MinecraftEdu Training Series and Ngā Motu Launch

[Sam McNeill]

Kia Ora Koutou,

I wanted to post the following training series for Minecraft: Education Edition that will be happening across major centres in NZ kicking off in September and carrying on through to November:

https://samuelmcneill.com/2019/09/02/introducing-nga-motu-minecraft-education-edition-training-series/

This will also be a chance to see first hand the Ngā Motu Minecraft world that will be launching next week during Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori (screenshots in the link above).

If you've been wondering how to integrate Minecraft into your teaching and learning then come along and hear from the experts and have a chance to be among the first to be hands on with Ngā Motu.

Any questions, let me know,

Cheers

Sam

[Sam McNeill]

Kia ora te whānau,

Let's celebrate Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori!

Further to my links below we have officially launched Ngā Motu this morning and you can access it and an AWESOME video from Newlands Intermediate here:

https://education.minecraft.net/learn-maori/

In the spirit of the week, I've also written a blog post about whanaungatanga and how Minecraft:EE and the Ngā Motu project has connected so many people from across the globe together in a shared purpose:

https://samuelmcneill.com/2019/09/09/nga-motu-a-story-of-whanaungatanga-connectedness/

Official announcement from MSNZ in both reo Pākehā and reo Māori is here:

https://news.microsoft.com/en-nz/2019/09/09/te-ao-maori-minecraft-world-set-to-inspire-kiwi-students/

and a fascinating insight into Whetu Paitai the game creator behind Ngā Motu is here:

https://news.microsoft.com/en-nz/2019/09/09/recreating-ancestral-worlds-with-virtual-blocks/ 

Enjoy these,

Cheers

Sam