Tag: Educator Guides

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Mapping and tracking discussion in Humanities using OneNote Class Notebook

by Verity Sayles, English Faculty at Eastside Preparatory School, Seattle, WA Posted on

As a Humanities teacher, I love having full class discussion on the books we read, particularly when the students drive the conversation. Getting students to work together and successfully navigate and sustain a discussion on complex topics is often as important to me as the content they are talking about. Since a large part of my teaching uses the Harkness Method,... Read more

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What’s New in EDU: Best of 2017 and 10 top tech guides from educators

by Mark Sparvell, Microsoft Education Leader Posted on

We look back on 2017 and pour water on a computer in our December episode of What’s New in EDU, a monthly round-up of the latest efforts and products from Microsoft Education. Don’t worry, the computer’s just fine and, no, we don’t usually do that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2RuiS2woa0&feature=youtu.be What we’d like to make more routine is thanking... Read more

5 Quick and easy adaptations for students with learning differences

5 Quick and easy adaptations for students with learning differences

by Sarah Bau, Year 4/5 Educator at Our Lady Grace School, Australia Posted on

Every mainstream class contains students with learning differences. OneNote has enabled me to make learning more accessible for all of these students, whether their needs are related to dyslexia, Autism Spectrum Disorder, auditory processing disorder, ADHD, or non-specific learning difficulties. These are five quick and easy OneNote tricks I’ve used to help me make... Read more

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Here’s a 3-minute guide to get started with Minecraft: Education Edition

by Microsoft Education Team Posted on

Minecraft: Education Edition is an open-world game that promotes creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving in an immersive environment where the only limit is your imagination. Over the last year, the Education Blog has shared how Minecraft can help your students learn to code with Code Builder, or how it might help them shed their shells and explore a virtual horizon... Read more

5 Ways to Assess in OneNote

5 Ways to assess your students in OneNote

by Laura Bain, eLearning Coordinator, Digital and Design Technologies Teacher in Queensland, Australia Posted on

It’s reporting time in Australia. It’s a period marked by late nights, long weekends and extraneous amounts of coffee. No teacher likes this time of term. When I first started teaching, I remember dragging home my box of assessments to mark. Not great on the back. The great news for teachers now is that conducting assessments with the help of OneNote can save your back... Read more

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I taught biology before I became a OneNote pro – my example Notebook can help you get started

by Meredith Townsend, Digital Learning Specialist at Sulphur Springs High School Posted on

About a year ago, I was getting ready to take on my first job outside of the classroom. I had just moved from being a high school biology teacher to the role of Digital Learning Specialist at Sulphur Springs High School. On top of that, I was also moving into a Microsoft district. I had very little experience with Office 365, other than Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. As I... Read more