Minecraft:Minecraft Education

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Minecraft Education (formerly known as Minecraft: Education Edition) is an educational version of Template:BE specifically designed for classroom use. It is developed by Minecraft:Mojang Studios and Template:W and has features that make Minecraft:Minecraft easy to use in a classroom setting. The game was announced on January 19, 2016,<ref>Template:Citation</ref> and fully released on November 1, 2016.<ref name=EducationBlogPost/> There was a beta test between June 9 and November 1, 2016.Template:Cn

On August 20, 2018, Mojang Studios announced that it would bring Minecraft Education to Template:W in Autumn 2018.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> Microsoft stated that licensed users would be able to play starting in September.<ref>What's New in EDU: Minecraft: Education Edition expands to iPad - August 20. 2018</ref> It was released to the App Store on September 6, 2018.

On March 27, 2019, it was announced that Minecraft Education in mainland China would be operated by Template:W.<ref>Template:Link</ref> In January 2022, operation by JD.com came to an end. In August 2023, a subsidiary of Minecraft:NetEase, Template:W, reacquired rights to Minecraft Education in mainland China, and introduced Minecraft Education Personal, including a preview for Minecraft Education Personal for Template:W and Template:W devices.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> Operations of Minecraft Education Personal shut down in August 2024.

On June 26, 2020, an Education Edition Public Beta was made available to Template:W compatible Template:W devices. The full game was released on Google Play for compatible ChromeOS devices on August 7, 2020.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

Features

Template:MainMinecraft Education is based on Template:BE.<ref>Template:Reddit</ref> Minecraft Education has many features that makes Minecraft more accessible and effective in a classroom setting. These features include:

Classroom collaboration: Minecraft Education has no limit to how many students can join a server, allowing the whole class to join one server to collaborate.
Non-player characters: An educator may create an Minecraft:NPC to act as a guide for students in the game. They can provide instructions or more information, and allow educators to insert an active web link to additional references.
Minecraft:Camera + Minecraft:portfolio: The camera and portfolio features allow students to take screenshots of their work and document the development of their projects.
Minecraft:Chalkboards: Creators can use chalkboards to communicate learning goals, provide additional information, and give explicit instructions within the game. Chalkboards come in three different sizes – 1×1, 2×1, and 3×2.
Tutorial world: For educators or students new to Minecraft, a tutorial world is available that guides players on in-game navigation, crafting, and placing or breaking blocks.
Minecraft:Allow and deny blocks: These blocks allow the educator (or a player with World Builder privileges) to place specific areas where players can or cannot build.
Minecraft:Border blocks: These blocks prevent players from entering or leaving a specific area. The range of influence extends the full range of the Y coordinate from wherever the block is placed on the X & Z coordinates. Note: These blocks can be bypassed using ender pearls or chorus fruit.
Classroom mode: This is a complimentary program to Minecraft Education and allows educators a master view of the map (including the locations of all players), to communicate with players via chat (and monitor the chat), and turn off/on some world settings.
Code builder and the Minecraft:Agent: A complimentary program to Minecraft Education that allows students to write code in a code editor and the Agent then executes the code in the program.
The Template:Cmd command: Allows the player to modify permissions of players such as the Template:Code permission, which allows players to build. Template:Code allows the player to enable/disable fly in all game modes, and Template:Code allows the player to mute another player. Abilities are similar to gamerules, except they apply to a player rather than the entire world.
The Template:Code World gamerule: A rule that prevents any players who are not creators (or who don't have World Builder permissions) from breaking or placing any blocks unless they are on top of an Minecraft:allow block.

Exclusive items and blocks, such as Minecraft:ice bombs, Minecraft:underwater TNT, and Minecraft:underwater torches. These exclusive items are made with the Chemistry Set, which are located in the Creative menu.

Lesson plans

Lesson plans through Minecraft Education are available to download and are split between certain age groups and various subjects such as history, visual arts, and gaming. Additionally, educators can upload lesson plans that they have created for others to use from the main website.

Pricing

Accredited Academic Institutions can purchase licenses at USD$5.04 (USD$4.99 on the Apple App Store) per user per year to use<ref>https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/licensing</ref>, depending on school size and if qualifications for volume licensing are met. Volume pricing for school-wide deployments and large-scale academic institutions is also available to schools who work with a partner.

Users not part of an official educational institution can buy a Commercial License for $36 per user per year, and it is also offered for a monthly price of $3 per user per month.

The Microsoft 365 Education A3 and Microsoft 365 Education A5 plans for schools also include Minecraft Education for free<ref>https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/get-started/it-admins</ref>. Students with a school-issued email address on either plan can log in to and play Minecraft Education.

It was announced on May 2, 2017, that schools and educational institutions that purchase new Windows 10 devices receive a free year of Minecraft Education.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref>

Eligibility

Template:More citations needed In order to be eligible to purchase Minecraft Education, a player must meet the following requirements:<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

An eligible educator must be a full-time or part-time faculty or staff member at an academic institution and have a school-specific email address provided by the school that can receive external email.
An eligible district or school must be a qualified education user, defined as an accredited institution organized and operated exclusively for the purpose of teaching its enrolled students.
An eligible public library must provide general library services without charge to all residents of a given community, district, or region.
An eligible public museum must be an agency or institution organized on a permanent basis for essentially educational or aesthetic purposes and utilize a professional staff to exhibit tangible objects to the public on a regular basis.
Finally, an eligible home-school program must provide K-12 education to a student or students with written proof that it either belongs to a nationally recognized home-schooling organization or is expressly recognized by a local school district as an acceptable alternative to an accredited or state-recognized/approved educational institution.

Availability

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Countries that have access to Education Edition, with gray meaning no access and red meaning access

The following lists show the country availability and language availability for Minecraft Education.

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Technical requirements

Minimum technical requirements (according to System Requirements – Minecraft Education):

Software requirements

Windows 10
macOS Monterey (12)
Chrome OS 114
Android Oreo (8.0)
iOS 13 / iPadOS 13

System requirements

Windows, macOS, & ChromeOS

Specs	Minimum	Recommended
Processor	Intel Core i3-4150 or Intel Celeron N4100 AMD A8-6600K	Intel Core i7-6500U AMD FX-4100
Memory (RAM)	2GB	8GB
Storage space	Minimum of 2GB for game core, maps and other files	4GB
Graphics drivers	Integrated: Intel HD Graphics 4400 or AMD Radeon R5 series with OpenGL 4.4 Discrete: Nvidia GeForce 400 Series or AMD Radeon HD 8000 series with OpenGL 4.4	Discrete: Nvidia GeForce 940M or AMD Radeon HD 7750