Fiona Beal
The Internet is currently full of posts about using Microsoft products effectively in the classroom. Here are a number of them from this past week:
Minecraft is not just the world's most successful PC game – teachers are now using it in the classroom to get kids excited about learning.
''13 Classic Windows Games That Shaped Our Childhood" http://bzfd.it/1S56XYE Remember any of these? Buzzfeed gathered a group of twentysomethings to share their memories of growing up with Microsoft PC games.
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Fifth grade teacher Scott Bedley uses Skype to connect and engage with other classrooms around the world. By playing Mystery Skype, students learn to use tec...
The hugely popular digital game Minecraft should be used in primary schools to help teach maths, design, art and geography, research shows.
Teachers are challenged to create lessons that push student’s thinking and create new knowledge. Microsoft has many tools that support critical thinking. Pow...
At Microsoft, we believe providing quality education to the 1.4 billion students around the world is essential to the future of our society. Effective, immersive learning experiences inspire students to demonstrate creative thinking. The right technology can empower education, inspire learning anywhere, and unlock the potential of students, educators, and schools. To make this technology available worldwide we partner with education communities, delivering solutions, services and programs that enhance learning and school management.
Microsoft in education empowers educators to:
• Inspire students to create and demonstrate critical thinking
• Learn anytime, anywhere
• Prepare students for their futures
• Transform and modernize schools and college campuses
Minecraft Mental Maths is a new and exciting way to test a student's mental maths skills and let them enjoy a game of Minecraft all at the same time! Try it
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Technology integration consultant working mainly with Schoolnet South Africa. Also a part-time technology teacher for Grades 1-8 and a curriculum writer. Love networking and all things technology! ...
