{"id":107951,"date":"2020-01-24T18:24:46","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T18:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=435992"},"modified":"2020-01-24T18:24:46","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T18:24:46","slug":"bett-day-3-fostering-an-accessible-inclusive-classroom-that-works-for-all-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/01\/24\/bett-day-3-fostering-an-accessible-inclusive-classroom-that-works-for-all-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Bett Day 3: Fostering an accessible, inclusive classroom that works for all students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>It\u2019s Day 3 of&nbsp;Bett, where we\u2019ve been bringing you updates and insights into how to use&nbsp;the latest and most effective&nbsp;ed tech tools and resources.\u202fIt\u2019s our&nbsp;final day&nbsp;live streaming from London. We&nbsp;explored&nbsp;how educators can help students develop communication, and collaboration skills while using free tools like Office 365 Education and Microsoft Teams in our Day 1 episode&nbsp;<\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/educationblog.microsoft.com\/en-us\/2020\/01\/live-from-bett-whats-new-in-edu-expanding-student-broadband-access-and-free-resources-to-boost-engagement-and-collaboration\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>here<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>&nbsp;and we shared how you can prepare students for jobs of the future in our Day 2 episode&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/educationblog.microsoft.com\/en-us\/2020\/01\/live-from-bett-whats-new-in-edu-expanding-student-broadband-access-and-free-resources-to-boost-engagement-and-collaboration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">here<\/a><\/em><\/strong><em>.\u202fToday, we want to talk about how to use built-in accessible tools at no extra cost and the power of joining an innovative and caring community of like-minded innovators in education.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Today, we\u2019ll dive into&nbsp;ways to provide students with&nbsp;personalized&nbsp;learning,&nbsp;how to foster inclusion&nbsp;to meet the needs of&nbsp;all the&nbsp;learners&nbsp;in your classroom,&nbsp;and the&nbsp;power of&nbsp;joining a global community&nbsp;devoted to improving equity&nbsp;in education.&nbsp;At Microsoft,&nbsp;we\u2019re committed to providing you and your students with&nbsp;<strong>built-in accessibility tools at no extra cost.\u202f<\/strong>These can improve&nbsp;language,&nbsp;literacy and numeracy skills and give students of all abilities independence and the opportunity to learn without stigma.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In this episode we will show you how:\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can use available&nbsp;Immersive Reader&nbsp;features&nbsp;in the&nbsp;new Microsoft Edge\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>You can now use&nbsp;Office&nbsp;365 Education&nbsp;online for free, from anywhere,&nbsp;with&nbsp;built-in tools for\u202faccessibility\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>You can promote student confidence and&nbsp;capacity&nbsp;to learn and improve independently with&nbsp;powerful learning tools&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For starters,&nbsp;we want to share this inspiring story about&nbsp;Louis Riel School Division in&nbsp;Winnipeg, Manitoba, where the entire&nbsp;community is focused on creating equitable, inclusive and accessible learning environments. Check out this&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/customers.microsoft.com\/en-us\/story\/772344-lrsd-windows10-microsoft365-teams-education-canada-en\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>case study<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and video below to&nbsp;learn about how the district went about meeting the needs of all students and how administrators&nbsp;support&nbsp;teachers in accessing education&nbsp;technology&nbsp;in&nbsp;ways that advance teaching and learning goals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\"> <img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bett-day-3-fostering-an-accessible-inclusive-classroom-that-works-for-all-students.jpg\" class=\"lazyload start-image\" alt=\"Video for Live from BETT: What\u2019s new in EDU\u2013Fostering an accessible, inclusive classroom that works for all students\"><\/div>\n<h3><strong>The new\u202fMicrosoft Edge\u2013 supporting inclusive learning<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p>The web&nbsp;should&nbsp;have&nbsp;built-in flexibility and accessibility&nbsp;to support you and every student in your classroom.