Microsoft Whiteboard is essentially a collaborative digital canvas within Microsoft 365 made for meetings and effective learning. There are many features within Whiteboard that make learning seamless, even when being physically together is not possible. Microsoft Whiteboard is already a helpful tool for any setting, but especially useful within a classroom setting. This being said,…
Category: Spring 21
Collaboration in the classroom is essential
Collaboration is when two or more people come together and work to produce something. Having students collaborate and work with their peers can improve a lot of different aspects in the students life. This article allowed me to delve deeper and understand why collaboration is so important for students. One of the most important things…
Gauging and Treating Emotions Using Reflect in Microsoft Teams
Review of a Microsoft Tech Community Blog by Elad Gravier as posted on Twitter by @mtholfson Education is far more than simply lecturing on information for hours on end. Student’s emotions are now being factored in as a measurable gauge educators must be aware of. Social Emotional Learning (SEL) describes the process of identifying, managing,…
Zoom Features
The article I will be discussing throughout my blog shared helpful tips for creating an interactive and effective Zoom class session. The shift to online learning has been difficult for students and teachers alike. However, we can make the most out of these online learning lectures by staying up to date and knowledgeable about several…
Improve teaching around the World Together
“How to Interactions in the classroom” on Veo website explains how collaborative networking is addresses teaching methods and practices. Veo’s innovative software is improving education around the world. Teachers who use this software are apart of a online community whose goals is to help educators self reflect and improve in their overall performance in the…
How it may be time to rethink the Education System.
This article I found on Twitter talks about how the education system has remained the same for years, while there are many new technological advances. It brings up in the beginning how Elon Musk did not like the way his children were being taught so he started his own school. The school Ad Astra focuses…
Collaboration tools to use in online learning
It seems as though virtual learning is our new normal, it is crazy to think we would be at a place like this so soon. Collaborating with students and having students collaborate with each other can be very difficult through a computer screen. This article shows a variety of different web and collaboration tools that…
Global Learning In The Classroom And Concepts Of Global Education
In today’s world of virtual learning children may be missing out on key experiences that help them understand the world. Global competence is just as important for children as understanding math, language arts, and science. In an article I found it talks about the eight key concepts of global learning. It also discusses ways for…
New Google Workspace Updates for More Efficient Collaboration
Google will include at least 12 new updates within their workspace package (docs, sheets, slides, etc.) by the end of the year. They have done this in hopes to make collaborating with others easier and more efficient. Some of these updates will include: “@” to mention people, files, and meetings. Already available to Google Workspace…
Webinars: Discussions on the Tools and Methods of Archivist
Discussion of The Academic Archivist Article that I found. As a result of the global pandemic limiting in-person conferencing, archivist have resorted to an online version of conferencing over Zoom. Certain aspects and topics of the profession were discussed in these various webinars. Below is each Month’s Webinar. They have a general format of having…