Minecraft Education Edition The Game will be Available for Purchase In November

After a long summer of test runs, the full version Minecraft: Education Edition will officially launch on November 1st. When it launches, the service will require a $5 yearly membership per user or a district-wide license, however, the Early Access edition is still free until November. Plussoc

According to the MinecraftEdu team, over 35,000 teachers and students around the world have played in the sandbox of Minecraft since the application went live at the beginning of summer. The One And Only With the official release, the team created a variety of new features that are geared towards education like a "Classroom Mode" that offers an in-depth view of the Minecraft world via an app companion to the game. Through the app, teachers can manage the settings for the world and chat with their students in game, give out items or help their kids navigate the map with an interface that is a single one. As the main Minecraft world evolves and gains new features, so will the education edition. educators are encouraged to submit ideas for features and provide feedback.

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. At launch, Minecraft: Education Edition requires OS X El Capitan or Windows 10, plus a free Office 365 account to use.