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Microsoft Educator Program Explained for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The Microsoft Educator Program is a goldmine for educators seeking to elevate their teaching strategies, especially in a world where digital literacy is not just valued but essential. The Microsoft Educator Program i is premised on the idea that the effectiveness of educators is a critical driver of student success.

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How to Detect Malicious Activity in Microsoft Environments

EdTech Magazine

The SolarWinds hack at the end of 2020 highlighted ways in which hackers can use compromised applications and forged security assertion markup language (SAML) tokens to move into Microsoft cloud environments from on-premises systems. The issues discovered with SAML tokens are not unique to Microsoft’s systems.

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How Schools Can Ace the Windows 11 Migration

EdTech Magazine

The clock is ticking toward Microsoft Windows 10’s end of life in October 2025. Microsoft has set specific system requirements for Windows 11 — including CPU… While it’s not yet a five-alarm fire, the deadline is something that requires K–12 IT leaders’ attention, and the sooner you address it, the better.

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How Online Resources Can Help K–12 Move from Skype to Microsoft Teams

EdTech Magazine

With Skype for Business set to retire on July 31, many school districts may need a plan for moving to a new videoconferencing system, such as Microsoft Teams.

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3 Ways Microsoft Edge Makes the Internet More Secure

EdTech Magazine

3 Ways Microsoft Edge Makes the Internet More Secure. Microsoft Edge for Windows 10 brings numerous improvements over Internet Explorer. Microsoft maintains a list of trusted Flash-based websites that work without users needing to give permission. Microsoft discourages passwords because they are so easily compromised.

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How to use Microsoft Teams for Live Streaming Morning Announcements … for FREE!

TeacherCast

In this post, you will learn how to use Microsoft Teams as a Live Broadcasting platform for morning announcements, assemblies, Board of Education meetings, and any other type of digital meeting. How to use Microsoft Teams for Live Student Broadcasts from Jeffrey Bradbury. What is Microsoft Teams? Open Microsoft Teams.

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Why Should You Create an Email Distribution List BEFORE Creating Your Microsoft Teams Environments?

TeacherCast

In this blog post, you will learn how to create a Microsoft Outlook Email Distribution List so that you and your organization can successfully transition to a Microsoft Teams environment for communication and file sharing. Is your district thinking about making the transition this year to Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams ?

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