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Best Chromebooks for students in 2021
I’ve had a soft spot for Chromebooks since Google released the first one 10 years ago. Chromebooks are feature packed low cost laptops which make them perfect for students. Now-a-days Chromebooks come in a huge range of form factors, some cheap and flimsy and others that easily compete with Macbook. So, choosing the right one for school, college, or university can be a challenge, and getting to the store to try one out can be…
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Virtual breakout rooms for Microsoft Teams – everything you need to know
It’s been teased for months but virtual breakout rooms for Microsoft Teams is almost here. To celebrate, I thought I’d gather together everything we know about how breakout rooms will work so you can get ready to start using the new feature as soon as it’s available, Virtual breakout rooms is expected available to everyone…
Download the free OneNote for Team Collaboration eBook
Microsoft has released a series of free eBook PDFs covering everything you need to know about using Microsoft OneNote in the classroom. These eBooks go much more in-depth than most online guides and cover a range of topics that include: Facilitating collaboration with OneNote through sharing.Using the OneNote mobile app.Using OneNote with Microsoft Teams.I particularly…
New Surface Laptop Go Announced
Seemingly out of nowhere, Microsoft has announced the release of a new member of the Surface family, the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go. Building on the success of the Surface Go, the Surface Laptop Go is a mid-range laptop styled after its bigger brother the Surface Laptop 3. While the Laptop Go might be priced to…
How to create a school SharePoint landing page in Microsoft Teams
If your school has been using Microsoft 365 for a while there’s a good chance that you’ve already got a lot of pages and files stored in SharePoint. Until now there hasn’t been an easy way to present everyone using Microsoft Teams in your school with a consistent landing page. Microsoft has solved this problem…
First look at breakout rooms for Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams breakout rooms are almost here! The feature was announced several months ago, but we’ve finally got our first look at officially supported breakout rooms in Team as well as a release date of October 2020. Until now teachers have had to work out their own way to create breakout rooms in their online…
