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Microsoft

Elevate Educator - Explorer (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

  • Use Record in PowerPoint to flip instruction, provide content for students outside of class, and help improve student outcomes.

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

    • Describe the principles of flipped learning and how to implement them into the classroom
    • Explain how to create flipped lessons using Record in PowerPoint
    • Build a flipped lesson to use with students
  • Educators use OneNote to organize information and content and to support research, collaboration, note taking, journaling, and reflection.

    In this module, you'll:

    • Access and navigate a OneNote notebook
    • Create, add, and share pages and content
    • Identify how to organize OneNote effectively
    • Manage a range of OneNote notebook settings

    ISTE Standards for Educators:

    • Educator - Facilitator
    • Educator - Learner
    • Educator -Collaborator

    UNESCO Standards for Educators:

    • Application of Digital skills
    • Organization and Administration
    • Teacher Professional Learning
  • Educators use Microsoft Forms for surveys, quizzes, and polls in the classroom to increase student engagement and save time.

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

    • Create formative and summative assessments with Microsoft Forms

    • Explain how to share or duplicate Microsoft Forms to collaborate with colleagues

    • Use autograding, manual grading, branching, and equation options to streamline the assessment process

  • Use CISA's findings to boost school cybersecurity and classroom cyber culture. This module equips classroom educators with strategies for effective cybersecurity.

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

    • Implement practical strategies for identifying and responding to common school cyber threats.
    • Communicate basic cybersecurity measures to students and other staff to safeguard devices, communication tools, and critical data.
    • Advocate for cybersecurity by asking questions of your school’s IT leadership team.
    • Engage in cybersecurity education opportunities for yourself, students, and school.

    ISTE Standards for Educators:

    • Educator – Citizen
    • Educator – Facilitator
    • Educator – Learner

    UNESCO Standards for Educators:

    • Teacher professional learning
    • Understanding ICT in education

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
  • Flipped instruction with Record feature in PowerPoint
    • Introduction
    • Introduction to flipped lessons
    • Get started
    • How to use Record in PowerPoint
    • The value of inking in flipped lessons
    • Add support content and interactives
    • Assessment in your flipped lessons
    • Share your flipped lesson
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Get started with OneNote for education
    • Introduction
    • Get started with OneNote
    • Add content to OneNote
    • Customize and manage your notebooks
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Create authentic assessments with Microsoft Forms
    • Introduction
    • Introduction to Microsoft Forms
    • Pre-assessments
    • Formative assessments - entrance and exit tickets
    • Equations in Microsoft Forms
    • Branching feature in Microsoft Forms
    • Summative assessments
    • Share Microsoft Forms with students and teachers
    • Themes and settings for Microsoft Forms
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Build cybersecurity resilience in K-12 classrooms with Microsoft tools
    • Introduction
    • Current landscape of K-12 cybersecurity
    • Protect your passwords
    • Protect your personally identifiable information
    • Maintain online privacy
    • Strengthen defenses
    • Share cybersecurity knowledge with your students
    • Share information and collaborate
    • Module assessment
    • Summary

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