p>After a summer of test runs the full version of Minecraft: Education Edition will officially launch on November 1st. https://txt.fyi/-/22258/63dcf145/ When it is launched, the service will require a yearly $5 membership per user or a district-wide licence, however, the Early Access edition is still free until November.
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p>According to the MinecraftEdu team, more than 35,000 students and teachers around the world have played in Minecraft's sandbox since the application went live at the beginning of summer. The team has added a couple of features that are geared towards education to the official version. This includes the "Classroom Mode" which gives an overview of the Minecraft world using an app that is a companion to the game. The app allows teachers to manage the settings of the world and also interact with students in-game, give items, and move their children around the map using one interface. The education edition will be updated as the main Minecraft world develops. Teachers are encouraged to provide feedback and feature suggestions.
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p>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. 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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