Minecraft is the indie video game phenomenon which has earned over €23 million in sales and now has more than 5.5 million users worldwide. The game is focused on creativity and building, allowing players to build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3D world.

Joel Levin is a computer teacher at a private school in New York City. His blog – The Minecraft Teacher – chronicles his foray into using Minecraft in the classroom. And has earned him minor celebrity status in teaching circles.

In one interview Joel revealed – “l chose Minecraft specifically because it’s so open-ended. The game presents you with a huge open world and you can do any of a dozen iphone 8 rumors different preset activities. Or you can go off and create your own content. That alone gives me a ton of freedom to invent content for the kids to engage in. I don’t let them just play the game however they want. They must follow a path I lay out for them, which allows me to carry out lesson plans.”

In the video below Joel demonstrates a Tutorial World walkthrough which gives a great idea of the educational scope available in a Minecraft world –