Going back to the OLD Whiteboard
The new Microsoft Whiteboard is full of challenges – so I’ve been asked many times how to install the old version.
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New Microsoft SE
The new Windows 11 SE looks interesting. An edition of the OS dedicated to school is an interesting idea – and looks like a reaction to Google’s Chromebook market – especially as Microsoft is also releasing a Surface Laptop SE! Lower-powered, education-focused devices and Operating Systems will be very interesting. I was also impressed with…
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Teams – Live Components
Real-time collaboration on documents, task-lists, and more has arrived for Microsoft Teams in the form of Live Components. This soon-to-arrive feature of Teams will allow users to collaborate in a Teams Chat. Currently in Public Preview – we can expect this feature to roll-out in the next couple of months. I think that as users…
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Why are features missing in Microsoft Teams?
It could be that you are not part of the Public Preview program. A program that releases new features a bit in advance of general availability. However, it’s not as easy as clinking a button – you have to click a couple 😀
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Sharing content from camera in Teams
This is a handy feature in Microsoft Teams. I think that it is especially useful if you have a remote camera or multi-camera setup!
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Microsoft Whiteboard – new version has issues
The new version of Microsoft’s Whiteboard was something I was looking forward to. The tool has been an excellent resource for teaching and I was hoping for some changes to make collaboration and management of the content easier. That didn’t happen.
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Cloud Computing
The Cloud is influencing everything we do – but what exactly is “The Cloud”?
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Interactive Whiteboard
My latest video was released today – and this one was my first sponsored one! HeyHi is a really nice online whiteboard for teaching and collaboration – so I was thrilled when they offered to sponsor my latest video. It ended up becoming a full tutorial! HeyHi
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Recording a Team Meeting
The other day I was asked how instructors could pre-record a lecture to share with students asynchronously – Teams can do that!
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Breakout Rooms vs. Channels in Teams
Creating groups of students in Teams can be achieved more than one way. We can use Breakout Rooms during a meeting – but they aren’t persistent after the meeting ends. We can also create channels, but this may expose group activity to the entire class. In this video, I demonstrate the use of Private Channels…