Education
Microsoft Store creates interactive Black History Month experience with virtual museum tours
As the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to the closure of many public places across the world, Microsoft is inviting students to participate in a series of virtual tours of 13 national museums and cultural institutions including The GRAMMY Museum and Freedom Rides Museum.
Microsoft announces new Windows 10 PCs for Education and an affordable Classroom Pen 2
Microsoft has just announced some important product updates ahead of the BettFest virtual education conference starting tomorrow, with new affordable PCs starting at $185 and a $19.99 Microsoft Classroom Pen 2 with a longer enclosure.
Microsoft in the classroom: How to get the most out of Teams and help boost engagement
Are you a teacher using Microsoft Teams? In our latest guide, we'll share with you how you can get the most out of Teams in your classroom and help boost your engagement with your students.
Microsoft Teams announces major enhancements to meetings Part Two: more engaging meetings with Live Reactions, chat bubbles, and 1,000 participants limit
With more and more employees and educators using Microsoft Teams for virtual meetings, the company announced this morning several new features that should help make Teams video conferencing more engaging than before.
Microsoft Teams is getting 7x7 grid view this month, other Education features later this year
The 7x7 grid view for Microsoft Teams meetings will be available in preview this month ahead of general availability in the Fall.
Schools can now use Microsoft Teams for free to hold host virtual graduation ceremonies
Microsoft has announced a free limited-time virtual graduation plan for schools, allowing students to celebrate their graduation on Microsoft Teams.
Discord crashes the Microsoft Teams party and waves at teachers and students
The platform that is usually associated with video gaming communities today released a new blog post, showing how teachers can use Discord as a virtual classroom.
Microsoft goes all-in on education with new Windows 10 devices, Always Connected PCs, and new features for OneNote, PowerPoint
The company is planning on introducing new Windows 10 devices for the education market and will be bringing new education-related features to OneNote and PowerPoint.
Microsoft rolls out its K12 Education Transformation Framework more widely in India
The Microsoft K-12 Education Transformation Framework provides a holistic framework to facilitate a comprehensive digital transformation of schools.
Microsoft Teams for Education gets an updated Assignments experience
Microsoft Teams for Education is getting an updated Assignments experience ahead of the back to school season.
Microsoft's social learning platform Flipgrid gets a major revamp
Flipgrid, the video-based social learning platform that Microsoft acquired back in June is getting a major update today.