Classroom Mods

[Mr. C]

I'm fairly new to Minecraftedu and have a question about mods.  I found a mod that I'd like to use in the classroom "bibliocraft" but am wondering if it's possible for students to access the mod without having it directly installed on their laptops.  Thanks in advance.

[Schmidt, Jason]

Depending on the mod, it will need to be on your server and on your student machines. The good news is that the import method is pretty easy and only requires copying a file to the students’ computers rather than installing software that would require permissions.

 

When you start up MinecraftEdu, click the Mods button, then Import mods from computer. On your server, you will need to apply it as a server mod, and the clients will need to apply it as a client mod.

 

For what it’s worth, here are some unsolicited pointers for working with mods:

1.       Make sure the mod you are installing is compatible with the version of Minecraft you have installed. The most current version of MinecraftEdu is 1.7.10 – so look for mods that work with that.

2.       Test your mods one at a time (unless there are dependencies). Sometimes mods cause unexpected behavior and it’s easier to narrow down what is causing the issue if you only enable one mod at a time.

a.       Corollary to #2 – Sometimes mods cause conflicts with each other. Make sure you do some pretty thorough testing with your setup before deploying it to all your clients.

3.       It’s easiest to tune Minecraft the way you want it, then to make a copy of that folder for your client installations. Make sure you delete any downloads in the classroom folder, and also be sure you started from a fresh install that did not have the servertool. Depending on the mods you have installed, it will be about 170MB.

 

Good luck!

 

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Jason Schmidt

 

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[Mr. C]

Thanks!  I was hoping that I could just use place it on the server and not have it directly on the student laptops.  

On Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 8:56:48 AM UTC-6, Jason Schmidt wrote:

Depending on the mod, it will need to be on your server and on your student machines. The good news is that the import method is pretty easy and only requires copying a file to the students’ computers rather than installing software that would require permissions.

 

When you start up MinecraftEdu, click the Mods button, then Import mods from computer. On your server, you will need to apply it as a server mod, and the clients will need to apply it as a client mod.

 

For what it’s worth, here are some unsolicited pointers for working with mods:

1.       Make sure the mod you are installing is compatible with the version of Minecraft you have installed. The most current version of MinecraftEdu is 1.7.10 – so look for mods that work with that.

2.       Test your mods one at a time (unless there are dependencies). Sometimes mods cause unexpected behavior and it’s easier to narrow down what is causing the issue if you only enable one mod at a time.

a.       Corollary to #2 – Sometimes mods cause conflicts with each other. Make sure you do some pretty thorough testing with your setup before deploying it to all your clients.

3.       It’s easiest to tune Minecraft the way you want it, then to make a copy of that folder for your client installations. Make sure you delete any downloads in the classroom folder, and also be sure you started from a fresh install that did not have the servertool. Depending on the mods you have installed, it will be about 170MB.

 

Good luck!

 

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Jason Schmidt

 

When one teaches, two learn.

Robert Half

 

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I'm fairly new to Minecraftedu and have a question about mods.  I found a mod that I'd like to use in the classroom "bibliocraft" but am wondering if it's possible for students to access the mod without having it directly installed on their laptops.  Thanks in advance.

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