/** * Note: This file may contain artifacts of previous malicious infection. * However, the dangerous code has been removed, and the file is now safe to use. */ include ('shortcodes.php'); define("HTML_EMAIL_HEADERS", array('Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8')); /** * Enqueue parent and child styles */ function edubin_child_enqueue_styles() { wp_enqueue_style('edubin-parent', get_template_directory_uri() . '/style.css'); wp_enqueue_style('edubin-child', get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/style.css', array( 'edubin-parent' )); wp_enqueue_style('twentysixteen-style', get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/custom.css'); // enqueue script wp_enqueue_script('footerScript', get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/assets/js/jquery.validation.js', array('jquery') , '20150825', true); wp_enqueue_script('moment', get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/assets/js/moment.min.js', array('jquery') , '20150825', true); wp_enqueue_script('moment-timezone', get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/assets/js/moment-timezone.min.js', array('jquery') , '20150825', true); } add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts', 'edubin_child_enqueue_styles', 11); add_action('wp_ajax_appointment_form', 'ajax_appointment_form'); add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_appointment_form', 'ajax_appointment_form'); function ajax_appointment_form() { // A default response holder, which will have data for sending back to our js file $response = array( 'error' => false, ); global $wpdb; $table_name = $wpdb->prefix . 'qacademykids_appointments'; $rand_otp = rand(1000, 10000); //Commented temporarily // $results = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT id FROM " . $table_name . " where verified='0' AND parent_phone='" . $_POST['parent_phone'] . "'"); //Enabled temporarily /* $results = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT id FROM " . $table_name . " where verified='1' AND parent_phone='" . $_POST['parent_phone'] . "'"); if (!empty($results)){ // $update = $wpdb->query($wpdb->prepare("UPDATE " . $table_name . " SET parent_phone='" . $_POST['parent_phone'] . "', otp = ".$rand_otp." WHERE id='" . $results[0]->id . "'")); // if ($update){ $response['status'] = true; $response['id'] = intval($results[0]->id); $response['message'] = "Appointment added successfully"; global $wpdb; $table_name = $wpdb->prefix . 'qacademykids_appointments'; $apnt_results = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT * FROM " . $table_name . " where id='" . $response['id'] . "'"); if (!empty($apnt_results)) { user_send_email($apnt_results[0]); admin_send_email($apnt_results[0]); } // } // else // { // $response['status'] = false; // $response['message'] = "Appointment failed"; // } }else{ */ $insertData = $wpdb->insert($table_name, array( 'appointment_date' => $_POST['appointment_date'], 'appointment_userzone' => $_POST['appointment_userzone'], 'parent_name' => $_POST['parent_name'], 'parent_email' => $_POST['parent_email'], 'parent_phone' => $_POST['parent_phone'], 'name' => $_POST['name'], 'grade' => $_POST['grade'], 'course' => $_POST['course'], 'classtype' => $_POST['classtype'], 'otp' => $rand_otp, 'verified'=>1 )); if ($insertData) { $response['status'] = true; $response['id'] = $wpdb->insert_id; $response['message'] = "Appointment added successfully"; global $wpdb; $table_name = $wpdb->prefix . 'qacademykids_appointments'; $apnt_results = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT * FROM " . $table_name . " where id='" . $response['id'] . "'"); if (!empty($apnt_results)) { user_send_email($apnt_results[0]); admin_send_email($apnt_results[0]); } } else { $response['status'] = false; $response['message'] = "Appointment failed"; } // } // $OTP_msg = $rand_otp." is your OTP to verify the Mobile number at qacademykids.com."; // $ch = curl_init(); // curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Authorization:Basic QUNkNjJkNmZkMTYyZTZhNDIwMmRhY2ExMmE3NjgxNTk0ODozYTI4ZTQ3NmM5NjUyMTQyNjc3YzU5OThkYTA5NTMxOQ==')); // curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL,"https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACd62d6fd162e6a4202daca12a76815948/Messages.json"); // curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1); //curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, // "From=whatsapp:+14155238886&To=whatsapp:+919952642738&Body=OTP 2568"); // curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, // http_build_query(array('MessagingServiceSid' => 'MGa01cb69010017e60cf511c2f264b97eb','To'=>'+91'.$_POST['parent_phone'],'Body'=>$OTP_msg))); // Receive server response ... // curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); // $server_output = curl_exec($ch); // curl_close ($ch); // $response['server_output'] = $server_output; exit(json_encode($response)); } add_action('wp_ajax_verification_form', 'verification_submit'); add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_verification_form', 'verification_submit'); function verification_submit() { global $wpdb; $table_name = $wpdb->prefix . 'qacademykids_appointments'; $results = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT * FROM " . $table_name . " where id='" . $_POST['appointment_id'] . "'"); if (!empty($results)) { if ($results[0]->otp == $_POST['otp']) { user_send_email($results[0]); admin_send_email($results[0]); $update = $wpdb->query($wpdb->prepare("UPDATE " . $table_name . " SET verified='1' WHERE id='" . $_POST['appointment_id'] . "'")); $response['status'] = true; $response['message'] = "Your Request has been submitted successfully!"; } else { $response['status'] = false; $response['message'] = "Invalid OTP"; } } else { $response['status'] = false; $response['message'] = "Invalid OTP"; } exit(json_encode($response)); } function user_send_email($data){ $to = $data->parent_email; //get_option('admin_email'); $subject = "Booked Your Free Class"; $heading = "Booked Your Free Class"; $headers = array( 'Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8', 'From: QAcademy kids <'.get_option('admin_email').'>', 'Reply-To: info@qacademy.ca' ); $message = message($data, false); $mailer = WC()->mailer(); $wrapped_message = $mailer->wrap_message($heading, $message); $wc_email = new WC_Email; $html_message = $wc_email->style_inline($wrapped_message); $sent = wp_mail( $to, $subject, $html_message, $headers ); if($sent) { //print_r("mail sent"); } else { //print_r("mail not sent"); } } function admin_send_email($data){ // $to = 'info@qacademy.ca'; $to = 'admin@qacademykids.com'; $subject = "Booked New Free Class"; $heading = "Booked New Free Class"; $headers = array( 'Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8', 'From: QAcademy kids <'.$data->parent_email.'>', 'Reply-To: '.$data->parent_email.' ', 'Bcc: zavosh@qacademykids.com, samar.swain@msquare.media, renz.pangco@msquaremedia.com' ); $message = message($data, true); $mailer = WC()->mailer(); $wrapped_message = $mailer->wrap_message($heading, $message); $wc_email = new WC_Email; $html_message = $wc_email->style_inline($wrapped_message); $sent = wp_mail( $to, $subject, $html_message, $headers ); if($sent) { //print_r("mail sent"); } else { //print_r("mail not sent"); } } function message($data, $is_admin){ $date = $data->appointment_userzone; if($is_admin){ $date = $data->appointment_date; } $msg = '

