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JOIN THE CHROMEBOOK BETA
Big news: Minecraft: Education Edition is coming to Chromebook! This update will also add fun new features like bees, foxes, and honey. Join our beta test to try this new version for Chromebook, Windows, Mac, or iPad and provide our team with your feedback.

Join the beta here: aka.ms/MEEBeta
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ESPORTS IN MINECRAFT: EDUCATION EDITION
Competitive gaming has become a popular way to energize learning. We've partnered with Immersive Minds to launch a series of Minecraft worlds designed to host student build battles along with an esports framework to help support your teaching.

Explore the esports worlds: aka.ms/minecraft-esports-blog
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NEW: FREE ONLINE TRAINING
The new Minecraft: Education Edition Teacher Academy is a series of 11 courses focused on using Minecraft to support teaching and learning in any educational environment. If you’re new to Minecraft, this learning path can get you up to speed.

Start the learning path here: aka.ms/mee-academy
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JULY BUILD CHALLENGE: MARS 2020
This summer, the Mars rover Perseverance will begin its interplanetary journey. Celebrate the launch with this special activity created in collaboration with NASA! Your challenge this month is to build your own Mars rover in Minecraft and design it to answer your scientific questions about our neighboring planet.

Join the challenge: aka.ms/mars-2020
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WEBINAR SERIES: TEACHING WITH MINECRAFT
Last month, Minecraft Training Partner Insight2Execution (i2e) led a series of webinars to help educators get started with Minecraft: Education Edition and explore ways it can be used in the classroom. Now all five webinars are available to watch anytime on YouTube.

Watch on-demand now: aka.ms/webinars-and-trainings
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