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Instructional Technology, as opposed to information technology. A.K.A. EdTech, or all the ways teachers harness technology to make their classes more engaging and effective for students.

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PowerPoint Live!

2020-05-22
By: dadxeight
On: May 22, 2020
In: 365 Ideas for Office 365, Differentiation/UDL, Microsoft Tools, PowerPoint, PowerPoint, Remote Learning
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PowerPoint is currently rolling out the new Live feature, which includes several capabilities that are even more valuable during these days of remote learning. I am excited that Day 110 of 365 Ideas for Microsoft 365 is about PowerPoint Live. This is a web-based function so you will only find it in the online version of PowerPoint. You will find it under the Slide Show tab in the ribbon, alongside other recent new features in PowerPoint, Subtitles and Rehearse with Coach. Going Live On the presenter’s side of things, it is called, “Present Live”. As you will see, the audience view is called PowerPoint Live.Read More →

Add links to Videos in Microsoft Stream

2020-05-13
By: dadxeight
On: May 13, 2020
In: 365 Ideas for Office 365, Differentiation/UDL, Forms, Microsoft Tools, PowerPoint, Remote Learning, Stream
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Day 107 of 365 Ideas for Microsoft 365 is all about app-smashing to make links to websites clickable in your Stream-hosted videos, thanks to Microsoft Forms integration. This started when I read a comment on Twitter about how nice it is that you can save PowerPoint recordings in Stream for distribution to students. However, it would be nice if the links to websites in the original PowerPoint were still clickable. Of course links inside of videos are NOT clickable, but here you will find a workaround. Uses for links IN videos Let’s consider how this is useful, then get into the “How to”. There areRead More →

Alt key for the Accessibility win in Microsoft Office

2020-03-04
By: dadxeight
On: March 4, 2020
In: 365 Ideas for Office 365, Differentiation/UDL, Microsoft Tools, OneNote, PowerPoint, PowerPoint, Word
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Unmatched commitment to accessibility is what sets Microsoft Office and their other educational programs and apps apart. Today’s obscure topic is how the Alt key unlocks accessibility features across the Microsoft Office apps. Day 96 of 365 Ideas for Office 365 is the Alt key. Universal Design for Learning Accessibility is an interesting thing.  The idea of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is to provide helps for everybody (make them universally available), not just for individuals with more apparent disabilities.  Sometimes our needs are related to a permanent or temporary disability, but some idea that are created for a specific group of people helps theRead More →

#OnlyInPowerPoint

2020-02-14
By: dadxeight
On: February 14, 2020
In: 365 Ideas for Office 365, Differentiation/UDL, Microsoft Tools, PowerPoint, PowerPoint
With: 0 Comments

PowerPoint is just my favorite, my first EdTech love.  OneNote and Minecraft are close behind, but there’s just so much you can do #OnlyInPowerPoint.  These are all topics I’ve treated separately, but I really think they deserve to be pulled all together into one place.  (PowerPoint’s Greatest Hits?) There’s a lot here, so no pictures and just a brief description follow, but you can click on any of these to get a lot more information. Day 90 of 365 Ideas for Office 365. Presenter Coach– #OnlyInPowerPoint This one is truly #OnlyInPowerPoint- Rehearse your PowerPoint presentation and get live feedback and a summary via AI.  ThisRead More →

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