\u202f<strong>The new\u202fMicrosoft\u202fEdge\u202fweb browser<\/strong>&nbsp;supports inclusive classrooms&nbsp;with\u202fbuilt-in\u202fMicrosoft Learning Tools&nbsp;and&nbsp;helps\u202fevery student learn and benefit from the web.&nbsp;Immersive Reader&nbsp;capabilities in Microsoft Edge help&nbsp;students, particularly struggling readers,&nbsp;stay engaged and promote reading skills.\u202fWhile using Microsoft&nbsp;Edge,\u202fteachers\u202fand students&nbsp;can\u202fuse Immersive Reader&nbsp;to&nbsp;change\u202ftext\u202fsize\u202fto improve readability\u202fand\u202fhear\u202ftext\u202fread\u202faloud.&nbsp;Additional\u202fImmersive Reader\u202fcapabilities\u202fthat\u202fallow users to customize their experience will come later this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Learning Tools<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>Today\u2019s classrooms have students with diverse learning needs, and as teachers, we know you have a strong desire to effectively reach every one of your students.&nbsp;Microsoft Learning Tools enable teachers to provide differentiated support to all students in reading, writing, and math as well as communication. We have updates below!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Reading<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Immersive Reader<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re thrilled that the Immersive Reader learning tool continues to come to more platforms. The full-screen reading experience improves the readability of content in many ways, including by enabling users to tailor text size, fonts, spacing, line focus, read-aloud capabilities and more.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s some&nbsp;additional&nbsp;Immersive Reader news:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Spotlight on The Young Women\u2019s Leadership School of Astoria and Azure AI partner Buncee:<\/strong> We\u2019re inspired by the way that schools like the Young Women\u2019s Leadership School of Astoria (TYWLS) are using Immersive Reader to empower readers of all ages and reading abilities. Learn more about their story and how Azure AI is enabling partners to build accessible applications in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/creating-a-more-accessible-world-with-azure-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">our blog<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\"> <img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bett-day-3-fostering-an-accessible-inclusive-classroom-that-works-for-all-students-1.jpg\" class=\"lazyload start-image\" alt=\"Video for Live from BETT: What\u2019s new in EDU\u2013Fostering an accessible, inclusive classroom that works for all students\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Six new immersive Reader partners:<\/strong>&nbsp;Today we are excited to highlight six new partners who are integrating the Immersive Reader:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flocabulary.com&amp;data=02%7C01%7CKristen.Parker%40edelman.com%7Ce846dc00c883486a48fc08d7995ee268%7Cb824bfb3918e43c2bb1cdcc1ba40a82b%7C0%7C0%7C637146505122612894&amp;sdata=1G3TWzs%2FfhukiJPY28N%2BxUk4fJqqdHVcbzHyaxq0TaU%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><strong>Flocabulary<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhaldor.se%2Fen%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CKristen.Parker%40edelman.com%7Ce846dc00c883486a48fc08d7995ee268%7Cb824bfb3918e43c2bb1cdcc1ba40a82b%7C0%7C0%7C637146505122622887&amp;sdata=Jutn7rnLOnKmDHfHOtPjKPKfr9ik%2FWHWZ2b7zJWU3FI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Haldor<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.helperbird.com&amp;data=02%7C01%7CKristen.Parker%40edelman.com%7Ce846dc00c883486a48fc08d7995ee268%7Cb824bfb3918e43c2bb1cdcc1ba40a82b%7C0%7C0%7C637146505122622887&amp;sdata=T0Mlcaso%2BxhbJoDwV5lJsQfbxDTqHuhpUZVjJYIb0bQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Helperbird<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.itslearning.com&amp;data=02%7C01%7CKristen.Parker%40edelman.com%7Ce846dc00c883486a48fc08d7995ee268%7Cb824bfb3918e43c2bb1cdcc1ba40a82b%7C0%7C0%7C637146505122632882&amp;sdata=raHlpeOzT1xFO4g2uI%2BHhDdq5%2BN4t7WP3rXtxMWbXYw%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>itsLearning<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kidblog.com&amp;data=02%7C01%7CKristen.Parker%40edelman.com%7Ce846dc00c883486a48fc08d7995ee268%7Cb824bfb3918e43c2bb1cdcc1ba40a82b%7C0%7C0%7C637146505122632882&amp;sdata=v%2BF8NFhIta1rw51I8GQ8cp14hzHIadMRi6%2FdjU%2FXCwo%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Kidblog<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peardeck.com&amp;data=02%7C01%7CKristen.Parker%40edelman.com%7Ce846dc00c883486a48fc08d7995ee268%7Cb824bfb3918e43c2bb1cdcc1ba40a82b%7C0%7C0%7C637146505122642882&amp;sdata=eVNaSnfxYOvvxZHc7CAcNn79M8QVg96FmUr2w3cvpb8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pear