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March Monthly Student Challenge – Highlights

by Sara Cornish Posted on

Last month for our first Monthly Student Build Challenge, we invited your students to reimagine a space in your community, school, or home in Minecraft: Education Edition: What will the space look like 100 years in the future? What did the space look like 100 years ago? How can the space change to meet a current or future need? What necessitated the changes over... Read more

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University of Southern Denmark chooses Microsoft 365 Education for security

by Microsoft Education Team Posted on

From 2014 through 2018, attackers compromised the computer systems of 320 universities worldwide and stole 30 terabytes of research data. As a highly regarded research institution, University of Southern Denmark (SDU) has valuable intellectual property to protect, making it a prime target for cybercriminals. Much of the university’s data—medical and pharmaceutical... Read more

“Every student can learn effectively and has the right to learn.” – Sophia Christina Andrioti, Greece

by Deb Trevino Posted on

    Sophia Christina Andrioti Special Educator 130th Primary School Athens, Greece @AndriotiSophia In today’s classrooms, diversity is the norm. MIE Expert Sophia Christina Andrioti has made empowering that diverse set of students – especially those with special needs – her focus. “The moment that defined me as an educator is when I attended... Read more

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In music classroom without instruments, an ensemble of apps play bandleader

by Kridsana Wongrin Posted on

At Kaenoisuksa school, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, we face the unique challenge of bringing music education to roughly 600 students who don’t have the benefit of real instruments to practice with. Adding to the complexity, our student body is a diverse mix Shan, Yunnan and Lahu students who all bring a different set of cultural values and learning techniques to the classroom... Read more

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Safeguard your students, online and on campus

by Steve Faehl, Director, Security Strategy Posted on

When students and parents are choosing a college or university, safety and security are often key considerations. And for educators, security is one of the greatest concerns they face today. What’s behind these concerns? Both physical threats, including assaults and property crimes, and online cyber threats are on the rise. Institutions have become a major target for... Read more

How one Minecraft Mentor designed a cross-disciplinary landmark lesson

by Gabi Ibarra Posted on

Minecraft Mentor Nelly Hamed Hadima is an Arabic teacher at Hayah International Academy in Egypt. Nelly’s students had been studying famous landmarks from around the world when she had an idea: use Minecraft: Education Edition to design the landmarks, then 3D print them in the real world. Nelly proceeded to create a new cross-disciplinary Minecraft lesson with these... Read more

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