What is Minecraft Education?

Minecraft Education Edition is an open-world game that promotes creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving in an immersive environment where the only limit is your imagination. Students can use blocks, signs, and their creativity to demonstrate their knowledge in a 3D environment.

Why use Minecraft Education?

Minecraft Education Edition can be used to collaboratively create 3D demonstrations of knowledge, visualize a text, solve problems, and explore environments. It allows students to practice every C of the 6Cs in an engaging way. When students have created their world, they can screen record and submit that to their teacher.

How do I use Minecraft Education?

Written Directions

1. Download Minecraft: Education Edition from Self Service on Mac or iPad.

2. Open the application and select Sign In.


3. Sign in with your Office 365 account.
Students: studentID@shakopeeschools.org and typical password.
Staff: username@shakopee.k12.mn.usand typical password.

Additional Resources:

• Lessons - https://education.minecraft.net/class-resources/lessons
• World library - https://education.minecraft.net/class-resources/worlds/
• Hour of Code - https://education.minecraft.net/hour-of-code
• Save your world in Google Drive
• Create custom skins for your Minecraft character