Can you believe it's been a whole month since the 2014 Global Forum in Barcelona? We are still buzzing and in a timely fashion, Anthony Salcito's Keynote Speech has officially been released! [View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS7V3evyMSU:0:0] Since the Forum, Anthony's blog Daily Edventures has shared some incredible stories. Anthony has featured a guest blog from Todd La Vogue…
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St Andrew's College Creates Student ePortfolios with OneNote and Office365
Sam McNeill, Director of ICT at St Andrew's College, recently blogged about one Year 6 class' fantastic work with OneNote for creating ePortfolios. We enjoyed it so much, we thought we'd share it with you. You can see Sam's full blog post here! "One of the things I love about St Andrew’s College is the…
It's the 8th April and from today, Microsoft will no longer support Windows XP. What does this mean for your school?
Today is April 8th 2014. This is the date that Microsoft has ended support for Windows XP. What does this mean for your school? If your school is still running Windows XP from today, you may be exposed to potential risks. Your school will no longer receive updates for Windows XP from Microsoft, including security…
A Celebration of Innovation in Action: A Look Back at the 2014 Global Forum
[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1I1iT3Wua4:0:0] "I have often said that education has the power to transform the world. After the incredible week we had at the 2014 Microsoft in Education Global Forum in Barcelona, I know this adage could not be more true. Over 1,100 educators, school leaders, government officials, education leaders and students from 97 countries gathered together to…
Register your interest now for the 21 Steps to 21st Century Learning Workshop!
Helping school leaders clarify their vision for 1:1 learning and building an executable framework to bring this to life. Microsoft and CORE Education bring you the complimentary 21 Steps to 21st century learning workshop in May 2014. This two-day seminar will explore the planning and implementation of 1:1 learning in your school. Facilitated by world…
OneNote now on Mac, free everywhere, and service powered!
OneNote is the ultimate extension for your brain, but it’s not complete if it’s not instantly available everywhere. We’ve already made a lot of progress in that direction with our mobile, tablet and online web experiences. But there was still a gap. People frequently asked for OneNote on Mac, and for more ways to capture…
Greetings from the Global Education Forum!
The Microsoft in Education Global Forum 2014 kicked off to an amazing start with over 1100 educators, school leaders and government officials from nearly 100 countries coming together in Barcelona to celebrate innovation in education and work together to transform education for the 21st century. The event has grown to be one of the most…
Countdown to Barcelona: 2014 Global Forum Kicks off Next Week
[View:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiJxLp3_UlQ:0:0] The 2014 Microsoft in Education Global Forum in Barcelona, Spain is next week! For the Expert Educators and Mentor School leaders we’ll be celebrating, this event is the culmination of many years of hard work on the front lines of education reform. Anthony Salcito, Vice President of Microsoft Worldwide Education, describes the scale of…
Getting Microsoft Office for your students has just become easier.
Student Advantage enables every school in New Zealand that licenses Office for staff and to be eligible to get Office 365 ProPlus for students at no additional cost. You can get it now! This supports the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) or 1:1 learning programmes that you may be looking at implementing, or are currently…
Top 100 Education Apps on Windows 8
Let’s face it. Apps are now an integral part of our everyday lives. We use them to check the weather and check into a flight, to see when the next bus is coming, record notes, read books, play games and much more. A great outcome of the app revolution is the transformative learning that apps…