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Blocky collaborators gather on the steps of a building in Minecraft: Education Edition.

Extra Credits: Code Builder for Minecraft: Education Edition is now available

by Microsoft Education Team Posted on

Extra Credits rounds up the latest stories on innovative educational endeavors coming from other parts of Microsoft and the world. This entry highlights the release of Code Builder for Minecraft: Education Edition, a new feature that allows educators and students to write code to explore, create and play in the full 3D Minecraft world. Excerpt:   Today, we are... Read more

An illustration depicting women teaching and learning STEM subjects.

Bring STEM to your classroom with games, coding and kits from our Microsoft Education partners

by Microsoft Education Team Posted on

Earlier this month we celebrated Women's Day and the launch of our #MAKEWHATSNEXT campaign, designed to empower women and girls in science and technology to achieve more. A recent study conducted by Microsoft revealed that most girls become interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) at the age of 11-and-a-half, but interest cools around the age of 15. The... Read more