Minecraft Education-Hour of AI- the First Night
Hello,I'm a Greek teacher of English (TESOL).Yesterday I tried the new Challenge, Hour of AI- the First Night. Playing with my student, I kind of "studied" the detailes of this world, and I would highly recommend it to language teachers,too, not only ITs or CSs. It can be used as part of reading,speaking, listening and writing skills development, as the core of a CLIL lesson and as general students' awareness raising of how we can use AI safely,ethically and to our benefit. Please note that safely,ethically and to our benefit aren't buzz or empty words,but have the whole issues that concern teachers ,parents and other members of society.Worth trying and taking seriously.AI Agents in Free Copilot Chat.
Hi all! When Agents were first introduced into Copilot Chat for free, you used to be able to upload 20 knowledge resources. Now this has been cut back to 4 web URLS only, and each of these can only be 2 forward slashes deep - we are really struggling on using agents successfully. Based in the UK, all of the Department for Education content is more than // deep in their web. We can't upload docs from the PDF's and most other juicy web content is much deeper in the domains than 2 x // I would love to hear from other Copilot Chat Agent users in how you are working with the barriers of the free version in your setting. Paid licenses are just not an option on UK school budgets sadly. Thanks all!
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Good day, we are a business (https://www.walkspanishmadrid.com/) and have a Skype number to contact our clients and receive calls from them; we also had skype credit and now it seems we cant use it on Skype or Microsoft teams any suggestions on how educational companies are dealing with situations like this? Thank you
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Using Forms to send Feedback to Teachers
So here's my question -- is there a way to set up a Form so that the principal will enter the email address of the teacher while they are filling out the Form (as one of the questions) and then a copy of all the responses will be sent to both the principal (filling out the Form) and the teacher (who's email is an answer in the Form).Golden Path for Education - Part 1a
What is Golden Path Golden Path was developed to simplify and enhance the security of deploying a Microsoft 365 tenant solution in education. It consists of three stages: Stage 1: Deployment Guides are available online at Golden Path. This stage includes: Baseline - Stage 1a Standard - Stage 1b Advanced - Stage 1c Stage 2: A Discovery/Assessment AI tool is used to expose the tenant's configuration and analyze it against the tenant's license configurations, tenant and service settings, Microsoft's general education recommendations, and customer requirements. Stage 3: Drift Configuration management helps understand changes made against the established configuration in the tenant. These changes can be reversed or modified before any breaches or irregularities create problems. Goals and Objectives for Golden Path Goals Develop prescriptive deployment guides that provide a centralized resource with education-specific scenarios to assist organizations in defining, managing, and organizing their tenant and appropriate applications. Reduce the overall complexity of tenant and service deployment. Establish baseline recommended pathways to facilitate a common and agreed-upon configuration based on subject-matter experts. Utilize AI technology to uncover and compare recommended settings against user requirements based on documented configurations. Implement phased configurations to aid customers and partners in understanding what they may not know or should consider during discovery to meet customer expectations. Highlight unused features and products to ensure customers fully leverage the potential and benefits of their purchased product licenses. Identify opportunities for partner participation in achieving customer goals and expectations based on customer requirements and Golden Path findings. Create an easy pathway for customer change management to enhance control, security, compliance, and privacy of tenants. Develop custom assessments to evaluate product entry for items such as Copilot, Defender, Purview, Intune, Zero-Trust, and Microsoft Entra ID. Objectives Deliver information for features available (used/unused) to users based on license model. Prescriptive recommendations based on education scenarios. - Present upgrade license opportunities from A1 to A3 to A5. Security analysis exposing gaps and issues proactively to allow modifications before it's too late. Promote partner access to customers that have defined gaps based on assessments and are requesting partner assistance. Better discovery