Microsoft today announced that a new Minecraft Hour of Code Tutorial, Hero’s Journey, has been released as part of its ongoing support for Hour of Code. This is the third consecutive year that ...

Getting children excited about learning isn’t always easy, but packaging it in one of their favorite video games is an easy way to win them over, which is where Minecraft Education Edition comes in.

Welcome to the Minecraft XP Crash Course! In this tutorial, we dive deep into the world of experience points in Minecraft.

Five years ago, Mojang released Minecraft Education Edition and brought a revolution to the education system. Students worldwide can study while playing their favorite game. The Education Edition adds ...

My students come from a small, rural community and lack a broad understanding of the larger world around them. This inspired me to seek out a game, or online environment, that could provide more ...

Every year, various computing companies associated with Code.org help promote and manage the Hour of Code campaign aimed at inspiring students to learn how to program. The campaign is held during ...

Following months of testing and free trials for early adopters, Microsoft announced this morning that its learning-focused version of the popular Minecraft game, Minecraft: Education Edition, is now ...

Microsoft partners with local technology and education groups to translate new ‘Hour of Code’ Minecraft coding tutorials into Māori language for Computer Science Education Week Microsoft’s annual ...

Melissa Wrenchey has spent over 10 years in the classroom as an educator. She is currently a computer science and engineering teacher at Tesla STEM High School in Redmond, Wash., as well as teacher ...

Pupils will be able to access the same customised character each time they log in An "education edition" of Minecraft is to be launched by Microsoft. The product will offer teachers new ways to use ...

Like many adults, Benjamin Kelly didn’t initially get the global Minecraft phenomenon, which has seen millions upon millions of kids investing endless hours exploring and creating within a blocky ...

Chunk loading in Minecraft is complicated but if you know how to use it can be incredibly useful! So heres a crash course!