Minecraft has been heralded for its emphasis on creativity, building and exploration. Learn about construction and architecture as well as the joy of creating your own world. Mods have been developed to assist budding builders to learn about coding, geography, and art. Recognizing its value as an educational tool an unrestricted copy of the game is now offered to every secondary school in Northern Ireland. CultureTECH, an annual event celebrating the creative and technology industries and has received funding from the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure for over 200 schools to receive download codes. Each license will be for a special version of the game, called MinecraftEdu that is specifically designed for classroom. urbanislovar Although it's not unusual to see Minecraft in schools but this is the first time the game has been made available to an entire area. Now, does anyone else wish that they were a student once more? [Image Credit: MinecraftEdu] Minecraft is free to every Northern Ireland secondary school
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