Free educational platform for Windows
Minecraft: Education Edition is a free educational platform that uses blocks and pixels like Minecraft and Roblox but in a school environment. Teachers can use it to teach children aspects of logic, maths, engineering, art, and chemistry, to name a few. It presents game-based learning in a digital environment.
The Minecraft game is already educational in its own way, it teaches players to grow crops and trees and use resources and skills efficiently to survive. The Education Edition takes it a step further with its own curriculum based on real-life classes. Students can complete assignments and tasks by using the game settings.
The app takes on both a distance learning and classroom approach. The former creates the lessons while the latter completes them. There’s a massive variety of subject matter and students can learn while completing game challenges; making learning fun. It helps children beat the boredom of normal classes while learning something valuable.
A generous syllabus
Lesson plans and objectives
It’s the teacher’s responsibility to craft lesson plans, assignments, and objectives for students to complete. Think of it as Google Classroom set in the Minecraft universe. Teachers and parents can also collaborate as part of a regional community.
Free, at a cost
While Minecraft: Education Edition is free to download, teachers and students will need a verified Office 365 Education subscription to use it. Otherwise, you’ll need to pay for annual membership to attend or create classes. The app itself is free.
Storytime
There are several stories your children can work through which also has practical guides to lessons. For instance, there’s a tale about bees that teach you about building, incorporating science and geography for ages 8 to 10. Another plot engages the student to study coding for computer science and social skills.
Learning and fun with Minecraft
Those who still say games are bad for children should reconsider and take a look at Minecraft: Education Edition. It has an extensive selection of topics for students of all ages, even if you want to learn how to code. It delivers a fun environment that eliminates the boredom of real-life classes.