and assessment analysis with new tools. Designed to be more self-serving customer and partner access management. Speed up user adoption for educators and IT Admins alike. Baseline Stage 1a Baseline is stage 1a in the overall development of the Golden Path for Education. It is based on a majority of licenses within the tenant at the Microsoft 365 A1 for Education level. It also is a set of recommendations for ALL Microsoft Education tenants. Navigation Golden Path has three folders in the navigations. Golden Path Baseline References Golden Path folder consist of the Golden Path overall review. It goes over the entire program and the how and why it is built. Currently there are two pages, Golden Path overview and Baseline Overview. Golden Path overview menu Golden Path overview Stages (Deployment Guides, Discovery/Assessments, Drift Management) Modules (Setup, Identity, Applications, Security, and Devices) Phases (Baseline(A1), Standard(A3), Advanced(A5)) Baseline Overview Steps for each phase (Setup, Identity, Applications, Security, Devices) Licenses that are included General information links List of links for all applications and products included with A1 license List of links for all features included with A1 license Baseline menu Setup Tenant setup is key to establishing a secure and valid tenant. Setup goes through domain assignment, administration, and service management. Overview - Review all the steps that are part of the setup phase section Step 1 - Create your Office 365 tenant account Step 2 - Configure Security Center admin settings Step 3 - Secure and configure your network Step 4 - Sync your on-premises active directory Step 5 - Provision users Step 6 - Sync SIS with School Data Sync (SDS) Step 7 - License Users Identity Establishing an identity via Microsoft Entra ID and establishing authentication methods, Single Sign-On, and user procurement methodologies. Overview - Review all steps that are a part of the identity phase Step 1 - Understand identity definitions Step 2 - Configure Microsoft Entra ID basics Step 3 - Consider education identity steps Step 4 - Consider identity applications Step 5 - Set up access to operation services Step 6 - Set up identity lifecycle Step 7 - Configure security in identity Step 8 - Manage access controls Applications Applications like Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange Online are the core to a Microsoft tenant. Getting these applications setup are essential to allowing users in education to access services and apps like Learning Accelerators. Overview - Review all steps that are a part of the application phase Exchange Online o Step 1 - Design an Exchange Online environment o Step 2 - Set up Exchange Online o Step 3 - Configure compliance and security in Exchange Online o Step 4 - Configure address books, shared mailboxes, and clients Microsoft Teams o Overview - What is Microsoft Teams for Education o Step 1 - Configure Microsoft Teams for Education o Step 2 - Configure Microsoft Teams policies and settings for education organization OneDrive/SharePoint - Overview o Step 1 - Plan your OneDrive and SharePoint Deployment o Step 2 - Share within OneDrive and SharePoint o Step 3 - Configure security and access controls in OneDrive and SharePoint o Step 4 - Compliance considerations with OneDrive and SharePoint Security and Compliance Security via each phase is essential to maintaining order and blocking access for bad actors. Along with security compliance/privacy considerations that are established to adhere to a multitude of local and government requirements worldwide. Overview Step 1 - Security Considerations Devices Managed and unmanaged devices are another key to helping secure the network and potential cyber-security considerations that enter the network via these devices. Overview Step 1 - Review device management structure Step 2 - Plan device management Step 3 - Configure settings and applications Step 4 - Deploy and manage devices Windows 11 features and tips References menu Mulit-tenant solutions - Architectural recommendations base on multi or large tenant solutions. Accessibility Deploy Office 365 applications Pooled storage management How do you use Golden Path? Golden Path uses deployment guidelines content that contain education scenario specifics. Golden Path has a linked path for each modules based on the phase (Baseline,Standard,Advanced). Users can follow the deployment content to establish or redefine the tenant configuration in order to enable additional services and products. What’s Next Go to https://aka.ms/gp4edu to access the first part of Golden Path. Part 1b (Standard -A3 content) NEXT Part 1c (Advanced – A5 content) Part 2 - We will create a mechanism to discover the tenant configuration settings and allow customers and partners the ability to qualify what is set to standard recommendation. Using AI to deliver user requirements against the configuration will allow additional paths to enable services and features that allow the user/customer to achieve their objectives. Part 3 – Deliver drift management solution for management of unrealized or understood changes that need to be approved or modified.From Classroom to Cloud: How Cloud Sponsorships are Training the Next Generation of Professionals
