Way into the mind of a 21st Century Student

Wow, what an exciting session. Today we looked at incorporating the online game 'Minecraft' into school lessons and technology and this method has been sweeping the nation by storm. Not only does it invoke a students sense of inquiry, but in a simplistic arcade style approach it allows students to create what they wish in a simulated merge of real-world application and a fantastic new world.

I hope to learn more about the functionality of this application and how to adapt it into my future program, although it may be tough; especially when regarding French curriculum. But I do believe there is a way to change the language into French. This is the only limitation I can foresee at the moment, although it has a lot of potential for most all other subject criterion for curriculum.

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