Learning to play Minecraft: Education Edition – TAF Help Desk

This tutorial is meant for educators and students who are new to Minecraft, or those who need a refresher on controls, crafting, and basics of the game. This article is designed to get you going right away playing Minecraft and using Minecraft: Education Edition.

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To get ready for the tutorial experience, simply open up your version of Minecraft: Education Edition and get started. To get your copy of Minecraft: Education Edition, visit our get started link or download page.

How to launch

Select play from the main menu after logging in and choose “create new”.

The below Screenshot demonstrates what you should be seeing.

Is your world missing? The world should be in your list automatically, along with the others listed above. Please check the version number of your Minecraft: Education Edition (it should read 1.0.27 or higher). Next, visit the Tutorial World page our website and select “Download World” and import the world to an easy to find folder. Import this world by selecting the arrow next to “create new”, finding the world on your computer, and selecting open. It should be back in your list. If you have any issues, please contact support right away so we can get your tutorial world working again.

Simply select “Play” from this menu. There is no need to change the settings to get started!

Topics covered in the tutorial world

When you enter the world, you will be greeted by this sign and friendly non-player characters (NPCs) who will guide you through the basic controls and features of Minecraft.

You will learn about:

Moving around
Swimming
Placing Blocks
Crafting and Recipes
Basic Mobs (mobile characters like animals)
As you proceed through the tutorial, you will also find helpful information about Minecraft: Education Edition specific features.

As you proceed through the tutorial, you will also find helpful information about Minecraft: Education Edition specific features.

A guide to useful controls in Minecraft

Get familiar with the controls here. This article explains how to move around with one of the most common interfaces for Minecraft: Education Edition, a keyboard and mouse. We encourage you to bookmark or print out this page while you are learning how to play, you’ll likely refer to it often.