Minecraft Education

Released in 2016, Minecraft Education is purposefully designed for classroom use (though anyone can sign up), merging elements of the highly popular Minecraft game, with features built specifically to nurture collaboration, assessment, programming, and much more.
With teachers’ heavy workloads and well-being in mind, Minecraft Education includes over 600 pre-planned lessons, featuring cross-curricular links with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics); Coding; SEL (Social and Emotional Learning); History; English (Language Arts); and much more. Teachers are even encouraged to share good practices by submitting lessons they have created, continually adding to the bank of Minecraft Education’s available lessons.
Minecraft Education boasts that its game-based platform is a great tool for learning. For teachers, there is teaching support that offers tutorials to assist educators (particularly those who are not familiar with Minecraft or Minecraft Education) and guides for cross-curricular learning. There are also numerous safety features, ensuring children learn in a safe and secure environment.

Features

As with most educational software services, Minecraft Education does have fees associated with its use. The fees cover the cost of the license to use Minecraft Education in the classroom and at home, allowing teachers to assign homework or activities for children who are not in school due to illness/holiday. However, if a school, teacher or parent is uncertain about purchasing the license to use Minecraft Education, the company offers a free demo.