Deck<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp; These are the latest of six partners that have integrated the&nbsp;Immersive Reader, which is an&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/immersivereadercs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Azure Cognitive Service<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp; To see the growing list of Immersive Reader partners, bookmark&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/ImmersiveReaderPartners\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>this link<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp; <\/li>\n<li><strong>Office Lens for iOS&nbsp;and Android&nbsp;<\/strong>both now have the full Immersive Reader experience integrated with the latest updates for both iPhone and iPad. Office Lens on Android (all platforms) will be shipping a similar update in&nbsp;spring. Office Lens is a free&nbsp;mobile scanning app. It offers a great way to capture text from a document or elsewhere without manually having to retype it.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/educationblog.microsoft.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/Office-Lensvideo.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Language updates:&nbsp;<\/strong>Parts of speech in Immersive Reader allows students to label nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. We\u2019ve rolled out parts of speech&nbsp;for Arabic.&nbsp;We\u2019ve also added the ability to translate to and from the Maori and Gaelic&nbsp;languages&nbsp;in the Immersive Reader. These will also be available in Live Presentations in PowerPoint for the Web.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Immersive Reader for Microsoft Forms\u202f<\/strong>is&nbsp;now&nbsp;available&nbsp;globally for students and educators, so they can leverage Immersive Reader tools as they create or take a quiz.\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Writing<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Dictation&nbsp;<\/strong>(speech to text) is an important technology that allows people to easily type with their voice. It is especially helpful for those with dyslexia, dysgraphia or mobility impairments.\u202fIn addition to about a dozen&nbsp;languages&nbsp;already available, we\u202fare&nbsp;rolling\u202fout Dictation support\u202fin public preview\u202ffor\u202ffive&nbsp;new languages:&nbsp;Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish.\u202fThese languages will start rolling out in Word, OneNote, Outlook and PowerPoint Desktop and web&nbsp;in late January.\u202f&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Math<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Equation Tools in OneNote for Windows 10&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re thrilled to let you know that we\u2019re starting to roll out Equation Tools in OneNote for Windows 10. Equation Tools allows students to input and make changes to math equations more easily than by typing those in with a keyboard. To get started,&nbsp;all you do is press the Equation button in the ribbon Insert tab in OneNote on your Windows 10 device and choose from a range of structures and math symbols to build up equations.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We believe an inclusive math class is one where students have a variety of methods for inputting equations because we know different learners have different styles and needs, and we\u2019re so glad to add this resource to the classroom toolbox!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-33467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bett-day-3-fostering-an-accessible-inclusive-classroom-that-works-for-all-students.gif\" alt width=\"1366\" height=\"768\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bett-day-3-fostering-an-accessible-inclusive-classroom-that-works-for-all-students.gif\" alt width=\"1366\" height=\"768\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Math Assistant in OneNote for iPad<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re excited to announce we\u2019re bringing Math Assistant in OneNote to iPad users this spring. We heard you say you wanted Math Assistant on this platform, and we worked hard to make it happen. It\u2019s easy to use\u2013all you do&nbsp;to get started is log into your Office 365 Education account in OneNote on your iPad and press the Math button on the&nbsp;ribbon&nbsp;Draw tab.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll be able to use the tool to help you solve&nbsp;equations and see solution steps to help build student understanding. Look out for additional updates to the app, such as the ability to graph equations and generate practice quizzes, which is popular on other platforms, after Bett and ahead of back-to-school season.