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Microsoft

Elevate Educator - Expert (General)

Microsoft via Microsoft Learn

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  • Microsoft Teams in educational settings is a hub for content and the centerpiece for collaboration. Learn about the structure and components of a team.

    Upon completion of this module, you'll be able to:

    • Explain the types of educational teams (class, staff, PLC, other).
    • Describe use cases for each type of team.
    • Demonstrate how to create and share new teams.
    • Explain the difference between the Me Space and We Space.
    • Describe the ways to communicate with colleagues and learners.
    • Demonstrate where to store, find, and share files in teams.

    ISTE Standards for Educators:

    • Educator - Citizen

    • Educator - Facilitator

    • Educator - Collaborator

    UNESCO Standards for Educators:

    • Application of Digital skills

    • Organization and Administration

  • Help learners build transferable online reasoning skills and make their research process visible with Search Coach and Search Progress.

    By the end of this module, you'll be able to:

    • Describe why effective search strategies matter for learners
    • Identify the core search tools in Search Coach
    • Describe how Search Coach supports skill-building with tips, lesson plans, and Insights
    • Set up Search Coach for your class
    • Create structured research assignments with Search Progress
    • Describe how Search Progress makes learners' choices and reflections more visible to educators, including assignment-level, class-wide Insights

Syllabus

  • Get started with Microsoft Teams for Education
    • Introduction
    • Connect, collaborate, and save time with Microsoft Teams
    • Maximize Microsoft Teams for Education
    • Access Microsoft Teams
    • Navigate the Teams space
    • Create or join a team
    • Communicate in Teams
    • Store, find, and share files in Teams
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Teach information literacy with Search Coach and Search Progress
    • Introduction
    • Why search strategies matter
    • Search tools in Search Coach
    • Search Coach features
    • Lateral reading: a core skill for the information age
    • Track learners' research process with Search Progress
    • Explore the learner's view in Search Progress
    • Module assessment
    • Summary

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