Microsoft today unveiled Code Builder for Minecraft: Education Edition, a new tool that will help kids learn how to code by manipulating the blocky open world of Minecraft. Code Builder is a tool in ...

Coding is one of the most useful job skills to have in today’s tech-centric world, but learning how to code can be tough, especially in the beginning. To help lower the barrier to entry in learning ...

As part of Computer Science Education Week, students around the world will participate in Hour of Code, a grassroots movement founded by national nonprofit Code.org to make coding more accessible.

The latest new feature in Minecraft: Education Edition makes it possible for students to learn how to code while playing the game. Known as Code Builder, the feature is available today in beta for ...

Minecraft's Education Edition was released last November, allowing teachers at certain academic institutions to teach within the environment of the Minecraft world. The platform is a fairly versatile ...

While young Minecraft players are building virtual castles or protecting themselves from monsters, they could also be learning about technology. Tell Me More looks at lessons from the game. Now we'd ...

So this may be what, when Microsoft paid a bazillion dollars for Minecraft last year and everyone said “This could go really, really well or really, really poorly,” would be an example of it going ...

Microsoft has announced a partnership with Code.org that will bring Minecraft into the education curriculum. Mojang, the Sweden-based game development studio that shot to prominence due to its work on ...