Minecraft Wiki:Projects/Minecraft in education/Basic skills

== Overview, general information== About Minecraft - links to good descriptions, tutorials
 * what it is
 * why you would want to do this

What you have

What you can do
 * moving around, exploring
 * gathering materials
 * making tools

== Minecraft vocabulary==


 * mods -


 * features - wolves, pistons


 * map structures (villages, strongholds and nether fortresses)

== Day 1==


 * surviving day 1 tutorial - clearing, gathering material, making tools, building

== Some other suggestions==


 * little wall building demo, with the 3 main ways of quickly building (run back, jump and build, 2 layer quick click)


 * tool making - ax, pick, shovel


 * how to make glass, stairs, smooth stone, cooked meat, a boat and a compass

== Important for activities preparation and setup==
 * creating areas
 * providing tutorials
 * monitoring students working on activities
 * reviewing student work for providing feedback, grading