Minecraft

Video Killed The Radio Star

Mrs. Ruiz

September 19, 2017

EduBlogsClub Prompt #23: Prompt: Write a post about videos and/or that includes a video. Here are some possible topics to help get you started: Write a post about any topic, but embed a video. Even better if you created the video! Discuss how videos have helped you engage students? How have videos helped you be a better…

Edublogs

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The Club is Back!

Mrs. Ruiz

October 18, 2016

I have missed having my Minecraft Club and learning as much as I can about Minecraft in order to make it a meaningful experience with students. I have officially launched my Minecraft Club again and I am looking for Miners who would enjoy working on projects on my private server. I have a new flyer that can…

Minecraft

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It’s Been a While

Mrs. Ruiz

September 29, 2016

Hello Everyone! I am honestly not sure who reads this blog anymore now that I am out of the classroom. My class website was created to be a communication tool between myself and my students and their families. I left my classroom to be a teacher on assignment last December…I can’t believe it has already…

Minecraft

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Computer Science Week

Mrs. Ruiz

December 8, 2015

This week is Computer Science Week and to celebrate, Dorothy Grant Elementary is participating in the Hour of Code. Yesterday my class had a special lab time to explore programming and they had a blast! I shared the Code.org website with them and there they got to choose from three tutorials: Star Wars, Minecraft, or Frozen.…

Apple Applications, Class News, DGE Events, Educational Technology

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Minecraft Club Day 2

Mrs. Ruiz

September 24, 2015

Our second time meeting on the server went much smoother today. I attempted to deal with any lingering tech issues before we met so I could have the whole time on the server with the kids. I even extended club time from one hour to two hours because one hour just didn’t seem like enough.…

Minecraft @ DGE

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Minecraft Club Day 1

Mrs. Ruiz

September 17, 2015

What an afternoon! After much anticipation (and three Skype orientations), the DGE Minecraft Club was officially in Minecraft together! I expected it to be chaotic and it certainly was. I spent most of the hour in tech support with parents who were not fully prepared for the amount of tech we are using, and I…

Minecraft @ DGE

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Minecraft at DGE

Mrs. Ruiz

September 4, 2015

Dear Families, I am thrilled to announce the beginning of the 21st Century Club at Dorothy Grant Elementary! In this very special club we will focus on teaching students the 21st Century Skills they need as children of the information age. Specifically we will focus on the following International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standards…

Minecraft

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