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…
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"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]
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…
Weekly Office365 for Education Tip #5
If you’re a Live@edu customer you might be wondering to yourself where you can find out more information about the upgrade to Office 365 for education. The upgrade Wiki on the Office365 Community (which is also a great place to go for more Office365 related info) is packed full of information about the upgrade, which…
21st Century Learning Enquiry
Parliament’s Education and Science Select Committee have launched an enquiry about education needs for the country’s future. The intention of the enquiry is to investigate and provide recommendations on the best structures, tools and communities that could better enable students and educators to attain the knowledge and skills, such as digital literacy, that the 21st Century demands…
Weeky Office365 for Education Tip #4
For those of you who do not have Office365 for Education but are looking to deploy it within your school or institution, this tip is just for you! The best way to prepare for Office365 for Education is provided for you within the Office365 community on one of the wiki pages. This provides all the top ways to…