Students can also switch from blocks to Javascript, or code without the Agent at any time. Minecraft Education Edition was announced for schools January 2016.

Learning to code is fun and easy with this Minecraft tutorial Learn how programming works and explore the world of Minecraft, all at the same time.

Minecraft: Education Edition can now teach kids how to code with the new Code Builder tool and the 'Agent', an in-game robot. Mojang will add Command Blocks in Education Edition later this year.

To help lower the barrier to entry in learning how to code, Microsoft has teamed up with Code.org to offer kid friendly coding tutorials using the medium of the popular block-building game, Minecraft.

The latest new feature in Minecraft: Education Edition makes it possible for students to learn how to code while playing the game.

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 ...