As 2017 draws to a close we take the opportunity in this week's blog to summarise the updates from the Microsoft EDU Team both globally and in the UK over the last few months! Pulling content from the Microsoft product development teams directly, this overview blog from Mike Tholfsten will ensure no hidden Microsoft 'gems' for education go unmissed. So as you reflect on your classroom practice over the Christmas break, you can take the opportunity to look at how you can utilise these newest additions to Microsoft in Education to empower your students to achieve more.
Microsoft Education product news and announcement round up from October and November
Over the past two months, there have been a slew of new Microsoft Education product announcements, updates, and videos. We've tried to capture many of these in the list below. Please feel free to share these with other teachers, your school staff, and school IT Admins, and keep the feedback coming!
What's new in EDU
-November 2017 https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2017/11/whats-new-in-edu-skypeathon-translator-minecraft/
-October 2017: https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2017/10/whats-new-in-edu-hack-the-classroom-oregon-trail/
Office
-Teams For EDU major update: https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2017/11/teams-office-365-education-updates-november/
-OneNote Staff Notebook - Collaboration Space permissions in Staff Notebooks: https://twitter.com/mtholfsen/status/937820901210406914
-Class Notebook and Learning Tools Addin updates: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Education-Blog/Updates-for-OneNote-Class-Notebook-Addin-and-D...
-"The Future of OneNote in Education" talk: https://aka.ms/onenoteconference2017
-3rd party Learning Tools Study and student outcomes: https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2017/10/new-research-learning-tools-improves-reading-comprehensi...
-Word iPad Immersive Reader announcement: https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2017/10/new-research-learning-tools-improves-reading-comprehensi...
-Education Resources preview launch: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Education-Blog/Introducing-Education-Resources-a-source-of-Op...
-LinkedIn Resume Assistant for Microsoft Word: https://blogs.office.com/en-us/2017/11/08/bringing-ai-to-job-seekers-with-resume-assistant-in-word-p...
-New Whiteboard Preview: https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2017/12/microsoft-whiteboard-finally-arrives-in-preview/
Minecraft and Coding
- -Minecraft Hour of Code: https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2017/11/minecraft-education-edition-hour-of-code-tutorial/
- -Deploy and Code in Minecraft: https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2017/11/deploy-code-in-minecraft/
Windows and Microsoft Edge
-Windows Fall Creators Update and Edge Read Aloud: https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2017/10/17/edgehtml-16-fall-creators-update/
-Windows EDU Blog on Future Source Report: https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/12/06/windows-pcs-see-strong-growth-edu-gaining-sha...
Inclusion in Action video series
-Andrew and Mitra - A mother witnesses her eight-year-old son with dyslexia read for the first time with the help of Microsoft Learning Tools
-Justin - A college student with athetoid cerebral palsy uses Office Online and his communication device to promote inclusivity and inspire others to do the same
-Veronica - A college student with low vision uses built-in accessibility in Office 365 and Windows 10 to create a perfect presentation on Sway—Microsoft’s digital storytelling app.
-Jack and Marisa - A blind teacher enables his students to create high-quality visual content with Office 365
-Inclusive culture - Australia and New South Wales using Office 365
Microsoft Education Channel on Twitter
We also encourage you to subscribe to the Microsoft Education channel on YouTube! We're here to help support and connect passionate educators to empower the students of today to create the world of tomorrow. On this channel, you can enjoy a wonderful variety of the latest in innovations, product news, & updates. You can also peek behind the scenes at events, hear from other educators, and discover helpful tips and how-tos. Click here to subscribe! If you’d like to see what's new in Microsoft Education, or discover what other educators are doing in their classrooms, visit and join our Microsoft Educator Community: https://education.microsoft.com/
Twitter feed Updates for Microsoft Edu UK
Finally we endeavour to keep you continuously updated via social media in the UK. So check out what is happening in Microsoft in Education by viewing the Microsoft Education Twitter updates below.
So that wraps up this week's What's New in Edu UK. Remember to follow @Microsofteduk for all our latest updates daily!