The educational version of Minecraft is now available in 50 countries. It includes tools to facilitate student learning as the screenshots, the location of the players, or the ability to counsel children.
Specifically, the game looks like the standard version, the player will construct buildings with the materials at his disposal. The main difference lies in the possibility for teachers who supervise the server and will be responsible for managing various parameters. Moreover, the presence of a chat window will facilitate communication between the different members of the class.
Minecraft Education stimulate student engagement
According to the information provided by Microsoft, the idea is to encourage concentration and participation of children. Furthermore, the game could also be used to teach other subjects. Thus, during a history class, the teacher could ask students to recreate a historical scene.
Recall that the Redmond company has bought Mojang, the studio behind Minecraft in 2014. It also acquired MinecraftEdu, the company that designed an educational version of the game earlier this year. Like Minecraft Education Edition requires possession of an Office 365 account and Microsoft signed a partnership with the National Education Framinetest Edu has developed an alternative version.
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