Just right in time for students to return to school, Microsoft is bringing the education version of its popular video game Minecraft to Chromebooks.
Available Monday, Minecraft: Education Edition for Chromebook has the same features as the Windows, iPad and Mac versions of the game, including multiplayer across platforms, the company said. The education-focused version of the game is intended to help educators teach everything from science, technologyengineering, and math (STEM) to art, language, and history. The program has been endorsed by thousands of teachers in more than 115 countries, according to Microsoft.
In addition to being available on Chromebooks, Microsoft said the most recent version of the game has new STEM lessons and "a special Minecraft world created in conjunction with the American Beekeeping Federation's Kids and Bees program."
Minecraft Education Edition for Chromebook requires a Microsoft account to sign in and play the game. Yurock.net 's licensed by schools via Microsoft 365 for Education -- but the company said it's working on letting users login with an account on Google account as well.
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