{"id":1857,"date":"2015-08-07T12:29:48","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T12:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1857"},"modified":"2015-08-07T12:41:02","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T12:41:02","slug":"minecraft-coding-with-computercraftedu-code-makered-edtech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/minecraft-coding-with-computercraftedu-code-makered-edtech\/","title":{"rendered":"Minecraft Coding with ComputerCraftEdu #code #makered #edtech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Finspiredtoeducate.net%2Finspiredtoeducate%2Fminecraft-coding-with-computercraftedu-code-makered-edtech%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/computerCraft_1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1860 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/computerCraft_1.png\" alt=\"ComputerCraftEdu\" width=\"870\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/computerCraft_1.png 870w, http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/computerCraft_1-300x178.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5KwAr2gqgXg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hi. As I was researching new ways to improve our Minecraft coding workshop coming soon, a friend of mine asked me to check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/computercraftedu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ComputerCraftEdu<\/a> MOD. \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/computercraftedu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ComputerCraftEdu <\/a>empowers young coders to control small turtle robots in your Minecraft world. \u00a0 These little programmable robots can do many of the jobs a normal player can execute like digging, gathering inventory, building structure using blocks. \u00a0 Trying to get younger middle\u00a0school students to type well can be quite a challenge. \u00a0 I appreciated that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computercraft.info\/\" target=\"_blank\">ComputerCraftEdu <\/a>mod provides a drag and drop interface for laying out movement commands and action commands. \u00a0 \u00a0If you&#8217;re interested in getting students into real code, the environment enables players to script out actions using the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lua.org\/docs.html\" target=\"_blank\">Lua <\/a>programming language. \u00a0Students will get exposure to the ideas of sequencing actions, planning, repeating, and variables. \u00a0I&#8217;m looking forward to trying this mod out with our young makers in our makerspace.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/computerCraft_2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1861\" src=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/computerCraft_2.png\" alt=\"Computer Craft Edu - code view\" width=\"870\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/computerCraft_2.png 870w, http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/computerCraft_2-300x178.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To help you get started with ComputerCraftEdu yourself, check out the following video and links:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/computercraftedu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/computercraftedu.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.computercraft.info\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.computercraft.info\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rvheN05ArOg?list=PLp2GEYjNp_oHtevvEJ0fw8NLWnjBH-SPE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Stories on InspiredToEducate.NET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning To Code<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1319\">Easy Data Visualization with Google Charts and JavaScript<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=795\">Learn to Build Your Own Conversational Bot using ChatScript<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1285\">10 Free Resources for Learning JavaScript and HTML5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1238\">17 Fun Tools To Teach Kids To Code by @ChrisBetcher<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=623\">Benefits of Teaching Kids To Code That No One Is Talking About<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1349\">Easy Recipes for Building Android Apps using MIT App Inventor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=738\">12 Steps To 3D Print Your Minecraft Creations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=849\">How to Build Your Mobile App using HTML<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1079\" target=\"_blank\">Simple Minecraft Programming Using ScriptCraftJS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Science Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1093\">Why hate science?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=374\">7 ideas for creating a student centered learning environment by Paul Andersen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=1022\">Using candy to teach DNA structure<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1529734900588516\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spark Macon Maker Space Community on Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Finspiredtoeducate.net%2Finspiredtoeducate%2Fminecraft-coding-with-computercraftedu-code-makered-edtech%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; 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