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:
by Anoop Gupta, Office Mix is a free add-in for PowerPoint 2013. It is a powerful tool that makes authoring and sharing of online lessons / presentations simple. It allows you to make them interactive with quizzes and labs. It allows you to export lessons as mp4 videos. If you know and use PowerPoint today, it should be easy to learn and get going quickly. You can build on top of the large collection of PowerPoint slide decks you might already have to get going.
When I was 11 I loved designing web pages and playing Sim City. Adults in my life didn’t recognize these skills as valuable, so neither did I. Actually, I began to feel guilty for using my computer so much. In high school I stopped making web pages altogether to focus on sports. It wasn’t until c
In this interactive teacher’s guide, you’ll see how to get started with OneNote.
If you're a Windows user, you should definitely upgrade to Windows 10. Here are six reasons why, by Yahoo Tech guest columnist Ed Bott.
Follow American Photojournalist Tom Carter as he uses Skype Translator to talk to his guide Xiang Bin and find the best vantage point - in Chinese. Learn mor...
Ten months after unveiling Sway as a new member of its Office family, Microsoft is officially releasing the digital storytelling app today — bringing the software out of preview and making it… Read More
In this video, I will look briefly at creating a flat world for use in the classroom.
We answer the question everyone's asking: Should you upgrade to Windows 10? (Spoiler: It depends on what you're using now.)
Last week we brought you some tips to get the most out of Skype while traveling abroad. Sometimes, however, you might just be completely off the grid so today we’ll be looking at ways you can use Skype to keep your contacts in the loop while you’re away. Set a mood message before you go…
Office Mix has captivated me for some time now and I am constantly experimenting with ways that it can be used as an educational tool. St John’s Grammar in Belair SA has set some pretty rock solid ...
Microsoft Education Australia's Teachers Blog - Support, tips, trick and stories from Australian Teachers for Australian Teachers
LearnToMod is a Minecraft add-on to help students learn coding and programming skills through creating interactive mods to the game. LearnToMod, which we discovered through this article from The Guardian, offers a Modding Studio where students get to experiment with coding using two powerful programming languages. It also enables them to collaboratively learn from each other by exchanging code and remixing codes that others have written.
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! ...
