My team..your expansion pack Digital Learning Assistant Director I’m an #adventurer inside & out. Always Growin Always Learnin #Msftedu #edtech #MIEExpert #GBL
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Joined February 2015
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Ooohhhh... Battle of the Books with Teams Live Events! @Library_Benner shares how they moved from a face-to-face event to teams. #MIEBOOM #MIEExpert
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Battle of the Books - engaging over 80 families on #MicrosoftTeams live. #MIEBOOM #ISTELive #MIEExpert – at New Orleans, LA
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Leveraging student voice and @MicrosoftTeams Live to include 80 families @Library_Benner
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Today we are announcing the rollout of #OneNote Live Captions, which works in 70+ languages 🌍🌎🌏
This fuses Microsoft Translator w/ OneNote, creating the most inclusive note-taking experience on Earth!
Blog 👉 techcommunity.microsoft.com/…
#accessiblity #MIEExpert #MicrosoftEDU
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We asked and you answered! Thanks for participating in our first virtual school planning ThoughtExchange. See results at bit.ly/3v8hvo5.
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Adding this to my eternally growing list of “things @mtholfsen taught me,” a few years ago when he sent me his calendar. I’ve used it ever since!
This Micro Tip will show you how to send an email copy of your Outlook calendar to someone outside your organization or company 📅
👉 vm.tiktok.com/ZMRJpLusP/
#edtech #mieexpert #MicrosoftEDU
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Did someone say digital swag? ✨🎉✨
Oh right, we did. 😉
Download the official #E2 experience kit: msft.it/6018VJYd6
And make sure to register if you haven't already! msft.it/6019VJYdB
ALT Digital swag for E2!
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Such a fun #makerspace #STEM night focusing on women in space with my #MIEExpert crew from cohort 1 and our kiddos! 🛰@samjjordan led us in building Mars habitats with recycled materials in our houses - yet another way to engage families with virtual events. 🎉#MicrosoftEdu
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Celebrate Black History Month w/Minecraft: Education Edition! Join #MIEExperts & lesson creators @APSITFelisa and @apsitnatasha on 2/4 for a lesson walk-through. Visit education.minecraft.net/blog….
9:00 AM PT: msft.it/6184ps7mn
4:00 PM PT: msft.it/6185ps7mX
@RobynHrivnatz
Just in time for #MLKDay and #BlackHistoryMonth, we're excited to announce four new lessons and a free demo world for #MinecraftEdu! These resources can help you explore #CivilRights history and the ongoing fight to make the world a more equitable place: msft.it/6012pmgEk
ALT Martin Luther King Jr. Stands on a street in Minecraft: Education Edition.
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UPDATED! The "Periodic Table of Microsoft Learning Tools" has been updated with our newest Translate, Dictation and Math features. Full PPT deck is here: aka.ms/InclusiveISTE #edtech #ELL #ESL #accessibility #edchat #FlipgridFever #SPED #cpchat #mieexpert #MicrosoftEDU
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NEW! 1️⃣ Your PowerPoint one-stop shop 1️⃣
We've just launched a new page on the MEC for all of your PowerPoint EDU needs, including:
📽 Short videos
📺 Playlist
🌳 Training
🆘 Support
📢 UserVoice
➕ Lots more
Link: aka.ms/PowerPointPP
#edtech #MIEExpert #MicrosoftEDU
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NEW! A quick tip video 📽 on how to use the Spotlight feature in #MicrosoftTeams meetings - starts global rollout today!
🔦 Lock view on the teacher
🔦 Lock view on any student
YouTube video 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=MnMtPq0z…
#edchat #edtech #MIEExpert #remotelearning #hybridlearning
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There's still plenty of time to join the Monthly Student Build Challenge for August: Creative Classrooms. Design your social-distance safe learning space, then share your work using the hashtags #MinecraftEdu and #BuildChallenge!
Learn more: msft.it/6018TUse0
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Hey students! If you’re new to #MicrosoftTeams, this quick start guide covers all the basics on how to sign in, view assignments, and connect with classmates. Download it for free and share the link with your back-to-school squad: msft.it/6010ToQd4 #HybridLearning
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NEW sessions added: Aug.19 Teams Productivity Apps - Explore Planner and Bookings and How They Work in MSFT Teams and Tools for Student Engagement - Microsoft Forms & Whiteboard / Aug. 20 Explore Planner and Bookings...to Grow Digital Citizens #TALK2020 @KentSchools415
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🧠 Free PD alert 🧠
Lots of excellent Global #EdTech Academy options tomorrow, Monday August 3rd 🌎 Details and times in the image below 👇
6 different sessions - free and sponsored by #MicrosoftEDU and @cueinc
#MIEExpert #dyslexia #GETA
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🚨 NEW! 25+ updates for #MicrosoftTeams for EDU 🚨
🔇 Hard audio mute
🛑 Students wait in lobby
📝 View assignments for all classes
❓ Anonymous grading
🖊 Whiteboard updates
➕ Lots more and a big list 👇
🔗 aka.ms/TeamsEduJuly2020
#edtech #edchat #MIEExpert #MicrosoftEDU
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BIG NEWS! Student's can't join #MicrosoftTeams meetings unattended is now available!
This is a new IT Admin policy 🛠
🛑 Students can't join meetings without educator
🔇 No student chat in meetings without educator
👉 techcommunity.microsoft.com/…
#edtech #MIEExpert #MicrosoftEDU
ALT New IT Admin policy to control Teams Meetings settings in EDU
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NEW! 20 Updates for #MicrosoftTeams for Education 😱
A slew of updates too big for one tweet. List includes:
📽 7x7 video
🔐 Breakout rooms
📊 Class Insights updates
🛑 Students wait in meeting lobby
➕ Lots more
👉 aka.ms/TeamsUpdatesJune2020
#edtech #MIEExpert #MicrosoftEDU
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