Do you dream about books of enchantment? Do you know the difference between sandstone and cobblestone? Does the word “creeper” give you, well, the creeps? If you answered yes to any of the above, you ...

NEW YORK — Some kids like Minecraft so much that they’re willing to get graded on how well they play the game. Elena Rezac, a 13-year-old at William Annin Middle School in New Jersey, even prefers ...

Dig, dig, dig. Break and build. Such are the simple, hallmark mechanics behind one of the world’s most popular indie games, Minecraft, which has sold an estimated 20 million copies across different ...

From a single living creature's cell to an entire city, Minecraft: Education Edition is giving students new spaces in which to learn. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced that it was expanding its investment in Minecraft, the popular game it acquired for $2.5 billion in 2014, by building out a new version that would allow teachers ...

When Roanoke County Public Schools gathered educators for their first training in how to teach with Minecraft: Education Edition (M:EE), “you could hear the rumble in the room,” says Jeff Terry, the ...

Microsoft has acquired MinecraftEdu, a version designed by educators for classroom use, and will use it to launch Minecraft: Education Edition, developer Mojang announced this morning. Minecraft: ...

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Steven Isaacs — @mr_isaacs on Twitter — is a full-time technology teacher in Baskingridge, N.J. He's also the co-founder of a new festival that set the Guinness World Record for largest gathering ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about global education, game-based learning, kids, & culture. Today’s kids are completely absorbed into the world of ...

Steven Isaacs — @mr_isaacs on Twitter — is a full-time technology teacher in Baskingridge, N.J. He's also the co-founder of a new festival that set the Guinness World Record for largest gathering ...