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Events February 1, 2019 2 min read

Students can meet the author of “How to Train your Dragon” and hundreds of authors for Skype in the Classroom’s Literacy Month

Happy World Read Aloud Day! Skype in the Classroom is kicking off our annual month-long celebration of reading, writing and storytelling today, aimed at inspiring a lifelong love of reading and writing for your students.

Events February 5, 2019 3 min read

Try the fun, free and teacher-tested STEM workshops at your local Microsoft Store

Students participate in the free Ohbot the Robot immersive, educational workshop at the Microsoft Store where they learn to code Ohbot to talk and move.

Events February 11, 2019 4 min read

Hear from education experts around the world in the new Microsoft Flagship School Podcast

Launching a new school is one of the most inspiring challenges leaders and educators can take on.

Events February 12, 2019 6 min read

Spark a love for literacy with February’s #MSFTEduChat TweetMeet

In celebration of World Read Aloud Day and February Literacy Month, we’re making literacy the guiding star for this month’s TweetMeet.

Events February 19, 2019 4 min read

What’s New in EDU: The best of Bett and new ways to inspire love for literacy and STEM

The What’s New in EDU crew is back from Bett, the world’s biggest education technology event where educators, ideas and edtech solutions came and left us with inspiration to spare – and share! If you’d like to catch up on all the Microsoft Education from the show (there was kind of a lot), check out our big Bett episode or the individual links below.

News February 20, 2019 3 min read

Emotion and Cognition in the Age of AI: New research from Microsoft Education and The Economist Intelligence Unit

Given the accelerating pace of change around the globe, the worlds of school and work are undergoing massive transformations.

Customer stories February 21, 2019 2 min read

Changemaker Series: How Skype in the Classroom brought penguins to my school in India

In my state of Maharashtra, India, the school year starts in June.

Events March 4, 2019 7 min read

‘You Can in :90’ Season 2 gets you going with Minecraft, OneNote, Teams and PowerPoint tips

Welcome to the second season of You Can in :90, our simple video series that cuts to the chase with great tips on using tools from Microsoft Education.

Events March 8, 2019 3 min read

Ways to encourage girls to keep pursuing STEM this Women’s History Month

In 2018, we conducted a study in collaboration with Dr.

News March 11, 2019 2 min read

Using OneNote to record student data

Analyzing student data is something we teachers spend hours doing.

Events March 12, 2019 5 min read

Empower learners to #MakeWhatsNext with #STEM

To inspire and empower learners around the world–especially young women–to pursue a career in one of the many fascinating STEM fields, we invite you to participate in the next #MSFTEduChat TweetMeet that will take place on Tuesday, March 19th, at 10:00 a.

Events March 14, 2019 2 min read

E2 | Education Exchange 2019: Tune in live as we Celebrate Changemakers in Education

Just a few months ago, we announced our next Education Exchange (E2) event in Paris.

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