Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2017

I first met Office Mix a few years ago, before I had the required Office 2013 or higher. To set up educator accounts through Office for Education (which requires a school sign-up), all students need is a Google or Microsoft account, or just an email. You have to have MS Office 2013 or above to run Mix. Education applications.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2016

Now, Pearson Writer digital writing resources are integrated with Microsoft Word, providing students access to support for improving their writing skills. The Pearson Writer Add-In for Microsoft Word helps students improve their writing and research skills,” said Rob Howard, director of Ecosystem, Microsoft.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

Among them is Microsoft, whose list of announcements for Bett reads almost as long as the conference agenda. (Or But there’s a method to the all new devices, features and curriculum updates, say company officials: to reinforce Microsoft’s position in the education market with tools that make learning more affordable and accessible.

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Hansen's Link to Tech

JULY 20, 2013

Here is a great video on transitioning from older versions of Word to Word 2013 (most recent). Click here if you want the entire Course PowerPoint provided by Microsoft. Classroom Integration: Most schools if not all of them utilize Microsoft Office. Here are some ways Word 2013 can help you. Microsoft Office Word'

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2017

Steven has been recognized with the the 2009 and 2011 Edublogs, Twitterer of The Year Award, a Microsoft Heros of Education award, along with a 2013 Bammy Award, recognized worldwide as the Educational Emmy, for his work with #edchat.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2019

In 2013, just months after I started working as CIO of Bridgeport School District in Connecticut, my biggest fear about the job became reality: The district firewall was attacked. It’s good to know there are a number of built-in anti-phishing tools from Google and Microsoft. marquita.brown_tC0Z. Wed, 10/30/2019 - 15:13.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2019

In 2013, just months after I started working as CIO of Bridgeport School District in Connecticut, my biggest fear about the job became reality: The district firewall was attacked. It’s good to know there are a number of built-in anti-phishing tools from Google and Microsoft. marquita.brown_tC0Z. Wed, 10/30/2019 - 15:13.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

This week’s top blog posts also have a 2013 post with lesson plans and ideas for teaching gratitude that I’ve updated. 6 How to add Google Drive to Microsoft Word. You can add Google Drive to Microsoft Word. An offhand comment by my friend Kevin Honeycutt seems to be growing into a larger conversation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 17, 2017

This isn’t new to PowerPoint 2016, but if you haven’t upgraded in a while or simply didn’t know add-ins are available to Microsoft Office, you’ll love these. It’s like a program within a program and is available to all PowerPoint 2013 and up users. Here are ten of my favorites: Add-ins. New charts.

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

MAKING THE PRIVACY CUT: A 2013 Fordham study found that less than 7 percent of the district-vendor contracts restricted the sale of student information by vendors. MICROSOFT LOVES ITS PARTNERS: Microsoft has partnered with edX on five upcoming courses for school principals, headmasters, superintendents and other leaders.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

In 2013, only six states kept records of chronic absenteeism, notes the Johns Hopkins report. Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams, which already update students’ guardians about classroom and grade performance, can be adapted to share attendance records. Technology can vastly scale these interventions.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2019

He co-founded eSped, a K-12 software suite to help districts serve special-needs students, which sold to Frontline Education in 2016, and has operated Blindfold Games since 2013 to offer accessible games to adults with visual impairments. Schultz isn’t a stranger to technology for people with impairments.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

In 2013, only six states kept records of chronic absenteeism, notes the Johns Hopkins report. Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams, which already update students’ guardians about classroom and grade performance, can be adapted to share attendance records. Technology can vastly scale these interventions.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

In 2013, only six states kept records of chronic absenteeism, notes the Johns Hopkins report. Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams, which already update students’ guardians about classroom and grade performance, can be adapted to share attendance records. Technology can vastly scale these interventions.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

In 2013, only six states kept records of chronic absenteeism, notes the Johns Hopkins report. Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams, which already update students’ guardians about classroom and grade performance, can be adapted to share attendance records. Technology can vastly scale these interventions.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

In 2013, only six states kept records of chronic absenteeism, notes the Johns Hopkins report. Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams, which already update students’ guardians about classroom and grade performance, can be adapted to share attendance records. Technology can vastly scale these interventions.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

In 2013, only six states kept records of chronic absenteeism, notes the Johns Hopkins report. Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams, which already update students’ guardians about classroom and grade performance, can be adapted to share attendance records. Technology can vastly scale these interventions.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

In 2013, only six states kept records of chronic absenteeism, notes the Johns Hopkins report. Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams, which already update students’ guardians about classroom and grade performance, can be adapted to share attendance records. Technology can vastly scale these interventions.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The company says it has trained more than 14,000 students since its founding in 2013. Graduates have landed jobs with employers like Microsoft, Facebook and Boeing. And Springboard recently finalized a partnership with Microsoft to help train and place 5,000 students into analytics jobs with the tech giant over the next three years.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 8, 2018

million when the research was last done in 2013. Microsoft Surface (0.71%). A few other factoids to come out of the research include: The number of teachers is growing: there are currently 3.8 million teachers in the US, up from 3.4 Interestingly 14% of charter school teachers are Hispanic, but only 8.5% PC Laptop (14.84%).

