Minecraft Education Edition Released In November

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After a long summer of test runs, the full version of Minecraft: Education Edition will officially launch on November 1st. The service will require a $5 annual membership per user, or a districtwide license. However the Early Access edition will still be available for free until the end of November.



According to the MinecraftEdu team, over 35,000 teachers and students around the globe have been playing in the sandbox in Minecraft since the application went live at the start of the summer. The team has added few education-focused features to the official version. This includes the "Classroom Mode" which gives an overview of the Minecraft world using a companion application. Teachers can control the settings of the world and interact with students in-game and distribute items to students or help their kids navigate the map using a single interface. The education edition will be updated as the main Minecraft world evolves. Teachers are encouraged to provide feedback and feature suggestions.



Finally, for any teachers who haven't stepped into Minecraft's blocky world yet, education.minecraft.net offers some starter worlds, tutorials, free lesson plans in subjects ranging from storytelling to city planning, and a mentoring program to connect them with other educators. Minecraft: Education Edition requires OS X El Capitan, Windows 10, and a free Office 365 account.

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