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Classroom Settings
The Classroom Settings screen includes a collection of commonly used world settings and the ability to link to an external resource like Flipgrid, Microsoft Forms, or other web tools. This article provides information on what each of the classroom settings does and how to add a link to an external resource.
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The Classroom Tab
Classroom Settings
The Classroom Settings can be modified at any time by the player who starts or hosts the world. The settings can also be accessed by a user who joins a hosted world with Teacher permissions. This enables educators to quickly adjust settings and support student gameplay in multiplayer projects. To read more about profile types and permissions, see the Profile Types and Permissions article.
These are the details for each setting.
| Setting | Detail |
| Allow Commands |
On by default. When enabled,
To learn more about how to use commands in-game, visit the Essential Commands and Commands in Depth articles. |
| Code Builder |
On by default. When enabled, Code Builder can be accessed by pressing the C key or tapping the Agent icon at the top of the screen for touch users. |
| Always Day |
Off by default. When enabled, it is always daytime in the world, the world doesn’t go through a day-night cycle. |
| Perfect Weather |
Off by default. When enabled, the weather is always clear, the world doesn’t generate rain, snow, or storms. |
| Keep Inventory |
Off by default. When enabled, this prevents players from losing items in their inventory on death. |
| Allow Mobs |
On by default. When enabled, mobs, creatures found in Minecraft Education, spawn naturally in the world. The mobs that spawn are affected by the difficulty level selected in Game Settings. |
| Allow Destructive Items |
On by default. When enabled, players may use harmful potions or TNT and fire spreads. |
| Player Damage |
On by default. When enabled, players take health damage from the environment or mobs. |
| Player VS Player Damage |
On by default. When enabled, players can cause damage to each other, including accidental “friendly fire” and intentional behavior. |
| Immutable World |
Off by default. When enabled, users can interact with blocks but not destroy them. For more information, see the Immutable World section of the Essential Commands article. |
| Show Border Effect |
On by default. When enabled, border blocks, a wall that acts like a force field that extends upwards and downwards forever, emit tiny red particles, alerting players to their presence and location. Read more about border blocks in the Specialty Blocks (Allow, Deny, Border, Structure) article. |
Resource Link
Adding a link to a resource is a great way to add an assessment tool, Flipgrid topic, Microsoft Forms quiz, or website to your world. Adding a resource link creates a custom button on the Pause menu so players can access the resource at any time from within the world. The button opens the URL in the default browser.
Resource links can be added from the Classroom menu or when sharing a lesson from the in-game library.
Example of a resource link