What’s New in Microsoft EDU webinar – November 2024
Join us on Wednesday, November 13th, 2024 for our latest "What's New in Microsoft EDU" webinar! These 30 minute webinars are put on by the Microsoft Education Product Management group and happen once per month, this month both 8:00am Pacific Time and 4:00pm Pacific time to cover as many global time zones as possible around the world.Announcing the standalone Microsoft Reading Coach for classroom use
Today, we are announcing Reading Coach as a standalone app is available for schools. Reading Coach is a FREE reading fluency application that provides personalized, engaging practice with safeguarded one-of-a-kind AI generated stories that keeps even the most reluctant readers coming back. Later this year, Reading Coach will also be available in leading Learning Management Systems.Unleash the power and fun of learning with colorful Microsoft Education Quick Guides - Summer 2024
Heather Aird’s Microsoft Education Quick Guides instantly catch the eye with their vibrant colors and engaging design. Gone are the days of dull, text-heavy manuals. These visually stunning guides are a breath of fresh air in the world of educational resources.Unleash the power of Microsoft Teams in Moodle LMS with Class Teams and Meetings LTI integration
As the demand for online collaboration and engagement increases in the education world with hybrid and blended learning, Microsoft Teams listened to its users and made Teams LTI apps available within Moodle LMS.
Restrict people search
How do you restrict the results of "people" on the global search box on the M365 landing page. In a Multi Academy Trust with multiple schools under a single M365 tenancy, pupils are able to put a single character in the search box, and are able to retrieve a list of all the users staff and pupils starting with that letter, from all the schools in the tenancy. The work around provided is to hide from exchange, but then that will hide all staff as well, which is counter productive for operational use of exchange online etc.What’s New in Microsoft EDU | August 2024
Welcome to our monthly update for Microsoft Education and thank you so much for being part of our growing community! As many countries are getting ready for back to school in August of 2024, or already started, we have a set of updates to make your school day easier, productive and more personalized. Also, if you haven’t explored the 34 “Quick Guides” from MIE Expert Heather Aird, this blog had a ton of useful 1 page PDFs that are great for professional development.Learning Accelerators, Assignments generally available for Canvas and PowerSchool Schoology Learning
Today we are pleased to announce general availability of the Teams Assignments integration for Canvas and Schoology Learning! The Teams Assignments integration brings the power of Microsoft Learning Acceleratorsand generative AI educator tools to your LMS, along with other engaging activities such as Flip videos, Auto-graded Forms, MakeCode projects, Whiteboards, and Reflect check-ins. Grades and feedback are automatically returned to the LMS gradebook.
