Ludhiana teen converts classroom lessons into Minecraft sessions, impresses Microsoft CEO

A seventh-grader, Namya Joshi from Sat Paul Mittal School in Ludhiana has impressed Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella while attending 'Young Invators' Summit' in National Capital on February 25. Joshi has been helping teachers t just her own school but across globe for conversion of classroom lessons into interactive Minecraft sessions. According to 13-year-old, if students do t like reading books, “one can make m take interest in Minecraft”. 

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However, Nadella later said in conference that he was “excited and inspired” with quality of ideas and “scope of ir ambition, deep passion and deep empathy turning into action”. He added that it is “transformative”, and is also reason why ecomies and societies move forward. garing of 'Young Invators' Summit' reportedly brought toger more than 250 students as well as teachers in New Delhi. 

Namya Joshi has also reportedly mastered Minecraft, a video game, to create 'worlds' or even lessons to explain STEM and concepts of cyber-security through storytelling. According to media reports, Joshi was introduced to Minecraft when she was only ten by her mor. Moreover, every weekend, Joshi conducts hour-long Skype classes for teachers in Russia, Finland, Hungary, Vietnam, and across nation to demonstrate us of Minecraft to create lesson plans. 

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Nadella asks for balance with techlogy

While answering a question, Nadella also addressed abundance of devices and information. refore, according to him, re is a “need to strike a balance between consumption and creation”. In order to explain his point furr, he recalled how people communicate with question, “are you Powerpoint first or a Word first”, but re has to be a balance between both. Microsoft CEO also talked about relationship of both techlogy and learning, while explaining that entire society will have to play its role. 

In conversation with President of Microsoft India, Anant Maheshwari, Nadella elaborated about role of techlogy in transforming education ecosystem over span of next ten years. According to Microsoft CEO, outlining opportunity that students have wadays, y can contribute to solving some of world's biggest challenges with techlogy. 

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(With ncy inputs)