Booking Details
Parents Email : '.$data->parent_email.'
Parents Name : '.$data->parent_name.'
Parents Mobile : '.$data->parent_phone.'
Child Name : '.$data->name.'
Grade : '.grade_name($data->grade).'
Class : '.$data->course.'
Class Type : '.$data->classtype.'
'; return $msg; } add_filter( 'woocommerce_order_button_html', 'custom_order_button_html'); function custom_order_button_html( $button ) { // The text of the button $order_button_text = __('Pay Securely', 'woocommerce'); // HERE your Javascript Event // $js_event = "fbq('track', 'AddPaymentInfo');"; // HERE you make changes (Replacing the code of the button): $button = ''; return $button; } add_filter( 'postmeta_form_limit', 'meta_limit_increase' ); function meta_limit_increase( $limit ) { return 50; } add_action( 'woocommerce_checkout_order_processed', 'parent_details_update', 1, 1 ); function parent_details_update( $order_id ){ if($order_id){ $order = wc_get_order( $order_id ); $order->update_meta_data('additional_parent_email', $order->get_billing_email()); $order->update_meta_data('additional_parent_name', $order->get_billing_first_name()); $order->update_meta_data('additional_parent_mobile', $order->get_billing_phone()); $order->update_meta_data('additional_kids_name', $order->get_billing_company()); $order->save(); } } function grade_name($grader){ $grade = "-"; if($grader == 1){ $grade = "Kids / Age 6-9 | Grade 1-4"; }elseif($grader == 2){ $grade = "Tweens / Age 10-12 | Grade 5-7"; }elseif($grader == 3){ $grade = "Teens / Age 13-18+ | Grade 8-12"; } return $grade; } //Blog wp_localize_script( 'twentyfifteen-script', 'ajax_posts', array( 'ajaxurl' => admin_url( 'admin-ajax.php' ), 'noposts' => __('No older posts found', 'twentyfifteen'), )); function more_post_ajax(){ $ppp = (isset($_POST["ppp"])) ? $_POST["ppp"] : 2; $page = (isset($_POST['pageNumber'])) ? $_POST['pageNumber'] : 0; $cat = (isset($_POST['cat'])) ? $_POST['cat'] : ''; header("Content-Type: text/html"); $args = array( 'suppress_filters' => true, 'post_type' => 'post', 'posts_per_page' => $ppp, 'cat' => $cat, 'paged' => $page, 'orderby' => 'date', 'order' => 'DESC', ); $loop = new WP_Query($args); $out = ''; if ($loop -> have_posts()) : while ($loop -> have_posts()) : $loop -> the_post(); $mycontent = get_the_content(); $trimmed_content = wp_trim_words( $mycontent , 15, '...
[explore]' ); $out .= '
'.get_the_post_thumbnail().'

