#105 Useful Microsoft in Education posts this week

Every major Windows Update now comes with countless new options and features. Here we cover awesome new features that didn't make the headlines.

In just a few minutes before I leave for the day, I prepare items to help me have a smooth start on Monday. Here's how Microsoft Edge helps me plan lessons.

A quick help guide to getting started with the Microsoft Education Tweetmeets.

An Office365 webinar for the BC public sector. You'll gain an understanding of exactly what Office365 is including the services and apps included with it.

Today, we are excited to share that the Minecraft: Education Edition Code Builder update is now available in the Microsoft Store for Education. This includes updates to the game itself, the new Code Builder extension, and updates to Classroom Mode for Minecraft! Code Builder for Minecraft: Education Edition is a brand-new feature that allows educators and students to explore, create, and play in an immersive Minecraft world – all by writing code. Connecting to learn-to-code packages like ScratchX, Tynker, and a new open source platform called Microsoft MakeCode, players start with familiar tools, templates and tutorials.

We have four easy tips – or hacks, if you prefer – for Microsoft Word below, and we believe they’ll save you minutes every day during your lesson planning, classroom organization, grading, assignment creation and more. We can’t wait for you to see how those savings add up over the course of a year.

We always hear from educators and school administrators who are looking for the latest product updates to keep productivity, teaching, and learning maximized for their students. With that feedback in mind, we are starting the “What’s New in EDU” monthly video series to recap key product and feature updates across all of the Microsoft Education communities and products, including Windows 10 devices, Office 365, Minecraft: Education Edition, Intune for Education, and more that our education customers can use every day.

Use Minecraft: Education Edition in your classroom

Between May 8, 2017 and June 8,, 2017, develop and submit a lesson plan that includes a creative use of Sway as a method to deliver instruction and content to students as part of a lesson.

GeoGebra is free dynamic mathematics software, for all levels of education, that brings together geometry, algebra, spreadsheets, graphing, statistics and calculus in one easy-to-use package. Interactive learning, teaching and evaluation resources created with GeoGebra can be shared and used by everyone. Get the app here. “STEM education isn’t what it used to be. Our partnership enables us to put the power of dynamic mathematics into the hands of millions of K-20 students and teachers. With the announcement of Windows 10S, this number has increased exponentially. Inquiry, ingenuity and innovation through GeoGebra, on Windows 10, in OneNote offers learning – anytime, anywhere.”