{"id":4830,"date":"2019-01-22T12:03:26","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T17:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/conferences\/?page_id=4830"},"modified":"2019-01-28T14:07:35","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T19:07:35","slug":"microsoft-tips-resource-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/conferences\/events\/fetc-2019-orlando\/fetc19-microsoft-tips\/microsoft-tips-resource-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Tips Resource Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>40 in 40: Microsoft Tools, Tips, and Treasures<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"color: white; background-color: #b90843;\">Resource Materials:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In this section of the <em><strong>Resources Page<\/strong><\/em> you will find reference materials, tutorials and how-to information that will help you review or extend your knowledge from the presentation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #4472c4;\">Session Padlet (Collaborate)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"padlet-embed\" style=\"border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1); 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Games<\/a> &#8211; Current Events Quiz (updated frequently)<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t miss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/fun?FORM=HMBF01\">Fun &amp; Games<\/a> &#8211; Geography Quiz (updated frequently)<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t miss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/fun?FORM=HMBF01\">Fun &amp; Games<\/a> &#8211; Home Page Quiz<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t miss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/fun?FORM=HMBF01\">Fun &amp; Games<\/a> &#8211; Puzzles<\/li>\n<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/images\/trending?form=Z9LH\">BING Images<\/a> to teach about copyright<\/li>\n<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/images\/trending?form=Z9LH\">BING Images<\/a> to save collections<\/li>\n<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/images\/trending?form=Z9LH\">BING Images<\/a> to collect all of your saves<\/li>\n<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/images\/trending?form=Z9LH\">BING Images<\/a> to share the Image of the Day<\/li>\n<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/maps?q=&amp;FORM=HDRSC4\">BING Maps<\/a>\u00a0to find directions<\/li>\n<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/maps?q=&amp;FORM=HDRSC4\">BING Maps<\/a> to view current traffic<\/li>\n<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/maps?q=&amp;FORM=HDRSC4\">BING Maps<\/a> to view 3 types of maps<\/li>\n<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/maps?q=&amp;FORM=HDRSC4\">BING Maps<\/a> to s<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how students where a story in the news took place<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/maps?q=&amp;FORM=HDRSC4\">BING Maps<\/a> to show students<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0the location from a novel<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/maps?q=&amp;FORM=HDRSC4\">BING Maps<\/a> to\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">show students <\/span>the basics<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> of their community<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/maps?q=&amp;FORM=HDRSC4\">BING Maps<\/a> to h<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ave students create their own map route plans for historic sites<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/maps?q=&amp;FORM=HDRSC4\">BING Maps<\/a> in math class,\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have students plan the most economical route to visit several vacation destinations, include gas mileage and gas prices<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/maps?q=&amp;FORM=HDRSC4\">BING Maps<\/a> in h<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">istory, have students create place-marker files of important places in the life of a famous person from a certain time in history, such as the Civil War, World War II, Great Depression, etc<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t forget to share or embed student-created maps using the links and embed codes provided<\/span><\/li>\n<li>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=18374\">OK2Ask Archive (virtual workshop)<\/a> to learn more about BING<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/translator.microsoft.com\/help\/education\/\">Microsoft Translator for Education<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Translate text in over SIXTY languages. Simply copy\/paste or type your text and click translate. EASY!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a conversation with someone in another language.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently available in twelve languages. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you click to \u201cstart conversation\u201d it will translate into the desired language AS YOU SPEAK. Truly a game-changer! You say the words, and participants see the words in the language that they chose.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tip &#8211; don&#8217;t forget\u00a0EARBUDS!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use with ESL\/ELL students and their parents (perfect for conferences).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use at Back to School night, so all can understand in their native language or through text if hearing impaired. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use this tool in world language classes for students to hear the correct pronunciation of the words. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use this tool with hearing-impaired students.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Y<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">ou SAY the word and they can SEE it! They follow along in real-time! <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">There is no interpreter necessary and students feel included in the discussion. Teach them to use this feature now, so they can use it in the future outside of the 4-walls of the classroom.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/tech-tool-of-the-month-microsoft-translator\/\">this blog post<\/a> with lots of great ideas for using Microsoft Translator.<\/li>\n<li>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=18376\">OK2Ask Archive (virtual workshop)<\/a> to learn more about Microsoft Translator.<\/li>\n<li>View <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5tZn_osINXw)\">this video<\/a> of Microsoft Translator in action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/immersive-reader\/9pjzqz821dq2?activetab=pivot:overviewtab\"><strong> Microsoft Immersive Reader<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nt3hz2vVf8c\">this introductory video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use with students who have visual needs or reading needs. <\/span><\/li>\n<li>Use Immersive Reader to personalize the playback speed, highlight text during audio reading, adjust text size, and spacing<\/li>\n<li>You can also click on any word to listen to the pronunciation.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use to teach parts of speech. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">View words divided into syllables, use labels to color-code words by parts of speech, increase the spacing between lines and letters.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sway.office.com\/\"><strong>SWAY\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create simple interactive presentations that work across all devices. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sways allow you to add text, images, videos, and more. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sway allows you to change the color palette, layout, and fonts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=16373\">TeachersFirst Review<\/a> for classroom ideas, anytime you need to have students create a presentation (such as a final project) \u2013 Sway is the Way!<\/span><\/li>\n<li>View the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=18478\">OK2Ask Archive (virtual workshop)<\/a> to learn more about Sway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onenoteforteachers.com\/\"><strong>OneNote\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/onenoteforteachers.com\/en-US\/Guides\/OneNote%20for%20teachers\">this video<\/a> explaining how and why teachers should use OneNote.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OneNote is device agnostic, so available as an app or on the web browser.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use OneNote to stay organized. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep your notes, emails, photos, and more.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>View the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachersfirst.com\/single.cfm?id=18305\">OK2Ask Archive (virtual workshop)<\/a> to learn more about OneNote<\/li>\n<li>View this <a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/video-what-is-onenote-be6cc6cc-3ca7-4f46-8876-5000f013c563\">What is OneNote video<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>View these <a href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/onenote-video-training-1c983b65-42f6-42c1-ab61-235aae5d0115?ui=en-US&amp;rs=en-US&amp;ad=US\">OneNote tutorial videos<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organize them into folders and access from any device.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use this to help your students to stay organized tool.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flipgrid.com\"><strong>FlipGrid\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FlipGrid allows your students to create video responses using ANY device.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask a question, and it is a great way for ALL students to participate \u2013 regardless of reading ability. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give all students a voice. Even shy students can easily participate. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use for formative assessment, an exit slip at the end of class, beginning of the year introductions, and more. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FlipGrid has been acquired by Microsoft and now you can create UNLIMITED grids in your class, as an educator. 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