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What’s New in EDU: The best of Bett and new ways to inspire love for literacy and STEM

by Microsoft Education Team Posted on February 19, 2019

The What’s New in EDU crew is back from Bett, the world’s biggest education technology event where educators, ideas and edtech solutions came and left us with inspiration to spare – and share! If you’d like to catch up on all the Microsoft Education from the show (there was kind of a lot), check out our big Bett episode or the individual links below: We introduced... Read more

What’s New in EDU – Bett Edition: Announcing new Windows 10 devices and tools to drive better learning outcomes

by Microsoft Education Team Posted on January 22, 2019February 5, 2019

We're introducing seven new affordable Windows 10 devices to our portfolio for schools, faster assignments and grading tools in Microsoft Teams, and new programs to empower inclusive, personalized learning. Our Microsoft Education team is in London for the annual Bett conference, the world's biggest education technology event and an unmissable gathering of educators, ideas... Read more

What’s New in EDU: Minecraft: Education Edition gets Code Builder and launches new Hour of Code

by Microsoft Education Team Posted on November 15, 2018February 5, 2019

We're rolling out a fresh episode of What's New in EDU in eager anticipation of next month's Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3 - 9). That means it's time for up-and-coming coders and will-be computer wizards to take a look at some new ways Microsoft Education is helping make Computer Science more open, more collaborative and more creative. First, take a deep breath... Read more

Teaching and assessing math, reimagined with Microsoft Education

by Microsoft Education Team Posted on October 23, 2018January 11, 2019

From the earliest years, children begin building foundational skills that will help them solve complex math problems. They develop spatial reasoning as they play with blocks, understand concepts like “more” and “less” at snack time or the dinner table, and begin to categorize by attributes as they group their stuffed animals. But somewhere between the play-filled... Read more

Microsoft + Made by Dyslexia: Helping students with dyslexia thrive with technology

by Microsoft Education Team Posted on October 15, 2018December 14, 2018

It is estimated that one in five students has dyslexia, yet there are likely far more who have not yet been identified in today's classrooms. These students, whose language based learning difference causes a deficiency with phonological processing when learning to read, are often mistakenly labeled as having a learning disability and, as such, make up approximately 70 to 85... Read more

10 new features for going Back to School with Microsoft Teams

by Justin Chando, Principal Product Manager, Education Posted on August 6, 2018August 6, 2018

Microsoft Education gets to do something pretty incredible every day: work with educators across the world to create engaging classroom experiences. At the heart of our products is the brilliance that teachers and students always bring to the table. So, for Back to School 2018, we're returning some of that infectious learning energy with some very exciting updates in... Read more