Episode 80: Minecraft: Education Edition with Neal Manegold




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Summary: What do video games have to do with learning? Actually, maybe everything. Minecraft, one of the biggest games of all time, has an arm of the company dedicated to using the game in the classroom. That’s not a typo. Kids are learning at school by playing a video game. Crazy right?<br> In this episode we speak with Neal Manegold who started as a teacher before joining the Microsoft team to focus on this unique project called <a href="http://education.minecraft.net/" target="_blank">Minecraft: Education Edition</a>. He had a lot of fun information to share about the initiative and where it’s headed. Don’t miss this one!<br> Join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/digitaldadsfm/" target="_blank">Digital Dads Round Table</a><br> Patreon Support<br> Check us out on <a href="https://patreon.com/digitaldads" target="_blank">Patreon</a> and get exclusive content and swag unavailable anywhere else.<br> One Cool Thing<br> <br> * Andrew – <a href="http://monsterelementary" target="_blank">Monster Elementary</a><br> * Brent – <a href="http://bullyboxreport.com" target="_blank">Bully Box</a><br> <br>