In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, the adoption of cloud computing has become a critical factor in driving innovation and efficiency across various sectors (Saeed Baanqud, Engagement in cloud-supported collaborative learning and student knowledge construction: a modeling study, 2020) (Zulqurnain Ali, 2018). One such sector that stands to benefit immensely from this technological shift is education (Aydin, 2021) (Tubay, 2021). This article explores the concept of cloud adoption among students, particularly through the lens of cloud sponsorship, and how this can play a pivotal role in training the next generation of working professionals. The advent of cloud computing has revolutionized the way we store, access, and share information (Saeed Baanqud, Engagement in cloud-supported collaborative learning and student knowledge construction: a modeling study, 2020) (Zulqurnain Ali, 2018). Its potential to provide scalable, customizable, and cost-effective solutions has made it an attractive proposition for educational institutions (Aydin, 2021) (Tubay, 2021). Students, who are inherently eager to adopt new technologies, find the accessibility and reliability of cloud services conducive to their academic pursuits (Saeed Baanqud, Engagement in cloud-supported collaborative learning and student knowledge construction: a modeling study, 2020) (Zulqurnain Ali, 2018). However, the benefits of cloud adoption extend beyond the confines of the classroom. As the demand for cloud computing skills continues to grow in the professional world, students equipped with these skills are likely to have a competitive edge in the job market (Noria Saeed Baanqud, 2020) (Tubay, 2021). In this context, cloud sponsorships emerge as a promising avenue to bridge the gap between academia and industry (Patrick Beer, 2020) (Huma Akram, 2021). This article aims to delve into the intricacies of cloud adoption among students via cloud sponsorships and its potential to shape the future workforce. Through a comprehensive review of existing literature and case studies, we seek to provide insights into how this synergy of education and technology can help train the next generation of working professionals. Cloud Adoption Among Students In the digital era, students have shown a propensity for adopting new technologies that enhance their academic experience (Saeed Baanqud, 2020) (Tubay, 2021). Among these technologies, cloud computing has emerged as a significant player (Saeed Baanqud, 2020). Research has indicated a positive correlation between the use of cloud services and academic performance (Saeed Baanqud, 2020) (Tubay, 2021). Cloud computing offers several benefits that make it an appealing choice for students. The scalability of cloud services allows them to handle varying workloads, making it a flexible tool for academic tasks (Saeed Baanqud, 2020) (Tubay, 2021). Customization features enable students to tailor their digital workspace to their specific needs (Saeed Baanqud, 2020) (Tubay, 2021). Furthermore, the cost-effectiveness of cloud services makes them a viable option for students who may be operating on a limited budget (Saeed Baanqud, 2020) (Tubay, 2021). The accessibility of cloud services ensures that students can access their work from anywhere, at any time. This is particularly beneficial in the context of remote learning, which has become increasingly prevalent in recent years (Saeed Baanqud, 2020). Finally, the reliability of cloud services ensures that students can trust these platforms with their academic work (Saeed Baanqud, 2020). This trust is crucial in fostering a positive attitude towards the adoption of cloud services. The adoption of cloud services among students is therefore driven by a multitude of factors, including scalability, customization, cost-effectiveness, accessibility, and reliability. These factors collectively contribute to the positive impact of cloud adoption on students’ academic performance. Cloud Sponsorships for Students In an effort to foster cloud adoption among students and equip them with the necessary skills for the professional world, several tech companies have initiated cloud sponsorship programs (Noria Saeed Baanqud, 2020) (Tubay, 2021). These programs provide students with free or discounted access to cloud services, thereby facilitating hands-on learning and practical