Minecraft goes from game to learning experience in NYC classrooms

Some NYC Public School students are designing their own visions for the city inside a popular video game. At Thomas Edison ...
The Journal

Prodigy Learning Partnership Brings CS Curriculum and Assessments to Minecraft

Prodigy Learning and Minecraft Education have partnered to bring computer science (CS) and coding skills to learners through the immersive world of Minecraft. The collaboration is kicking off with ...
Game Rant

Minecraft Project 'Escape Estate' Encourages Puzzle Solving Through Coding

Andrew is a freelance writer from UK who specialises in video game news. He has written for What Culture, Rock Paper Shotgun, and PCGamesN. In 2023, he finally caved and bought an Xbox Series X. If ...
techtimes

US Education Department Awards $4M to Teach Middle Schoolers Coding with Minecraft

The US Department of Education has recently approved a significant $4 million funding allocation to promote digital literacy among middle school students—in a way utilizing a popular sandbox game.
Business Wire

Prodigy Learning and Minecraft Education Launch New Cybersecurity Skills Development and Credentialling Product, Cyber in Minecraft

Cyber in Minecraft is the first new credential product released under partnership between Prodigy Learning and Minecraft Education and now available through Microsoft and channel resellers worldwide.
VentureBeat

Microsoft and Code.org launch Minecraft tutorial to teach kids how to code

Microsoft has announced a partnership with Code.org that will bring Minecraft into the education curriculum. Mojang, the Sweden-based game development studio that shot to prominence due to its work on ...