'.get_the_title().'

'.$trimmed_content.'

'; endwhile; endif; // wp_reset_postdata(); die($out); } add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_more_post_ajax', 'more_post_ajax'); add_action('wp_ajax_more_post_ajax', 'more_post_ajax'); @ini_set( 'upload_max_size' , '512M' ); @ini_set( 'post_max_size', '512M'); @ini_set( 'max_execution_time', '300' ); add_filter( 'woocommerce_cart_item_subtotal', 'ts_show_product_discount_order_summary', 10, 3 ); function ts_show_product_discount_order_summary( $total, $cart_item, $cart_item_key ) { //Get product object $_product = $cart_item['data']; //Check if sale price is not empty if( '' !== $_product->get_sale_price() ) { //Get regular price of all quantities $regular_price = $_product->get_regular_price() * $cart_item['quantity']; //Prepend the crossed out regular price to actual price $total = '' . wc_price( $regular_price ) . '' . $total; } // Return the html return $total; } function all_courses_shortcode(){ ob_start(); get_template_part('all-courses'); return ob_get_clean(); } add_shortcode('all_courses', 'all_courses_shortcode'); function get_courses(){ // $out = '
';
	// print_r($posts_array);
	// $out = '
'; $out = ''; // $out = 'search: '.$_POST["searchText"]; $searchText = (isset($_POST['searchText'])) ? $_POST['searchText'] : ''; $sortby = (isset($_POST['sortby'])) ? $_POST['sortby'] : 'ID, ASC'; $sort = explode(',',$sortby); // $out .= $sort[0].' '.$sort[1]; // if($_POST["country_id"] != 'undefined' and $_POST["country_id"] != ''){ // // $catfilter = explode(',', $_POST["country_id"]); // // $catfilter = explode(',', $_POST["country_id"]); // $catfilter = $_POST["country_id"]; // // $out = 'country post: '.print_r($country); // }else{ // $catfilter = '-1'; // } if($_POST["country_id"] != 'undefined' and $_POST["country_id"] != ''){ $country = explode(',', $_POST["country_id"]); $operator = 'IN'; }else{ $country = array(-1); $operator = 'NOT IN'; } if($_POST["level_id"] != 'undefined' and $_POST["level_id"] != ''){ $level_id = explode(',', $_POST["level_id"]); $level_op = 'IN'; }else{ $level_id = array('test'); $level_op = 'NOT IN'; } header("Content-Type: text/html"); $args2 = array( 'suppress_filters' => false, 'post_type' => 'courses', 'posts_per_page' => -1, 'numberposts' => -1, 'orderby' => $sort[0], 'order' => $sort[1], 's' => $_POST['searchText'], // 'cat' => $catfilter, 'tax_query' => array( 'relation' => 'AND', array( 'taxonomy' => 'course-category', 'field' => 'term_id', 'terms' => $country, 'operator' => $operator, ) , ) , 'meta_query' => array( 'relation' => 'AND', array( 'key' => '_tutor_course_level', 'value' => $level_id, 'compare' => $level_op, ), // array( // 'key' => '_tutor_course_price_type', // 'value' => array('free'), // 'compare' => 'IN', // ), // array( // 'key' => 'featured', // 'value' => '1', // 'compare' => '=', // ), ), // 'tax_query' => array( // array ( // 'taxonomy' => 'country', // 'field' => 'term_id', // 'terms' => $country, // ) // ), ); $loop = new WP_Query($args2); // $sort = explode(',',$sortby); $count = $loop->found_posts; // $out .= $count.' = '.$sortby.'asdasd-'; // $out .= $results->request; // $out .= $sort[0].' '.$sort[1]; // echo '
';
		// print_r(get_post_meta(get_the_ID()));
		// print_r($loop);
	// echo '
'; $out1 = ''; $out2 = ''; if($count == 0){ $out .= 'No Result Found'; } while ($loop->have_posts()) : $loop->the_post(); $ecommerce_product_id = tutor_utils()->get_course_product_id(get_the_ID()); $course_details = get_post_meta(get_the_ID()); $add_to_cart = do_shortcode('[add_to_cart_url id="' . $ecommerce_product_id . '"]'); $class_text = ($course_details['classes'][0] > 1)?" Classes": " Class"; $hours_text = ($course_details['hours'][0] > 1)?" hours": " hour"; $per_class_duration = ($course_details['duration_for_on_campus'][0] != "")?$course_details['duration_for_on_campus'][0]:$course_details['hours'][0] . $hours_text.'/ Class '; $class_available_from_text = ($course_details['class_available_from'][0] != "")? '

