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README.md

minetest-edutest-ui

This mod provides user interface extensions for the MinetestEDU/EDUtest project. It depends on my fork of edutest-chatcommands mod by Isidor Zeuner.

Contents:

Mission statement

The goal of the MinetestEDU or EDUtest project is to make Minetest easy to use by a teacher in a classroom environment. The original idea was described in this Minetest forum thread. The project is a collection of mods (a modpack) that allows teachers to feel in control of the students while in game.

Note 1: Buttons will only show up if optionally their respective mods are loaded

Note 2: The formspec tabs will only show up if player has instructor privilege

Dependencies

edutest-chatcommands https://github.com/apienk/edutest-chatcommands
areas https://github.com/ShadowNinja/areas (optional)
teaching https://github.com/apienk/minetest-teaching (optional)
invisible https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?t=14399 (optional)
invmanagement https://github.com/Sirvoid/InvManagement (optional)
jailbox https://github.com/apienk/minetest-jailbox (optional)
freeze https://github.com/PenguinDad/freeze (optional)

GUI features

Components

student selector
item selector with filtering
itempack selector
privilege selector
area selector areas
time selector

Inventory functions

```
_Give_
```
```
_Give itempack_
```
```
_Store itempack_
```
```
_Del_
```
```
_Clear inv_
```
```
_Check inv_
```
```
_Destroy item_
```

Messaging functions

```
_Message_
```
```
_Announce_
```
```
_Alphabetize_
```

World functions

```
_Create area_
```
```
_Remove area_
```
```
_Open area_
```
```
_Close area_
```
```
_Create jailbox_
```
```
_Remove jailbox_
```
```
_Bring me to_
```
```
_Bring to me_
```
```
_Time_
```

Other functions

```
_Heal_
```
```
_Freeze_
```
```
_Unfreeze_
```
```
_Grant priv_
```
```
_Revoke priv_
```
```
_Invisible_
```

Installation

download the repository as ZIP: https://github.com/apienk/minetest-edutest-ui/archive/master.zip
unpack ZIP to your mods folder: .minetest/mods/ on Linux or minetest-install-directory/mods/ on Windows
rename folder minetest-edutest-ui-master to edutest-ui
enable the mod in your world.mt (add line load_mod_edutest_ui=true) or using the game GUI
don't forget to install my fork of edutest-chatcommands mod (link below) as edutest-ui depends on it
for complete functionality also install mods: areas, jailbox, teaching (preferably my fork, link below), freeze, invmanagement, bookmarks_gui (preferably my fork, link below), invisible
to play as teacher grant yourself all privileges (type /grantme all in game)
students don't need to be assigned any privileges to be affected by all students commands, just leave default (shout and interact)

To do

ask questions in formspec and aggregate answers
student groups
written assignments
internationalization
reward system
controlled PvP

Other useful mods to use in classroom

my fork of wardrobe mod: https://github.com/apienk/minetest-mod-wardrobe (adds a nice GUI)
my fork of display_modpack: https://github.com/apienk/display_modpack (adds Unicode support and new character textures for many languages)

Some lesson ideas

Mathematics:

build a city of buildings and ask students to calculate total blocks per building
make students build a multiplication table (pyramid) from blocks
give resources and make students estimate or calculate the number of goods that can be crafted from them (division with remainder)
set up math problems from teaching blocks and make students compete by trying to find and solve; reward them with diamonds or alike
calculate height of buildings using Tales equation

Science:

build a representation of the Solar System using real size and distance proportions (worldedit mod might be handy)
experiment with conservation of energy by building a rollercoaster (requires carts mod)
model an atom
put students in an environment with very limited resources and discuss decisions that would lead to long-term survival
renewable vs. non-renewable energy sources (requires mesecons or technic mod)

Languages:

set up a contest where students or student groups compete by building words from letter blocks
recreate and play a situation from a piece of literature or movie