Minecraft has many aspects intrinsecally helping students and young people to develop many skills: starting from creativity to building, the videogame also ignites activities such as exploration and resource gathering. What is Minecraft? Minecraft is a game about placing blocks and going on adventures, created by Swedish game designer Markus Persson and released for the first time in 2011 by Mojang AB and Microsoft Studios. What is Minecraft, and why does this game fit well with classroom use? That is true also in the case of Minecraft: Education Edition, for students at every step of their school career: let’s see its features and its benefits, discovering in the end the newest extension Code Builder.
The most important thing, though, is that simulation games develop children’s soft skills, such as sense of self esteem, socialization skills, leadership, team building and problem solving. We already wrote about the benefits of gaming in schools in a previous article, stating that educational video games and simulators teach many technical skills such as algebra, biology, computer programming and flight training. The new extension Code Builder – released in May 2017 – shall inspire students even more.
How can a videogame let students learn how to code? The education platform for learning Minecraft: Education Edition can motivate and inspire every student to achieve more, and ignite a true passion for learning.
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