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'Minecraft: Education Edition' Released In November After a summer of test runs and testing, the full version of Minecraft: Education Edition will officially launch on the 1st of November. When it is launched, the service will require a $5 yearly membership per user or a district-wide license, however, the Early Access edition is still free until November. According to the MinecraftEdu team, over 35,000 students and teachers from around the globe have been playing around in Minecraft's sandbox since the program went live at the start of the summer. With the official release, the team has added a number of new features geared towards education, including the "Classroom Mode" that offers an overview of the Minecraft world through an accompanying app. In the app, teachers can control the settings of the world, talk to students in-game and give out items or even teleport their children around the map using one interface. The education edition will be updated as the main Minecraft world evolves. Teachers are encouraged to give feedback and feature suggestions. Finally, for any teachers who haven't stepped into Minecraft's blocky world yet, education.minecraft.net offers some starter worlds, tutorials, free lesson plans in subjects ranging from storytelling to city planning, and a mentoring program to connect them with other educators. Minecraft Online At launch, Minecraft: Education Edition requires OS X El Capitan or Windows 10, plus a free Office 365 account to use.
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