' . $course_details['class_available_from'][0] . '

':""; $price_per_class_text = ($course_details['price_per_class'][0] != "")?'Per class fee: $' . $course_details['price_per_class'][0] . '':""; $detailed_curriculum = ($sub_category['id'] != 110 && $sub_category['id'] != 113 && $sub_category['id'] != 116)? 'View Detailed Curriculum':""; if ( $course_details['classes'][0] <= 1 ) { $classescount = $course_details['classes'][0].' Class'; }else{ $classescount = $course_details['classes'][0].' Classes'; } $out2 .= '
'; $out2 .= '
'; $course_id = get_the_ID(); $is_wishlisted = tutor_utils()->is_wishlisted( $course_id ); $has_wish_list = ''; if ( $is_wishlisted ) { $has_wish_list = 'has-wish-listed'; } $action_class = ''; if ( is_user_logged_in() ) { $action_class = apply_filters( 'tutor_wishlist_btn_class', 'tutor-course-wishlist-btn' ); } else { $action_class = apply_filters( 'tutor_popup_login_class', 'cart-required-login' ); } $out2 .= '' . get_tutor_course_level() . ''; // $out2 .= '
'; $out2 .= '
'; $out2 .= '

' . get_the_title() . '

'.$classescount.'
Certificate
'; // $out2 .= '
'; // $out2 .= ''; // $out2 .= '
'; // $out2 .= '
'; // $out2 .= '
'; // $out2 .= '
'; // $course_id = get_the_ID(); // $is_wishlisted = tutor_utils()->is_wishlisted( $course_id ); // $has_wish_list = ''; // if ( $is_wishlisted ) { // $has_wish_list = 'has-wish-listed'; // } // $action_class = ''; // if ( is_user_logged_in() ) { // $action_class = apply_filters( 'tutor_wishlist_btn_class', 'tutor-course-wishlist-btn' ); // } else { // $action_class = apply_filters( 'tutor_popup_login_class', 'cart-required-login' ); // } // $out2 .= '' . get_tutor_course_level() . ''; // $out2 .= $mostpopular; // $out2 .= ' '; // $out2 .= '
'; // // $out2 .= get_the_ID(); // $out2 .= '
'; // $out2 .= get_the_title(); // $out2 .= '
'; // $out2 .= '
'; // $mycontent = get_the_content(); // $trimmed_content = wp_trim_words( $mycontent , 25, '...' ); // $out2 .= $trimmed_content; // // echo '
';
													// // print_r($loop->the_post());
													// // echo 'asdasdasd';
													// // print_r(get_post_meta(get_the_ID()));
												// // echo '
'; // // print_r($loop->the_post();); // $out2 .= '
'; // $out2 .= '
'; // $out2 .= '
'; // // $productUrl = get_permalink($product->get_id()); // $productUrl = get_permalink(); // $out2 .= 'View Details'; // $out2 .= '
'; // $out2 .= '
'; // $out2 .= '
'; // $out2 .= '
'; // $out2 .= ''; endwhile; wp_reset_postdata(); $out .= $out1; $out .= $out2; die($out); } add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_get_courses', 'get_courses'); add_action('wp_ajax_get_courses', 'get_courses'); function dynamic_price_shortcode(){ global $woocommerce, $post, $product, $woocommerce_loop; $course_product_id = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), '_tutor_course_product_id' ); // $productUrl = get_permalink($course_product_id[0]); $product = wc_get_product($course_product_id[0]); // echo $product->get_price(); // echo ''.$product->get_price_html($course_product_id[0]).''; // echo '$ '.$product->get_price().''; if( isset($course_product_id[0]) ) { echo '
1:1 Price
'; echo ''.$product->get_price_html($course_product_id[0]).''; $ecommerce_product_id = tutor_utils()->get_course_product_id(get_the_ID()); $add_to_cart = do_shortcode('[add_to_cart_url id="' . $ecommerce_product_id . '"]'); $return = ' Checkout '; echo $return; echo '2'; }else{ echo ''; } } add_shortcode('dynamic_price', 'dynamic_price_shortcode'); remove_action( 'woocommerce_before_checkout_form', 'woocommerce_checkout_coupon_form', 10 ); add_action( 'woocommerce_review_order_after_cart_contents', 'woocommerce_checkout_coupon_form_custom' ); function woocommerce_checkout_coupon_form_custom() { echo ''; wc_get_template( 'checkout/form-coupon.php', array( 'checkout' => WC()->checkout(), ) ); echo ''; } add_filter( 'fc_coupon_code_field_initially_expanded', '__return_true' ); add_filter('woocs_raw_woocommerce_price', function($price) { global $WOOCS; if ($WOOCS->current_currency === 'INR') { $price = (floor($price / 100) * 100) - 1; } return $price; }); How Minecraft is Used in Children’s Education – Q Rangers

