Introduction to the Data Science Process
We are excited to collaborate with Club for the Future and introduce your students to the data science process. In this free and interactive Excel based curriculum, students use data and a step-by-step data science process to simulate the decision-making process that data scientists in a command center use to give a Go/No-Go signal for a rocket launch.
Microsoft Mesh Education Licensing
Microsoft Education and Product Teams, I am writing to advocate for the inclusion of Microsoft Mesh (Immersive Spaces and Events) within the Microsoft 365 Education SKU family (A1, A3, and A5). Currently, Mesh is available across nearly every commercial license family, from Teams Essentials to E5 Enterprise, but is explicitly excluded from Education tenants. As documented in several Learn Q&A threads and service plan manifests, the MESH_IMMERSIVE_FOR_TEAMS service plan is simply not provisioned for EDU customers. The current state is one of silent exclusion, creating several critical hurdles: Pedagogical: Immersive technology is one of the most requested features for remote and hybrid learning to combat "Zoom fatigue" and increase student engagement. Education is a high-value use case for 3D immersion. Parity: Universities and K-12 institutions on A5 licenses pay for "top-tier" features but are denied the innovative tools available to a "Business Basic" user. If you are a small business on a basic plan, you have Mesh. If you are a world-class University on A5, you are blocked. This isn't a "procurable" add-on; it is a licensing eligibility wall. Implementation: Current Microsoft guidance suggests schools move to Business or Enterprise licensing to access Mesh. This is not a viable solution for institutions with thousands of users, complex compliance requirements, and student-data privacy frameworks built specifically around EDU SKUs. We aren’t asking for a discount; we are asking for eligibility. We urge the product team to: Add the Mesh Immersive service plan to the A3 and A5 EDU license entitlements. Provide a clear roadmap for when Education tenants can expect feature parity with Commercial tenants. Education should be the vanguard of immersive collaboration, not an afterthought. We would appreciate a formal update on when this licensing barrier will be removed.Getting started with low code software development whilst still in education
Are you still a student, perhaps at college or high school, maybe studying a degree at University? Are you considering a tech career, or even just a side hustle? I'm going to let you in on a bit of knowledge... in this post you'll find out how you can get started with low code software development whilst still being a student... and should you want it to, even let it lead into a career in Business Applications.
Bringing you the Day of Data, in partnership with NASA
We are excited to partner with NASA to launch the Day of Data, where you can explore how data powers our astronauts, our space missions, and our world. Attend live events with astronauts and rocket scientists, introduce your children to data using scaffolded lesson plans, try your hand at space-themed data challenges, and more! For more information about Day of Data, check out these Education and Excel blog posts.Join Microsoft Stream at BETT 2020!
BETT 2020 is kicking off this week and we look forward to seeing you there! The Stream team will join educators, students, partners and others on January 22 -25 in London. We hope you visit us in the Microsoft Hub and in sessions to learn more about inclusive and collaborative digital experiences that are fueling learning and growth for students and teachers from K-12 to higher education and beyond. SESSIONS Join Stream in the Learn Live Theater where we will share new innovations and best practices for using video in classrooms and with your fellow educators. Wednesday - Friday @ 14:00-14:30 Learn Live Theater: Develop a Teaching and Learning Video Culture with Teams and Stream - Connect with meetings and live events, teach with web-based screen recordings and create on mobile using the Flipgrid Camera. MICROSOFT TRAINING ACADEMY Attend these sessions to learn how to enrich your classrooms with Teams, Stream and other collaboration applications in Office 365. Wednesday- Saturday @ 10:30-11:00 Getting teachers to learn and students to teach This session will inspire teachers to leverage Class Notebook, Teams, SharePoint and Stream to experiment with new student tasks and innovative practice for their own context and set up opportunities for O365 staff training to improve learning outcomes in the long run. Wednesday - Saturday @ 15:30- 16:00 Teams University - Maximizing Teams at your higher education institution This session will cover the basics of Teams for a newcomer in Higher Education that don't have much experience with the tool. Faculty will benefit from getting hands on training and immersing themselves in the tool. MICROSOFT HUB Come by the Microsoft Hub to connect with Stream experts throughout the conference. The Hub is located in booth Booth #NF40 . We look forward to seeing you at BETT 2020!
