One of the greatest features of the new Windows 8 is Internet Explorer 10. A faster and more fluid experience, Windows 8 has focused on fully embracing the standards for the modern web including HTML5 and Javascript. The experience is immersive due to the touch screen capabilities and it changes the conversation from an apps only discussion to…
Tag: Education
Update for Education Apps for Windows 8
With the launch of Windows 8 last week its about time we told you some of the great education apps available. There are currently plenty of Education Apps in the Windows Store so I wont list them all but here are the some of the key apps for teachers and students: SAS Flash Cards gives you the ability to increase…
Live@edu to Office 365 for education – it’s that easy
Many NZ schools have been early cloud technology adopters. They are leveraging the free hosted email, calendar and Skydrive storage for students, staff and alumni provided by Microsoft Live@edu. With the advancements in cloud based productivity services and the appropriateness for schools and institutions to evaluate online hosted services, Microsoft Office 365 is a…
"Valuable" Sessions for Educators at the Ulearn12 Education Conference
Microsoft had a strong presence at last weeks Ulearn12 education conference, not only as a silver sponsor for the event but by showcasing three of Microsoft’s powerful educational offering; Office 365 for education, the global Partners in Learning Network and Microsoft OneNote. Each workshop was fully subscribed likely due to attendees seeing the value in discovering proven ways of…
University of Auckland wins at the Microsoft Tertiary ICT Innovation Awards
Last week Microsoft hosted the 2012 Tertiary ICT Innovation Awards Dinner in Christchurch. These awards celebrate ICT excellence within the tertiary education sector. The two categories were Innovation in Integrating Everything for the Organisation and Innovation in Integrating Everything for Students – with the submissions focused on a range of innovations, from processes designed to improve efficiency…
Weekly Office 365 for Education Tip #7
My last blog post I talked about the Interface article where it was announced that NZ high school Napier Girls High School was amongst one of the first to adopt Office365 for Education. Within this same article, Microsoft NZ Education Lead Evan Blackman also provides six reasons for schools to choose O365. I thought this would be a great…
New Zealand High School adopts Office365 for Education
Interface Magazine recently published an article on Napier Girls High School adopting Office365 for Education. The reason behind the school taking up the offer was to take advantage of the collaboration and communication services between students and staff. Principal Mary Nixon talked in the article about how her current staff are so familiar with their…
Weekly Office365 for Education Tip #6
This tip discusses the possibilities of an online classroom with Office365 for Education! Office365 for Education enables teachers to give online presentations so their students can learn from anywhere. These can be interactive with the students and saved for future viewing. This video aims to describe this process in less than 3 minutes. [View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWr_C4n42f4&feature=player_embedded]
Launch of Microsoft YouthSpark
Last week Steve Ballmer launched Microsoft YouthSpark at an event streamed online around the world. Microsoft YouthSpark is a new companywide initiative that will create opportunities for 300 million young people around the world over the next three years, as we know young people everywhere face real challenges. For example, youth unemployment is twice the average…
10 Things You’ll Never Have to Say With the new Office
Since the announcement of the new Office, millions of people have downloaded the Consumer Preview. On our Microsoft News site, there’s a list of “10 Things You’ll Never Have to Say With the new Office” which will be beneficial for those of you interested in what the new Office entails. These are all phrases you will…