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For&nbsp;more on inclusive math tools, check out this&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.cloudguides.com%2Fen-us%2Fguides%2FProvide%2520inclusive%2520math%2520tools&amp;data=02%7C01%7CNancy.Zuckerbrod%40assemblyinc.com%7C91a10729f1fa4fabccf108d780309ced%7Cb824bfb3918e43c2bb1cdcc1ba40a82b%7C0%7C0%7C637118818591319388&amp;sdata=CApXY9fozt42e48NUUfQdLypo%2FEZKhyenQtNIWTzZSk%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>interactive guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bett-day-3-fostering-an-accessible-inclusive-classroom-that-works-for-all-students.png\" alt class=\"lazyload wp-image-33447\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bett-day-3-fostering-an-accessible-inclusive-classroom-that-works-for-all-students.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bett-day-3-fostering-an-accessible-inclusive-classroom-that-works-for-all-students-2.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bett-day-3-fostering-an-accessible-inclusive-classroom-that-works-for-all-students-3.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bett-day-3-fostering-an-accessible-inclusive-classroom-that-works-for-all-students-4.png 298w\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bett-day-3-fostering-an-accessible-inclusive-classroom-that-works-for-all-students.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-33447\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Windows graphing calculator for Windows 10<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re excited to announce that&nbsp;<strong>Windows Calculator is getting a new feature: graphing mode.&nbsp;<\/strong>We\u2019re adding&nbsp;this feature&nbsp;to&nbsp;every Windows 10 and 10S PC for students and teachers to&nbsp;help&nbsp;with&nbsp;instruction related to&nbsp;graphing concepts. Educators and students will be able to use this free&nbsp;tool right from their devices, without having to buy an expensive graphing calculator. It will help users&nbsp;plot and analyze multiple equations and manipulate equation variables to help understand how changes to equations affect graphs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;graphing mode in Windows Calculator&nbsp;is available now through our&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finsider.windows.com%2Fen-us%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CNancy.Zuckerbrod%40assemblyinc.com%7C9283ccc71e2e43838f7008d782665fbd%7Cb824bfb3918e43c2bb1cdcc1ba40a82b%7C0%7C0%7C637121248539987893&amp;sdata=0iVD6cBVRUcjfpO8okZb8jW3c6D9jJjVZbJh6s7dNU8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Microsoft Insider program<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and will be refined and released for a general audience before back-to-school season.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re excited to make this feature available to Windows 10 users, offering a built-in, easy-to-use tool that can help create a more inclusive learning environment. Many of you have asked if educators can disable the feature if they need to, for assessments for example, and the answer is yes. It\u2019s yours to use with your students, as that makes sense.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We welcome your feedback.&nbsp;We\u2019ve open sourced the Windows Calculator app on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FMicrosoft%2Fcalculator&amp;data=02%7C01%7CNancy.Zuckerbrod%40assemblyinc.com%7C9283ccc71e2e43838f7008d782665fbd%7Cb824bfb3918e43c2bb1cdcc1ba40a82b%7C0%7C0%7C637121248539992893&amp;sdata=238ntyf4inHRAghYHXurrzxHzzf2Mh%2BChd98cVqkZJU%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>GitHub<\/strong><\/a>, which means those of you who are computer science educators, or have some background knowledge, can study the source code, build system, unit tests and product roadmap and offer new ideas for improvements. We always enjoy seeing educators, and sometimes their students, get involved in this kind of collaboration.&nbsp;If you see a feature that is missing, build it yourself and add it to the graphing calculator!&nbsp;You can read more&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.windows.com%2Fwindowsdeveloper%2F2019%2F03%2F06%2Fannouncing-the-open-sourcing-of-windows-calculator%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CNancy.Zuckerbrod%40assemblyinc.com%7C9283ccc71e2e43838f7008d782665fbd%7Cb824bfb3918e43c2bb1cdcc1ba40a82b%7C0%7C0%7C637121248540002891&amp;sdata=r4WA4SzasNZp9%2Bjn5Dhv1POAWy4uLeZw0VET%2BYjHAMI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bett-day-3-fostering-an-accessible-inclusive-classroom-that-works-for-all-students-1.png\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/bett-day-3-fostering-an-accessible-inclusive-classroom-that-works-for-all-students-1.png\"><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Communication<\/strong>\u202f&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p><strong>OneNote\u202fLive Captions.