"Minecraft: Education Edition" launched Nov. 1, with a new edition of the popular online building and strategy game tailored for classroom use. "Minecraft: Education Edition" launched Nov. 1, with a ...

This summer, Microsoft will release a beta of Minecraft: Education Edition written in C++ rather than Java, which looks like removing the performance problems associated with running the current ...

Minecraft, the popular video game known for its blocky, pixelated graphics, has launched a new educational edition that challenges students to explore and restore St. Peter’s Basilica. Michelangelo’s ...

Microsoft has acquired MinecraftEdu, a version designed by educators for classroom use, and will use it to launch Minecraft: Education Edition, developer Mojang announced this morning. Minecraft: ...

Microsoft is continuing its mission to find educational uses for Minecraft with the news that it has acquired MinecraftEdu, a company that makes a modified version of Minecraft specifically for the ...

Minecraft took the world by storm when it first launched in 2009. The game was like a virtual version of LEGOs, giving players a playground of blocks to arrange however they wanted and create anything ...

To aid educators worldwide who have shifted to online teaching amidst the coronavirus pandemic and quarantine, Minecraft is offering up a number of lessons from its 'Education Edition' for free. By ...

Microsoft announced it will be releasing an educational version of Minecraft, the popular online sandbox building game the company acquired in 2014(Opens in a new window). Minecraft: Education Edition ...

Wylie Wong is a freelance journalist who specializes in business, technology and sports. He is a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. Minecraft: Education Edition, which ...

As students face school closures across the globe, Minecraft is today giving away a suite of educational lessons in its game just as it extended free access to its Education Edition for teachers. The ...

With schools closed and many a parent thrust into the difficult role of managing a job, a household and a child’s education, here’s one unexpected bit of positive news to emerge from the coronavirus ...