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The Innovative Educator

OCTOBER 8, 2014

While watching lessons automates what is done in the traditional classroom, there is a new tool called Microsoft Office Mix which brings lectures and lessons to life by turning PowerPoints into interactive lessons called “Mixes” that are very simple to create. OfficeMix is free if you have PowerPoint 2013 for Windows. I want more ».

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

MICROSOFT CLASSROOM IS NO MORE. Instead, educators will be able to use Microsoft Teams in Office 365 for Education. Started in 2012 by educator and frequent ISTE presenter Adam Bellow, eduClipper released an iTunes app in 2013, but has been relatively quiet on the news front since then.

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

Kinems : Founded in 2013, Kinems aims to use Microsoft's Kinect to develop games to support special education, particularly students in grades K-9 with dyspraxia, autism, and ADHD. MIcrosoft's Innovation Center in Greece is a partner. The program facilitates multiple observation-feedback sessions per teacher.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Amazon’s latest misstep is the abrupt, and still unexplained, shuttering of TenMarks, a math and writing software startup it purchased in 2013 and announced in 2018 it would close in the following year, leading to a lot of frustrated, Twittering teachers. And what it also does really well is provide cloud services.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The concept for this table was inspired by a similar one created by Teachbytes, first published in 2013. Collaborative Tools : Tools like Google Classroom or Microsoft Teams enable students to work together on projects, share resources, and give peer feedback, even when they’re not physically together.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 16, 2015

July 16, 2015 Here is an interesting short video from Microsoft in Education showing you how to use PowerPoint 2013 to create educational infographics and design communicative visuals. The tutorial.read more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 26, 2018

This is a challenge for students who will be unable to create a form from their personal or Home Microsoft account. Office Mix is one of the many amazing add-ons now available through PowerPoint (2013 and newer). For those with PowerPoint 2013 and later, it is free, online, and available on all platforms and all digital devices.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This week, a software engineer in Atlanta is willing to pay $40 for a referral at IBM, Microsoft, or Warner Media. For example, in 2013, software company HubSpot announced it would give employees who successfully referred new developers and designers a bonus of $30,000. Now, you can pay strangers on the internet to refer you for jobs.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

His career also includes stops at Microsoft, Schoolnet and Kaplan. CB Insights projects 2016 funding totals to fall back to 2013 level , after three consecutive years of increase. His newest role—as general partner at New Market Venture Partners—coincides with the first closing on a new education fund. The Fulton, Md.-based

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Neo LMS

APRIL 14, 2016

In 2013, more than 90% of MOOC learners didn’t finish their courses, and many of them didn’t even start the courses for which they registered. EdX and Microsoft made an experiment and everyone was taken aback by the outcomes. The data for 2015 is better, with an average completion rate of 15% , but still under-satisfying.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 14, 2016

In 2013, more than 90% of MOOC learners didn't finish their courses, and many of them didn't even start the courses for which they registered. EdX and Microsoft made an experiment and everyone was taken aback by the outcomes. The data for 2015 is better, with an average completion rate of 15% , but still under-satisfying.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

WriteLab was founded in 2013 by Matthew Ramirez, then a PhD candidate at the University of California, Berkeley and Donald McQuade, a long-time English professor at the same school. In December 2013, he began to work with McQuade to write algorithms that would capture some of the feedback he so regularly provided.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 8, 2015

In 2013, Microsoft purchased SKYPE opening the platform up to many awesome new features and advantages for podcasters. Here is what you need to do (both on Mac or Windows) to record a podcast using SKYPE audio and create a file that will be edited and produced after the interview.

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 15, 2016

The three major operating systems—Google’s Chrome, Apple’s Mac OS and iOS, and Microsoft’s Windows—are battling for dominance in sales, says Futuresource Consulting , the London-based research company that completed the study released earlier this month. K-12, But Is Microsoft Poised for Global Growth. In the U.S.,

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2024

Upon graduating from Harvard with a Masters degree in computer science, Hadi pursued a career in technology starting at Microsoft where he rose into the executive ranks. After immigrating to the United States, he spent his summers working as a software engineer to help pay his way through high school and college.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

In 2013, after watching her three-year-old daughter work through phonics exercises on an iPad, it struck Scanlon that the apps at the time often did poorly measuring oral fluency. The company has also partnered with Microsoft to bring its speech-recognition tools onto its cloud computing platform Azure.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 11, 2013

The first week of 2013 saw many articles appearing on what we can expect to see this year. With the massive Consumer Electronics Show CES 2013 opening its doors last week in Las Vegas, technology news was making prime time TV all across the globe too. They are technologies for today, 2013. These are not future technologies.

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