GET YOUR BLOCKS MOVING FOR THIS YEAR’S MINECRAFT COMPETITION

It’s on! Entries are now open for the Minecraft Student Competition 2023, ‘Build a Big Blue Future’. We’ve teamed up with the Marine Stewardship Council and your challenge is to create a new exhibit for the National Aquarium of New Zealand.

You choose the type of environment for the exhibit. It could be a penguin enclosure, a shark tank, a home for a creature from the deep, a refuge for an endangered species, a hands-on encounter, a display area for viewing or something else. But whatever design you pick, it must help visitors to the National Aquarium to better understand marine life in and around our oceans, as well as make sure the animal’s needs can be met.

Once you have a plan, you need to create it in Minecraft. To enter you will need to write a short explanation of your exhibit and how it meets the requirements, and provide a short video tour.

There are three age categories to choose from: Primary (Years 1-6); Intermediate (Years 7-8) and Secondary (Years 9+). And some great prizes to be won.

Entries close end of Term 3. For full details, judging criteria and entry form go to interfaceonline.co.nz/Minecraft2023

HOW ARE YOU USING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN YOUR CLASSROOM?

We know teachers are doing amazing things with digital technology – and we want you to tell us, so we can share it with INTERFACE readers! From coding to esports, AI to STEAM, to … well, whatever it is you’re digitally doing, we’d love to hear from you. Contact Editor Greg Adams at greg.adams@interfacemagazine.co.nz