I watched how they interacted, what they learned, what they created, how they shared their knowledge, what caught their attention, what was interesting to them, and what they enjoyed playing in Roblox Studio. So I helped to make computers available and supervised the students as we would in any other play setting.

Also, due to the demands of the busy library environment at our school, if Roblox Studio required extensive training, support and technical skill to maintain, it would not be an activity that we could sustain. Many programmes and apps come and go promising to offer great learning for kids but fail to engage in the long term.

I reasoned that if it was a genuinely relevant platform, if it was age appropriate, if it offered pathways for students to extend their skills and if it was fun, it would be sustainable. Instead, to learn about the platform myself I observed and supervised students to see what would emerge. Getting started with Roblox Studio in the classroom or library.Īs I gradually began to see the immense learning opportunities bound up in the Roblox Studio community there was no need to promote it amongst students. So, with a programme completely unfamiliar to myself, these 2 basic agreements, and a small group of avid Roblox Studio creators, a wave of Roblox Studio enthusiasts joined a growing vibrant community of practice that has not waned for a moment in the last 2 years. Beyond this, the usual behaviour agreements in the school were sufficient guidelines. We needed to find ways to give the increasing number of interested students fair access and a chance to experience Roblox Studio for themselves. Use a “(re) design play ” cycle (rather than just endless play sessions), and 2. The only guidelines we settled on were: 1. So, cautiously, we gave it a go at recess and lunch breaks. They insisted that it was not only about playing video games but about creating and sharing original games. They demonstrated how easy it was to download the software onto our library desktop computers and to begin building worlds. Early in 2017 a few very enthusiastic elementary students introduced me to a video game building programme called Roblox Studio.

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