This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a board with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, a board is one of the three chalkboards available in Minecraft Education Edition (EDU). It is 2 blocks wide by 3 blocks high which is the largest chalkboard available to creators. The purpose of a board is to give instructors/teachers a way to communicate instructions, goals and additional information to students within the game.
Where to find a Board in Creative Mode
Minecraft Education Edition
Here is where you can find a board in the Creative Inventory menu:
Platform
Version(s)
Creative Menu Location
Education Edition
0.14.2 – 1.0.18
Decorations
Education Edition
1.0.21 – 1.17.30
Items
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.
Item ID and Name
Minecraft Education Edition
In Minecraft, a board has the following Name, ID and DataValue:
Item
Description
(Minecraft ID Name)
Data Value
Stack Size
Platform
Version(s)
Board
(minecraft:board)
3
16
Education
1.0 – 1.18.32
Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.
Give Command for Board
Give Command in Minecraft Education Edition
In Minecraft Education Edition 1.0, 1.4.0, 1.7.0, 1.9.0, 1.12.0, 1.12.60, 1.14.31, 1.17.30 and 1.18.32, the /give command for Board is:
/give @p board 1 3
Other Instructor/Teacher Blocks in Education Edition
Here are some other blocks used by instructors/teachers in Minecraft Education Edition (EDU):
How to make a Slate (Education Edition) How to make a Poster (Education Edition) How to make a Border Block How to make an Allow Block How to make a Deny Block