After buying Minecraft in 2014, Microsoft also recently acquired MinecraftEDU, a modified version of Minecraft developed by Teacher Gaming to help teachers use it more easily in the classroom. More...21 avril 2019
Recreating medieval towns – an example of why Minecraft is a great learning tool
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