Perhaps the only online coding community that could compete with Scratch for kids’ attention is Minecraft, which aims to provide kids with a similar sense interest- and peer-based exploration.

MakeCode is a new block-based coding environment that gives students superpowers in the Minecraft world to learn coding.

Microsoft and Code.org have come together to debut Minecraft Designer, a free tutorial for students aged 6 and up that uses the Minecraft environment to teach coding.

He's the cofounder and CEO of Code Ninjas, an after-school program that teaches children ages 7 to14 in the United States to code using popular games like Scratch, Minecraft and Roblox.

hand2mind®, a trusted leader in hands-on educational resources, today announced an official licensing agreement with the Scratch Foundation and is introducing four new block-based coding products ...

First "Star Wars," now "Minecraft." Microsoft and Code.org, a nonprofit that aims to expose students to computer science, have unveiled a Minecraft coding tutorial for kids and educators. This is ...

While many educators use Minecraft to teach liberals arts topics, many don’t realize that Minecraft is great for teaching kids coding.

The Powerpuff Girls are learning code. As part of its collaboration with Scratch, a project of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab, Cartoon Network is set to air two coding-themed ...

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 ...