![]() ![]() I'm going to see what I can do to get it for my students as well.) A step-by-step guide to install spyware-free software to get started (No, they aren't paying me, but yes, I did get the course for free to try. So, if your child is dying to mod Minecraft, I give my whole hearted endorsement to Youth Digital's Mod 1 course. I recommend Youth Digital's Mod 1 Course if you want to help your child or grandchild Mod We take their passions and help them become creators instead of consumers. We connect our children and students to excellent places to learn and turn them loose. Most of us also know we're ruefully unequipped to teach it properly without a refresher course. Spelling is hard for him and now we've just discussed why spelling things exactly correct is so important in coding. This is a shot of his Java code as we were figuring out his mistake in calling up a variable in his code. I felt like a failure as a Mom/ geek/ teacher because I'm clueless and lost and didn't know how to help him. ![]() He's been taking notes on his ipad about what he wants his world to be. Yesterday, he emailed me a list of what he wanted in his mod. He wanted to mod, he just didn't know how Now, I get asked to demo stuff all the time and I don't write about things here unless I've tried it or a student or my child has tried it, but this is a dream for my son. How many classes would your child take that you'd have to tear him away from?) (OK, we're about to go workout soon as I do think we have to have balance, but still – it is that engaging. He started at 9:15 am this morning and it is 2:24 pm and he's still “ playing”/ learning/ programming in Java. They offer to look at your code or give you feedback. Throughout, Justin asks you to go for help if you need it by clicking help. When you're done, you send the mod to your instructor who plays it and gives you feedback. When you unlock a level, you get special codes that let you add to and enhance your mod that you're making. ![]() He can't unlock the next level until he finishes the earlier ones. They earn points for attaining each level. The Learning itself is Gamified and Engaging He's already made a sword in gimp and pulled it into his mod. This series hooked my son from the beginning.Īs my son learns to mod minecraft, you can see his Java code module open on the left and the video of Justin teaching him what to do on the right. ![]() We watched the introduction video with the teacher, Justin (a cool, funny, hilarious guy who is also really smart) and we kept having to pause the video because we had to stop laughing. Not because he has to, but because he wants to. So, today is a day home from school and my son is enrolled in the “Mod 1” class from Youth Digital. How to Mod Minecraft: Mod 1 Class from Youth Digital We just needed to find some people who knew how. I would spend hours installing and then more hours cleaning off my machine so I could use it to work. Before this course, I tried to do it myself but got spyware infections both timesĪfter two times of downloading software for modding and two serious spyware/ malware infections on my computer, I was ready to just give up. He wants to mod but every time we sat down to figure it out, I couldn't figure out what software to download or where to begin. ![]()
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