Minecraft:Minecraft Teachers' Lounge
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The Minecraft Teachers' Lounge is a private 18+ Facebook group ran by Template:Edu accessible through aka.ms/mcteacherslounge. "Experts" are available in the group and are a part of the Minecraft Education Ambassador Program,<ref name="facebook"/> and members have been mentioned to get "first access and insights about upcoming features" and "general updates".<ref name="mcnet"/>
Events
The following events are offered in the group<ref name="facebook">Template:Cite</ref>
Play Alongs: interactive sessions where people can particpate in lessons.
Block Parties: events multiple speakers talk about their work, and are meant for "educators seeking deeper knowledge on specific topics".
Panel Discussions: "intimate" pannel sessions primarly related to Minecraft Education Minecraft:employees.
Cole’s Corner: Intermediate sessions focusing on game aspects such as using Minecraft:NPCs or Minecraft:teleportation.
Trainings: Professional development workshops for educators.<ref name="mcnet">Template:Cite</ref>
Ask Me Anything sessions with Minecraft Education employees.<ref name="announce">Template:Cite</ref>
Rules
| Rule No. | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Be cool, kind, and civil | Treat all members with respect and express your thoughts in a constructive manner. We're all in this together to create a welcoming environment for fellow educators. Healthy debates are natural, but kindness is required. |
| 2 | Be positive | Even if you might be frustrated with a Minecraft Education issue or feature wishlist item that hasn't been added, please remember our product development team works hard to prioritize and deliver features that will have the biggest impact on all of our users. Make sure everyone feels safe. Bullying of any kind isn't allowed, and degrading comments about things like race, religion, culture, sexual orientation, gender, identity or similar will not be tolerated. |
| 3 | No promotions or spam | Give more to this group than you take. Consider carefully the relevance and impact of your posts. Paid self-promotion, spam and irrelevant posts are not allowed. While we encourage educators to share tools and learning opportunities, group members should not promote businesses that provide these services or post local events since we are a global group. Avoid excessive messages, images, formatting, or duplicating a post. These kinds of posts will be marked for deletion and you'll be banned. |
| 4 | Respect everyone's privacy | Being part of this group requires mutual trust. Authentic, expressive discussions make groups great, but may also be sensitive and private. What's shared in the group should stay in the group. This includes not sharing any personal information, such as your address or phone number. |
| 5 | Respect everyone's cultural and religious beliefs | This group is made up of many different cultures and beliefs. We must respect each other. Don't post religious states or anything that is a negative statement about another culture or belief system. |
| 6 | Use an appropriate profile photo | This can be your own image or an avatar, but ensure it is appropriate in its content. |
| 7 | You must be at least 18 years old | We love supporting our student community but this is the Teachers' Lounge, and you know what that means - only teachers, and teacher leaders, coaches, trainers, and parents!) allowed! :) Please check out out Global Student Ambassador Program. |
| 8 | Share if you can! | We hope to see you contributing to the conversation when you feel comfortable. Your posts can be helpful tips, links to informational blogs and sites, examples of great lessons that integrate with Minecraft or invitations to global events or webinars that anyone can join. |
| 9 | Stay on topic - Minecraft Education | Be sure to share things that are relevant to educators using Minecraft Education. If Vanilla is shown, please ensure you're sharing its connection to education and students. |
| 10 | Have fun! | We sincerely hope you enjoy this community. The managers of the community reserve the right to remove posts and suspend membership if in violation of these policies. |
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Screenshot of the lounge in a Minecraft:Minecraft.net article
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An icon for the lounge on Minecraft.net
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Screenshot of a teachers lounge recreated in Minecraft<ref>From alt text, Template:Cite</ref> used to announce the group
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3 year birthday post for the Teachers' Lounge
