I’m so excited! Just got this back from The Minecraft Teacher (I emailed him about the possibility of virtual classes):  Read more... (547 words, 0 images, estimated 2:11 mins reading time)

Hello there!  First some apologies…  I apologize that I’m sending you a form letter.  And extra apologies if I have not also sent you a personal note before.  And extra, extra apologies if you’ve been waiting a long time for my response!  Besides all the usual madness at the beginning of the school term, this year I have also been busy setting up a new venture which I’m delighted to share with you.

Over the past several months, I have been collaborating with a small team of educators and programmers in Finland.  We have been given the incredible opportunity to work with Mojang AB (creators of Minecraft).  Our goal is to get Minecraft into as many classrooms as possible, and to give teachers the tools to get the most out of the game!  We’ve started a company called “Teacher Gaming” and our main focus will be on “MinecraftEdu”, the name of our various Minecraft-related offerings.

In the near future we will be officially launching MinecraftEdu.com, but since you contacted me about obtaining the game recently, I wanted to give you an early heads-up!

Here are the basics of what we will be offering:

• Educational discounts on the game – We are able to sell Minecraft at up to 50% off the full price.  (see below!)