What’s new for Microsoft 365 for schools and MATS? Autumn 2024
9 October, 2024
Welcome to your guide to what’s new for Microsoft Education for Autumn 2024
Microsoft 365 is a popular tool for many customers, so we’ve created a regular roundup of the most useful new updates for teachers and educators.
This blog looks at some brand-new additions to Microsoft Education, including the new Speaker Progress tool, updates to Copilot and new Reflect App for windows.
Our Salamander Integration Suite allows teachers and students instant access to everything they need to teach and learn in Microsoft 365. We sync data from your school or trust’s MIS data to automatically provision user accounts in Microsoft, ensuring that everyone has access to their classes, learning resources and tools. Talk to a member of our team today to find out how we can support your school or trust.
New updates to Microsoft Education Autumn 2024
Boost student public speaking confidence with Speaker Progress
Microsoft’s latest Learning Accelerator is Speaker Progress.
Designed to improve public speaking skills, this AI-powered tool offers real-time coaching on pacing, pitch, and filler words. It provides personalized feedback to students, enabling them to practice independently and gain confidence in their presentation skills.
Teachers can create custom assignments, set parameters like time limits and retries and monitor students’ progress through detailed rehearsal reports. Speaker Progress is a time-saving tool that can help reduce the anxiety students often feel during class presentations.
Save time with Copilot for Forms and Quizzes in Microsoft
Teachers can now use Copilot in Microsoft Forms to generate quizzes quickly and easily.
All you need to do is provide a specific topic, and AI generates a quiz draft with questions and answers. You can always review, modify, or add new questions before assigning the quiz to students via Microsoft Teams.
New Reflect app for windows
The Reflect App is now available for Windows, bringing new features to help teachers manage classroom engagement and student well-being.
Focus Timer helps students stay focused during lessons, using calming music and visuals. Meanwhile, the Connection Wheel can facilitate meaningful conversations in the classroom.
The Reflect app is now available for Windows, bringing new features to help teachers manage classroom engagement and student well-being.
AI-powered Classwork Module creation
Save time when designing lesson plans with Microsoft’s new Classwork AI Module Generation.
All you need to do is enter key information, such as subject, grade level and learning objectives and AI will create entire Classwork Modules from scratch or enhance existing content.
This is a game-changer for time-pressed teachers.
When: Preview available now, general availability coming in Autumn 2024.
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