Ahead of a new school year that could see students not step foot in a physical classroom, Microsoft is bringing Minecraft: Education Edition to Chromebooks. The Chrome OS release of Minecraft: ...

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it was expanding its investment in Minecraft, the popular game it acquired for $2.5 billion in 2014, by building out a new version that would allow teachers ...

Minecraft is a wonderfully versatile sandbox game, but perhaps one of its most interesting uses is for education - and now, the Minecraft: Education Edition mobile version is set to help many more ...

Microsoft has made its Minecraft: Education Edition available for iPad for the first time. Designed for ages K-12, the special edition features over 400 lesson plans, assessment features, and much ...

'Now, students can tap into the power of iPad to build historic monuments, swim through coral reefs ... bring creative stories to life, experiment with chemistry, and document their learning with the ...

Why it matters: Microsoft is likely to welcome millions of new users to the Minecraft universe this fall as the Education Edition makes its debut on Apple's iPad, one of the most popular tech-based ...

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.