Just right in time for students to go back to school, Microsoft is bringing the education edition of its popular video game Minecraft to Chromebooks.
Available Monday, Minecraft: Education Edition for Chromebook has the same features of the Windows, iPad and Mac versions of the game, which includes multiplayer across platforms, the company stated. The education-focused version of the game is intended to help educators teach everything from science engineering, technology, and math (STEM) to language, history and art. The game has been approved by thousands of teachers in more than 115 countries, according to Microsoft.
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Microsoft announced that the most recent version of the game is now available for Chromebooks. It also comes with new STEM lessons as well as a "special Minecraft world" created with the American Beekeeping Federation's Kids and Bees Program.
Minecraft: Education Edition for Chromebook requires an Microsoft account to log in and play the game. It's licensed by schools through Microsoft 365 for Education -however, the company has said it's working on letting users login with an account on Google account as well.
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