Chromebooks Now Come With Minecraft Education Edition

Just right in time for students to go back to school, Microsoft is bringing the education version of its blocky video game Minecraft to Chromebooks.

Available Monday, Minecraft: Education Edition for Chromebook includes the same features as the Windows, iPad and Mac versions of the game, which includes multiplayer across platforms, the company said. The educational version of the game is designed to help educators teach everything from engineering, science, technology, and math (STEM) to language, history and art. Minecraft gamemodes has been licensed by teachers from more than 115 countries, according to Microsoft.

Microsoft announced that the game is now available on Chromebooks and that the most recent update includes new STEM lessons and an "special Minecraft world" created in collaboration with the American Beekeeping Association's Kids and Bees Program.

Minecraft: Education Edition for Chromebook requires a Microsoft account to sign in The game is licensed by schools through Microsoft 365 for Education -however, the company has said it's working on letting users sign in using a Google account as well.

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