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Goal

I would like to provide my students with opportunities in cutting- edge educational learning activities that would prepare them for the 21st century jobs that will be in their future. This project will provide my students opportunities to develop skills in coding, and my students need to learn how to work on a team. They will develop skills to effectively collaborate and communicate to reach a common goal. This is a life skill that is difficult to teach, but can be accomplished by providing hands on interesting projects. 

What will be done with my students

Bloxel Builders allows the students freedom in creating their own digital story which can be fictional or factual or possibly take the form of a science lesson. This gaming technology will allow the students to grow in the area of cooperation, communication and critical thinking which are key 21st Century skills.
My Bloxels project will be introduced to my fourth grade classrooms during their weekly technology classes. As the school year progresses, it will be introduced to the third grade and fifth grade students; in all reaching a total of 330 students the first year. The project will integrate literacy, science, social students, research skills and technology.
The students will initially research a topic such as hurricane preparedness, which is a realistic topic since we live in Southwest Florida, or another topic that interests the team. The team will write a thematic story to base their video game on. The video game will be developed using Bloxels. The students will need to create characters, scenes, and goals for their game. The students will need to collaborate, communicate effectively and come to a common team goal. The development of critical thinking skills will occur when students encounter coding problems in their game. All of the previously mentioned skills are vital in today’s workplace.
As an instructor I would like to be able to monitor my student’s creations, by purchasing the Bloxel Builders directly from Bloxels EDU I will be able to create student team accounts and monitor their progress.  

Benefits to my students

Students will will be integrating core subject content into the video games their teams are developing and sharing with each other, what a fun way to learn content. This project will enable the students to develop their communication and cooperation skills when working in a team environment as well as critical thinking skills. All of these skills are difficult to teach unless students are provided interesting independent team projects. Of course, students will be introduced to coding and improving their coding skills. 

Budget Narrative

The Bloxels EDU Classroom 10-Pack contains 10 Gameboards and 4,000 Blocks. Gameboards and Blocks are stored in individual trays that make it convenient to use in classrooms, libraries, and makerspaces.
The Educator Handbook helps you get going on the first day with step-by-step instructions, standards-based activities, and answers to questions your students may ask. Bloxels EDU Student Workbooks provide brainstorming techniques, story boards, and planning guides to help jump start students creativity.

Included is one year FREE access to the Bloxels EDU App and Hub for an educator and up to 50 Student Accounts. With the Bloxels EDU App, students can create stories by instantly turning their physical creations into a digital video game. Using the Class Library, students can collaborate by sharing their creations privately with their class, in the Hub, educators can follow, send feedback, and award student work as they create in the App. Using the Hub, educators can create classes, view and download Class Activities, learn from Bloxels EDU Ambassadors, and get first-in-line support for any question they might have. 

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