''Minecraft: Education Edition'' The Game will be Available for Purchase In November

After a summer of testing runs, the full version of Minecraft: Education Edition will officially launch on November 1st. Minecraft The service will require a $5 annual membership per user or a districtwide license. However, the Early Access edition is still available until November.

According to the MinecraftEdu team, more than 35,000 teachers and students have played in the sandbox of Minecraft since the program launched at the start of summer. The team has added a few education-focused features to the official version. This includes the "Classroom Mode" which gives an overview of the Minecraft world through an app that is a companion to the game. The app lets teachers manage the settings of the world, talk with students in-game as well as give them items and move their children around the world using one interface. As the main Minecraft world evolves and gains new features, so does the educational edition, and educators are encouraged to submit ideas for features and provide feedback.

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. Minecraft: Education Edition requires OS X El Capitan, Windows 10, and a free Office 365 account.