&nbsp;<\/strong>As we noted in our Bett kickoff post, a&nbsp;recent study at the\u202fUniversity of South Florida St. Petersburg&nbsp;(USFSP),\u202ffound that 42 percent\u202fof students use closed captions to help maintain focus and\u202f38 percent\u202fuse interactive transcripts to help them better retain information.\u202fIn addition, student outcomes improve with the use of transcripts.\u202fThis month, we are rolling out a private\u202fpreview\u202fof OneNote that allows any student to connect OneNote to a Microsoft Translator captions\u202fvia a\u202fJoin Code\u202fand\u202freceive the captions and\u202ftranslation stream.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This allows captions\u202ffrom the educator speaking\u202fto\u202fflow directly\u202finto OneNote\u202ffor reading, while still allowing the student to take notes.\u202fIn addition, the student can pause the captions, highlight portions, and then have the entire transcription saved as a page into OneNote.\u202fThis\u202ffeature will benefit all learners but especially those who may be hard of hearing or speak multiple languages.&nbsp;We\u2019ll start by rolling out&nbsp;OneNote Live Captions&nbsp;in&nbsp;private Beta in early February&nbsp;with more general availability to follow.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Empower Every Voice with Flipgrid: Microsoft\u2019s free video discussion platform!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW! Edit captions, launch the Immersive Reader on video transcripts, and more.&nbsp;<\/strong>Flipgrid enables you to empower&nbsp;every voice in your classroom by recording and sharing&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.flipgrid.com%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMark.Baroth%40edelman.com%7C30e07d39b68640e71d3308d79a16d8e8%7Cb824bfb3918e43c2bb1cdcc1ba40a82b%7C0%7C1%7C637147295239576301&amp;sdata=TgiAS4oEz1gfsiuG32Sucy1rMgTUuQLuB17pH7jdz7M%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">short, awesome videos \u2026 together!<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Since last year, Flipgrid revolutionized the camera, adding trimming and rearranging clips, whiteboard mode, live inking, and more. Furthermore, every video is now automatically transcribed and close-captioned by Microsoft Azure. Take engagement to the next level by \u201csticking\u201d videos ANYWHERE with&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.flipgrid.com%2Far&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMark.Baroth%40edelman.com%7C30e07d39b68640e71d3308d79a16d8e8%7Cb824bfb3918e43c2bb1cdcc1ba40a82b%7C0%7C1%7C637147295239586295&amp;sdata=VuR9JnK3tuPd%2F1IXrSCtc4G%2FRrG5TIl%2FryJNlgFf0So%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">the transformative Flipgrid AR<\/a>.&nbsp;Inspired by your feedback and ideas, the Flipgrid team is&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.flipgrid.com%2Fyawljan20&amp;data=02%7C01%7CMark.Baroth%40edelman.com%7C30e07d39b68640e71d3308d79a16d8e8%7Cb824bfb3918e43c2bb1cdcc1ba40a82b%7C0%7C1%7C637147295239586295&amp;sdata=bkFzb6zQjZkdBfU4Jb4jMt9Il9CYzCXTu6Z3M%2Fa%2FOIg%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">constantly innovating<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;and improving for you, your community, and your peers from 190 countries around the world.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/educationblog.microsoft.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/OneNote-Live-Captions-1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Wrapping&nbsp;it&nbsp;up<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p>Thanks for checking out our latest episode of What\u2019s New in EDU, live from Bett&nbsp;2020&nbsp;and those we brought you earlier in the week.&nbsp;We\u2019ve enjoyed meeting so many innovative and passionate educators&nbsp;here in London. And we hope you&nbsp;found the information we brought you&nbsp;to be helpful. Please check out our&nbsp;new tech tools,&nbsp;free&nbsp;teacher training&nbsp;resources,&nbsp;STEM and computer science&nbsp;materials and&nbsp;advice&nbsp;on&nbsp;boosting future-ready skills in your students. As always, share your feedback with us on Twitter by tagging @MicrosoftEDU!&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s Day 3 of&nbsp;Bett, where we\u2019ve been bringing you updates and insights into how to use&nbsp;the latest and most effective&nbsp;ed tech tools and resources.\u202fIt\u2019s our&nbsp;final day&nbsp;live streaming from London. 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