The What’s New in EDU crew is back from Bett, the world’s biggest education technology event where educators, ideas and edtech solutions came and left us with inspiration to spare – and share! If you’d like to catch up on all the Microsoft Education from the show (there was kind of a lot), check out our big Bett episode or the individual links below:
Check here for all the information on this month’s episode: https://educationblog.microsoft.com/en-us/2019/02/whats-new-in-edu-the-best-of-bett-and-new-ways-to-inspire-love-for-literacy-and-stem/
What’s New in EDU Bett episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRX9fDCHM3A
We introduced seven new affordable Windows 10 devices for education, along with new tools for simplifying device management to make the most of classroom time.
Learn more here: https://educationblog.microsoft.com/en-us/2019/01/whats-new-in-edu-live-bett-day-3/
We announced new tools to help you transform classroom time and personalize learning for all students.
Learn more here: https://educationblog.microsoft.com/en-us/2019/01/whats-new-in-edu-live-bett-day-1/
We announced new tech to support inclusive classrooms and shared highlights from the “Emotion and Cognition in the Age of AI” keynote.
Learn more here: https://educationblog.microsoft.com/en-us/2019/01/whats-new-in-edu-live-bett-day-2/
We can’t all go to London for Bett, but there’s still a trove of help, information, and useful technology waiting for educators at their local Microsoft Store. That’s where Microsoft Innovative Educators spearhead digital literacy programs that include coding and free field trip.
Our latest addition is FREE STEM Saturday learning experiences: to help teachers ignite students’ interest in STEM, while saving time and money in the classroom. Students learn how to code in Minecraft, build a robot using inexpensive household items, and manage cyber-bullying.
Learn more about fun, teacher-tested STEM workshops at your local Microsoft store here: https://educationblog.microsoft.com/en-us/2019/02/teacher-tested-stem-workshops-at-your-local-microsoft-store/
There’s another event we’re celebrating in this episode of What’s New in EDU: Skype in the Classroom’s Literacy Month! Our global community of educators and their classes will connect virtually to read books and share stories with one another over with Skype in the Classroom, and many will even get the chance to talk to real-life authors and storytellers.
What kind of authors? Well, how about Cressida Cowell, author and illustrator of the hugely popular “How to Train Your Dragon” series? Skype in the Classroom is partnering with Little Brown Young Readers for a free broadcast event and live Q&A with Cressida Cowell on March 6th. Cressida will inspire students to tap into their boundless imagination and will show how using character development and details in stories make them more believable and fun.
Register for the free broadcast event and live Q&A here: https://education.microsoft.com/dragon
Learn more about how students can meet the author of “How to Train your Dragon” and hundreds of authors for Skype in the Classroom’s Literacy Month here: https://educationblog.microsoft.com/en-us/2019/02/skype-in-the-classrooms-literacy-month-2019/
We can’t wait for you to connect with others around the world and help inspire a love of reading and writing for your students.
Get more details on Microsoft Education Exchange (E2) 2019: https://educationblog.microsoft.com/en-us/2018/09/e2-microsoft-education-exchanges-2019-date/
To cap off the episode, we also covered our recent announcement for IT professionals: We will be bringing the BrightBytes Data Management platform, DataSense into the Microsoft Education family. With both Azure and the DataSense platform your school can better collect, manage and control your data to help drive the best possible learning outcomes for students.
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