Informatik, Technology, Training of Teachers

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Informatics interdisciplinary
Creative learning with Minecraft
The video game Minecraft is one of today’s most popular games. At the same time, it is one of the few video games that are used in lessons worldwide. Minecraft was first published for PCs in 2009 and is meanwhile also available on smartphones, tablets and various game consoles. With over 120 million licences sold, Minecraft is one of the most successful video games in the world. Due to the various editions and game modes, Minecraft can be played alone or with partners. The multiplayer mode is not limited to PCs networked by cable, but is meanwhile alsoavailable on a cross-platform basis via WLAN on various terminal devices such as smartphones and tablets.
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Podcasting
Today, the use of new media has become a matter of course not only in everyday life – schools and teaching, too, benefit from the new technologies and methods, which support active and independent learning. Especially in computer science, ethics and language courses but also in all other subjects, modern media are a valuable pedagogic and didactic asset. This DVD uses the example of podcasts to demonstrate how the possibilities opened up by new media can be applied in the classroom and how the pupils can be taught to handle them in a competent and target-oriented manner. The film is aimed at supporting the use of podcasts at school and encourages making them. This also requires the ability to find information on the Internet and assess it. The film informs on the functionality of podcasts and technical background as well as on the teaching and learning possibilities offered by podcasts – ranging from specific contents to superordinate learning targets such as the advancement of creativity and team spirit. The DVD is a useful support for teachers applying new media and wishing to show their pupils how to handle Running Time: 20:29 ms them in a sensible way.
Inclusion
Madita is eleven and blind. She does not want to go to a special school but to a regular grammar school. She says she feels "normal" there. Jonathan is eight and has a walking disability. He likes going to the school where he lives. Here, his best friend sits next to him. Max Dimpflmeier, a teacher who is severely deaf, explains that school life is not easy. Quote Max Dimpflmeier: "You don't want to attract attention, you want to avoid saying that it is necessary for you that 70 people adjust to your situation." People on their way to inclusion.