experience (Noria Saeed Baanqud, 2020) (Tubay, 2021). One such program is Microsoft’s Azure for Students (Noria Saeed Baanqud, 2020). This initiative provides students with free access to Azure services, enabling them to develop and deploy applications on a professional-grade cloud platform (Noria Saeed Baanqud, 2020). Similarly, Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers AWS Educate (Noria Saeed Baanqud, 2020), a program that provides students and educators with the resources needed to accelerate cloud-related learning (Noria Saeed Baanqud, 2020). Another noteworthy initiative is Adobe’s Creativity Scholarships (Tubay, 2021), which provide creative cloud licenses to students, thereby fostering creativity and innovation (Tubay, 2021). These sponsorships not only provide students with the tools they need to succeed academically but also equip them with the skills that are in high demand in today’s job market (Noria Saeed Baanqud, 2020) (Tubay, 2021). Cloud sponsorships play a crucial role in promoting cloud adoption among students and preparing them for the professional world (Noria Saeed Baanqud, 2020) (Tubay, 2021). By providing students with access to state-of-the-art cloud services, these programs are helping to train the next generation of working professionals (Noria Saeed Baanqud, 2020) (Tubay, 2021). Impact on Professional Training The advent of cloud computing has significantly transformed the professional landscape (Patrick Beer, 2020) (Huma Akram, 2021). As enterprises increasingly migrate their operations to the cloud, there is a growing demand for professionals equipped with cloud computing skills (Patrick Beer, 2020) (Huma Akram, 2021). In this context, the role of cloud sponsorships in equipping students with these skills cannot be overstated (Huma Akram, 2021). Cloud sponsorships provide students with hands-on experience in using cloud services, thereby equipping them with the skills that are in high demand in today’s job market (Patrick Beer, 2020) (Huma Akram, 2021). By providing students with access to state-of-the-art cloud services, these programs are helping to train the next generation of working professionals (Gupta C, 2022). Moreover, these programs also foster a culture of continuous learning, which is crucial in the ever-evolving field of cloud computing (Patrick Beer, 2020) (Huma Akram, 2021). By staying abreast of the latest developments in cloud computing, students can ensure that they remain competitive in the job market (Patrick Beer, 2020) (Huma Akram, 2021). Cloud sponsorships play a crucial role in promoting cloud adoption among students and preparing them for the professional world (Patrick Beer, 2020) (Huma Akram, 2021). By providing students with access to state-of-the-art cloud services, these programs are helping to train the next generation of working professionals (Gupta C, 2022). Conclusion The digital revolution, characterized by the advent of cloud computing, has brought about significant transformations across various sectors. Education stands to reap substantial benefits from this shift. The phenomenon of cloud adoption among students, facilitated by cloud sponsorships, has the potential to not only enhance academic performance but also equip them with skills that are increasingly sought after in the professional world. Cloud sponsorships, such as those offered by Microsoft’s Azure for Students and Amazon Web Services’ AWS Educate, provide students with free or discounted access to cloud services. This hands-on experience with cutting-edge cloud services aids students in their academic pursuits and prepares them for the evolving demands of the job market. Furthermore, these programs foster a culture of continuous learning, a crucial aspect in the rapidly evolving field of cloud computing. By keeping pace with the latest developments in cloud computing, students can ensure their competitiveness in the job market. In conclusion, the adoption of cloud services among students, facilitated by cloud sponsorships, plays a pivotal role in shaping the workforce of the future. These programs bridge the gap between academia and industry, thereby contributing to the training of the next generation of working professionals. References Aydin, H. (2021). A Study of Cloud Computing Adoption in Universities as a Guideline to Cloud Migration. SAGE Journals. Gupta C, F.-C. J. (2022). Measuring Impact of Cloud Computing and Knowledge Management in Software Development and Innovation. Systems. Huma Akram, Y. Y.-A. (2021). Technology Integration in Higher Education During COVID-19: An Assessment of Online Teaching Competencies Through Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Model. Frontiers in Psychology,. Noria Saeed Baanqud, H. A.-S. (2020). 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