Wylie Wong is a freelance journalist who specializes in business, technology and sports. He is a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. Minecraft: Education Edition, which ...

In brief: The Chromebook version of Minecraft: Education Edition offers the same set of features that you'll find on other versions. It also supports cross-platform play, so users can collaborate with ...

Microsoft today unveiled Code Builder for Minecraft: Education Edition, a new tool that will help kids learn how to code by manipulating the blocky open world of Minecraft. Code Builder is a tool in ...

Minecraft: Education Edition arrives on Chrome OS in partnership with the Google Education team and will offer the same features as the versions for Windows, Mac, and iPads, including cross-platform ...

Microsoft is set to launch the iPad version of Minecraft: Education Edition to schools in September, the company confirms in a statement. On its official website, Microsoft said students can now use ...

Getting children excited about learning isn’t always easy, but packaging it in one of their favorite video games is an easy way to win them over, which is where Minecraft Education Edition comes in.

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 ...

Following months of testing and free trials for early adopters, Microsoft announced this morning that its learning-focused version of the popular Minecraft game, Minecraft: Education Edition, is now ...

Minecraft Student Ambassador Programs have proven successful at letting gaming-experienced students practice their leadership skills and at getting even the most reluctant teachers on board with using ...

Marrian Zhou is a Beijing-born Californian living in New York City. She joined CNET as a staff reporter upon graduation from Columbia Journalism School. When Marrian is not reporting, she is probably ...

Children who started kindergarten this year will graduate from high school in 2030. It’s just 13 short years away – but by then McKinsey & Co estimate that 375 million people around the world will ...