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Minecraft in the classroom - what knowledge and skills does it teach?

A video talking about how Minecraft is exceptionally great for education because of its versatility and adaptability to many subjects and concepts.

This article explores the educational game Minecraft and provides ideas for lessons and projects.  The interdisciplinary game has the potential to enhance math skills, social studies/history learning, and reading comprehension.  

Teacher Joel Levin has seen the positive effect Minecraft can have on relationships among schoolchildren - especially on those who would otherwise be dismissed for being too geeky. "Suddenly those computer skills become transferable into social capital," he says. Mr Levin is the co-ordinator of Minecraftedu which was set up to show how the game can be used in classrooms. About 1500 schools are now using it as a teaching aid and not just in computer science lessons.

motivators that underlie Minecraft's appeal to a broad audience

Does this teach academic skills?