Eptec Academy - Minecraft

MINECRAFT: EDUCATION EDITION

Minecraft: Education Edition is a collaborative and versatile platform that educators can use across subjects to encourage 21st-century skills. It is a game-based learning platform that offers educators a transformative way to engage students using Minecraft, and ignite their passion for learning.

It is also an open world educational game that promotes creativity, collaboration, and problem solving in an immersive environment where the only limit is your imagination.

What Can You Do in Minecraft: Education Edition?

Why Minecraft: Education Edition?

Classroom Friendly.

Minecraft: Education Edition offers special features for educators such as easy tutorials, classroom management tools, secure sign-in, classroom collaboration and tons of sample lessons, plus a global network of mentors and tech support.

Real Learning Outcomes.

Educators in grades K-12 are using Minecraft: Education Edition to teach a range of subjects, from history and chemistry to sustainability and foreign languages, and can map lessons directly to specific learning outcomes and curriculum standards.

Build 21st Century Skills.

Minecraft: Education Edition helps prepare students for the future workplace, building skills like collaboration, communication, critical thinking and systems thinking. The open learning environment gives students the freedom to experiment, encouraging creative self-expression and problem solving.

Learn to Code in Minecraft.

Code Builder is a feature that allows students to learn coding in Minecraft using tools including Code.org, Tynker, Scratch and Microsoft MakeCode. Students can use blocks of code or JavaScript to build and create in Minecraft. Minecraft Hour of Code also offers a free, one-hour introduction to coding basics.

Collaborate on projects with classmate

Document your work and share in class

Personalize your game

Effective communicate learning objectives in-game.

Play in secure environment along with your classroom community.

Ask helpful guides for more information, including digital resources.