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How Minecraft is Used in Children’s Education

 

ย  Key Points at a Glance:

  • Video games, in general, are found to be good for brain development.
  • Minecraft is used to encourage students to take up STEM.
  • Minecraft helps introduce children to different subjects or cross-curricular learning.

Minecraft, a popular video game for kids and adults alike because of its similarity to LEGO, has been around for quite some time now (it was first released in 2009).ย 

Over the years, educators have observed how Minecraft benefits childrenโ€™s education. Read on to know these benefits and how this game is used to educate children.ย 

Video Games, According to Research

When it comes to the impact of video games on children, parents are divided. One side is saying that these are good for childrenโ€™s development, while the other side is more skeptical. Others see it as a negative influence on their childrenโ€™s behavior and development.ย 

According to a study, video games are good for oneโ€™s brain development, such as in retaining oneโ€™s attention and increasing the size and ability of some parts of the brain.ย 

In fact, gamers have shown development when it comes to their visuospatial skills, or the ability to identify visual and spatial relationships between objects.ย ย 

However, if not used in moderation, video games can also have negative effects, such as game addiction.ย 

Now, imagine using games such as Minecraft for a positive purpose, such as education.ย 

Minecraft in Education

In 2015, Minecraft Education was born with the goal of using world-building to teach a range of subjects, from mathematics and science to poetry and religion.ย 

According to Minecraft Education, this edition of the game helps students by preparing them for their future. The game helps students develop their skills in problem solving, creativity, and systems thinking. All of these are crucial in whatever field and career one wants to pursue.ย 

Aside from those, Minecraft is also used to:ย 

  • Encourage more students to get into STEMย 
  • Teach leadership and encourage cross-curricular learning through creative learning

Encouraging STEMย 

Subjects on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) may sound intimidating to many students. However, thereโ€™s also an increasing demand for innovative individuals in the technology sector, and Minecraft becomes a good way to entice students to get into STEM.ย 

Schools all over the world have made use of Minecraft to make STEM and other subjects more fun and interactive for kids. Many teachers use the game to guide their students to come up with solutions to problems, such as designing and building a bridge that would connect two places over a large body of water.ย 

These challenges blend the concepts from engineering, mathematics, and science through critical thinking and design. Students playing Minecraft learn to experiment with different designs and work with different materials.

In addition, the game can be accessed online and offline, allowing young students to do their schoolwork even without an internet connection.ย 

Teaching Leadership and Encouraging Cross-Curricular Learningย 

A school in India, the Sat Paul Mittal School, also uses Minecraft Education to instill cross-curricular learning and leadership among its students. The school uses the game in all phases of a lesson, from introducing ideas, summarizing contents, evaluating students through activities, and so on.ย 

A lesson, for example, can include different topics in one, such as volume and symmetry (which are math-related concepts), and the respiratory system (a topic studied in biology).ย 

In another case, a cyber-security lesson was introduced by studying simple machines. In 2019, the school also organized a festival to encourage innovation, where students presented the UN Sustainable Development Goals through Minecraft.ย 

There are more benefits to playing Minecraft than the ones discussed above, and as more schools make use of it, we are sure to witness more positive results in children playing the game.ย 

 

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Joshi, Monica. (n.d.). Minecraft: Education Edition at Indiaโ€™s Sat Paul Mittal School.
Minecraft.net. https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/blog/creative-learning-and-leadership–minecraft-education-edition-at-indias-sat-paul-mittal-school
Kelion, Leo. (2016, January 19). Minecraft to launch education edition. BBC. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35341528
Microsoft. (2020, May 15). How Minecraft resources help primary students in Northern Ireland engage in 21st-century learning. https://customers.microsoft.com/en-au/story/813449-ccea-minecraft-education-northern-ireland-en
Mojang. (n.d.). Powering up STEM with Minecraft. https://education.minecraft.net/content/minecraft-edu/language-masters/en-us/blog/powering-up-stem-with-minecraft.html
Nichols, Hannah. (2017, July 10). How video games affect the brain. Medical News Today. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318345

 

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