Minecraft education edition is a great tool that can be used to transition kids from playing to programming. Kodeclik offers summer camps as well as live online courses throughout the year in several formats to teach kids coding using Minecraft.
Kids 10-12 will use block based coding to create various mods in Minecraft using the builder and agent models. Kids and teens 12+ will learn Minecraft education edition modding using Python programs.
Our self-learning courses in the Kodeclik Academy describe how to perform various actions in Minecraft using MakeCode.
Minecraft Education Edition is available for free to students in most public school districts in the USA. You can install it on a Windows, Mac (iOS), Chromebook or the iPAD and it can be downloaded for free at https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/get-started/download. Students can use their school district login and password or parents can buy a licence in the Microsoft store.
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