Joel Levin

Dad. Teacher. Co-Founder of TeacherGaming, the company behind MinecraftEdu, KerbalEdu, and other shenanigans.

[Joel Levin @GamerTeachr]

Posting here one final time to encourage my followers to get off Twitter/X. This place is problematic. I may get banned for posting this, but I invite you to follow me on Mastodon: https://t.co/mqJw3GHFtl

I don't post much about games. But you can see my art. I draw aliens.

[Joel Levin @GamerTeachr]

I know I hardly ever post anymore. But if you want to watch me hardly ever post anymore somewhere new... go here:

@[email protected]

[Alan Zucconi @AlanZucconi]

TEN fact you should know about @Minecraft and how it generates its worlds! 💎⛏️

🧵👇

[Joel Levin @GamerTeachr]

@Legolad How are you, friend?

[Joel Levin @GamerTeachr]

I haven't tweeted anything Minecraft-related in ages. But this is super cool!

[Generative Design in Minecraft Competition (GDMC) @GenDesignMC]

Congratulations to Mike's Angels, the winners of the 2022 AI Settlement Generation Challenge in @Minecraft.

This is a thread about their entry and the GDCM competition.

Feel free to share. #pcg #Minecraft #GameAI
@UniLeidenNews @mike_preuss

[Joel Levin @GamerTeachr]

@Legolad I haven't talked to most of those kids in many years. But there is at least one that is the admin of a big MC server community. He wrote to me and thanked me for introducing him to the game and said it led to many great things in his life. Made me week.

[Joel Levin @GamerTeachr]

@DJSnM Reminds me of GDC. And I think I can even see where we once met!

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[Joel Levin @GamerTeachr]

@joshhoppes @notch @RichardGarriott @ID_AA_Carmack @sid_meier @TimOfLegend You are correct! Although I did see Sid on stage at a conference once, he's the only one I have never talked to.

[Joel Levin @GamerTeachr]

Am I doing this right?

List 5 famous people you've either met or have been within a few feet of, but ONE is a lie. Then let your friends guess which one they think is a lie.

1. @notch
2. @RichardGarriott
3. @ID_AA_Carmack
4. @sid_meier
5. @TimOfLegend

[TJ Cooney 🚀 @TJ_Cooney]

List 5 famous people you've either met or have been within a few feet of, but ONE is a lie. Then let your friends guess which one they think is a lie.

1. John Cena
2. Larry King
3. Mark Hamill
4. Christopher Nolan
5. Taylor Swift

[Joel Levin @GamerTeachr]

@romero It was an honor to meet you and let my hair down with you a few years ago at GDC. I had no idea about this history or the significance. Thank you for sharing!

[Joel Levin @GamerTeachr]

That one time I got a bad haircut and then gave a TED Talk...

Fun fact: You can see my kids in the video right when I say "one of my daughters". (although now they are out as non-binary!)

[TED-Ed @TED_ED]

When video games are used alongside the context and curation provided by a teacher, they have the ability to foster an explosion of creativity and ingenuity.

@GamerTeachr makes a convincing case for bringing video games into the classroom: https://t.co/0jKfPLvFHc

[Joel Levin @GamerTeachr]

Thinking about the work of @remikalir and @anterobot today in a PD about Executive Functioning. Biggest advice for educators of learners with lagging-EF skills: Take pics of model examples of HW/backpack/desk/etc and #annotate them to help kids be able to visualize the steps.

[Joel Levin @GamerTeachr]

@AstroMCollins Deepest condolences. Your father/grandfather was a personal hero of mine.

[Joel Levin @GamerTeachr]

@mr_isaacs It's been a long road. I cannot believe that my earliest classes with Minecraft were over TEN years ago. Minecraft, itself, is a very different game these days.

[Joel Levin @GamerTeachr]

@BronSt @ICTENSW Deserved 1000x. Congratulations!

[Joel Levin @GamerTeachr]

@mr_isaacs @EpicGames @UnrealEngine @FNCreate @FortniteEdu @FortniteGame @lucasgillispie @markjotter @MarkRein @TimSweeneyEpic @nathan_stevens @iwearthecrowns Ah cool, small world. But if you are in NC it will make our WaHi chicken date harder to pull off...

[Joel Levin @GamerTeachr]

@Horus_The_Local @Grumpy_Old_Ma Wow, this really means a lot to me. Teachers don't often get to know how they affected their students as adults. So this is really cool! Of course, now I'm dying to know who you are. Feel free to DM me if you like!

[Joel Levin @GamerTeachr]

@Deirdre206 @Dowbiggin @Pr1ncessP1ggy @Ishmae1 @Earnesty @Dico_CA @mini_squish @ShireWisdom @CysionBE @RealKLobb @iocat @Ledskii @HenrySterchi @pottan @pgeuder @Qatten @_LadyAgnes @susietinker5 @mr_isaacs @DpDarran @MeenooRami @EduElfie @HikariKishi @coiascience @lucasgillispie @johnmillerEDU @bribriggs @LisaTeachesTech @ngrublet @HealthyAcademic I remember lots of good food and good talk that trip. First time in LA!