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‘You Can in :90’ Season 2 gets you going with Minecraft, OneNote, Teams and PowerPoint tips

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Welcome to the second season of You Can in :90, our simple video series that cuts to the chase with great tips on using tools from Microsoft Education. In this handy little playlist, you'll hear from experts and students on useful activities you can bring into your classroom right now - and it's faster and easier than you might think. Let's find out what you can do... Read more

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A letter to educators from the author & illustrator of the ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ book series

by Cressida Cowell, Author & Illustrator of the “How to Train Your Dragon” book series Posted on

Hello Dragon Trainers & Wizards of Young Minds! My name is Cressida Cowell and I’m the author and illustrator of the How to Train Your Dragon and Wizards of Once book series. I have spent 20 years writing middle grade fiction, and over those 20 years I have lost count of the times people have asked me, "Have you ever thought of writing for adults?" as if writing... Read more

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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Teaching and assessing math, reimagined with Microsoft Education

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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