a0 It is truly amazing to be in Minecraft walking the woods that we know with the animals that we see every day!\u00a0It is a fabulous world to explore and I recommend taking your classes through it.\u00a0 There is also an easy to follow\u00a0teacher guide with great lessons for you to follow on your journey with lesson extensions.\u00a0 \u00a0If you would like a hand with these lessons please let me know-I love teaching with Minecraft and am happy to help out!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/education.minecraft.net\/en-us\/lessons\/a-pacific-northwest-coast-experience\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1611 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/pacific-northwest-300x165.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/pacific-northwest-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/pacific-northwest-705x389.png 705w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/pacific-northwest.png 711w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/education.minecraft.net\/en-us\/lessons\/a-pacific-northwest-coast-experience\">Click here or on the picture to go to the instructions for this world on the Minecraft Education page.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.sd71.bc.ca\/public\/pndwj7g\/Blog\/SiteAssets\/Educator%20Guide.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1612\" src=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/pacific-northwest-2-300x140.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/pacific-northwest-2-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/pacific-northwest-2-1030x482.png 1030w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/pacific-northwest-2-768x359.png 768w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/pacific-northwest-2-705x330.png 705w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/pacific-northwest-2.png 1054w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.sd71.bc.ca\/public\/pndwj7g\/Blog\/SiteAssets\/Educator%20Guide.pdf\">Click here or on the picture to get the Educator Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"ms-rteThemeForeColor-7-0\">If you liked this one, you might also love the Manito Ahbee Aki World designed by the Indigenous people of Manitoba and Microsoft:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/education.minecraft.net\/en-us\/lessons\/manito-ahbee-aki\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1613\" src=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/manitoahbeeaki-300x145.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/manitoahbeeaki-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/learn71.ca\/tech-tips\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2026\/07\/manitoahbeeaki.png 697w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/education.minecraft.net\/en-us\/lessons\/manito-ahbee-aki\">Click here or on the picture to go to the Manito Ahbee Aki instructions on Minecraft Education.\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200b\u200bLast week I had\u00a0the awesome\u00a0opportunity to listen to two fabulous Coquitlam School District teachers take us through the Minecraft\u00a0world they designed with Microsoft, and of course, I couldn&#8217;t wait to share it with you! In &#8220;A Pacific Northwest Coastal\u00a0Experience&#8221; students travel back in time to visit a\u00a0\u200b\u00a0k\u02b7ik\u02b7\u0259\u019b\u0259m\u200b village. 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