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@VictoriaTheTech’s Favorite Microsoft Educator Center Courses

Victoria Thompson
April 20, 2021May 21, 2021

Guest Post by Victoria Thompson BONUS! Although I gave my favorite five Microsoft Educator Center courses previously, I couldn’t help myself and decided to add another. So, consider this a bonus! If you’re an education leader such as an administrator, a department head, or an instructional coach, I highly recommend that you check out this learning path on Getting started… Read More »@VictoriaTheTech’s Favorite Microsoft Educator Center Courses

Getting Started with Office 365 and Windows – Victoria’s (@VictoriaTheTech) Favorite Microsoft Educator Center Courses

Victoria Thompson
March 9, 2021May 21, 2021

Guest Post by Victoria Thompson @VictoriaTheTech Hello, everyone! In my last blog post I mentioned that I would be speaking about my favorite courses on the Microsoft Educator Center (or the MEC, for short). We’re going to kick it off with #5: Getting Started with Office 365 and Windows. In the Microsoft Educator Center there are courses, which are typically… Read More »Getting Started with Office 365 and Windows – Victoria’s (@VictoriaTheTech) Favorite Microsoft Educator Center Courses

Microsoft Educator Center 101 with @VictoriaTheTech

Victoria Thompson
February 4, 2021April 27, 2021

As a school that is fully integrated with Office 365, this is where the Microsoft Educator Center (or MEC) comes to the rescue.

Editor in Microsoft Word by @VictoriaTheTech

Victoria Thompson
January 21, 2021January 28, 2021

Editor is a free, embedded tool in Microsoft Word to enhance your writing, and I’d certainly like to think that it enhances mine—in fact, I used it while writing this guest blog! I am excited to see what else I can do with Editor, particularly with its extensions into Microsoft Outlook.

Forms in PowerPoint by @VictoriaTheTech

Victoria Thompson
December 6, 2020January 28, 2021

My mind was absolutely blown when I learned that PowerPoint has a feature to incorporate Microsoft Forms directly into the presentation, meaning that I can collect feedback directly in the PowerPoint!

Designer in PowerPoint: The Graphic Design Life Saver

Victoria Thompson
October 25, 2020December 21, 2021

Not a Graphic Designer? No Problem! I openly tell people that I work with that I am not a graphic designer. I am a techie person but graphic design and making things look pretty is not one of my strengths, so I usually get help from design companies like graphically to get me sorted out with my design needs. Not… Read More »Designer in PowerPoint: The Graphic Design Life Saver

Microsoft Teams: New Conversation

Alice Keeler
October 9, 2020May 11, 2021

One of my favorite things about Microsoft Teams is the Posts tab on the General channel (or in any channel!) Teams creates conversations that allow for Teams to be more than a place to dump assignments. Use the “New conversation” button to start a new conversation. Reply or New Conversation The “New conversation” button is cleverly added to the bottom… Read More »Microsoft Teams: New Conversation

Microsoft Teams: Creating Assignments

Alice Keeler
June 29, 2020May 11, 2021

When you create a CLASS Team you have the option to create assignments, give feedback and assign grades. Two Places You can find assignments in Microsoft Teams in 2 places. On the left hand side one of the icons is “Assignments.” If you can not find this it is because your Teams account is not an EDU account. The other… Read More »Microsoft Teams: Creating Assignments

Easy Wins with Microsoft Teams

Alice Keeler
May 22, 2020April 27, 2021

What is an easy win? Simple things you can do tomorrow to help you feel like you’re a ninja at using Microsoft Teams. Check out my webinar with my guest Lisa Dabbs as we go over a few Easy Wins!! Channels are the best part of Microsoft Teams! Click on the 3 dots next to the Team name to create… Read More »Easy Wins with Microsoft Teams

Getting Started with Microsoft Teams

Alice Keeler
May 15, 2020November 6, 2020

Microsoft Teams is the perfect way for O365 users to interact with their students. In this webinar series with Adam Grocott we look at what you can do with Microsoft Teams and how to create assignments. Teams.office.com Go to teams.office.com or install the desktop app for teams. Your class is a team, I love this idea! We learn TOGETHER! Teams… Read More »Getting Started with Microsoft Teams

NEW in Teams – Attachments are View by Default

Alice Keeler
April 6, 2020May 11, 2021
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Digital is different, we don’t replace the copy machine with digital copies. In fact, I try to avoid like the plague assigning myself digital paperwork. Before today the default when you added documents to an assignment in Microsoft Teams was “Students edit their own copy.” I definitely use this sometimes. But not all the time and not even half the… Read More »NEW in Teams – Attachments are View by Default

Get Started with Microsoft Teams

Alice Keeler
March 20, 2020November 6, 2020

Microsoft Teams is the perfect tool for learning be it in person or remote. If your school is using Office 365 get started with interacting with your students through Teams. Teams allows you to create assignments, give feedback, see student work BEFORE they submit and after, give a score, and most importantly to connect and interact with your students. In… Read More »Get Started with Microsoft Teams