{"id":63864,"date":"2018-11-21T17:38:37","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T17:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=427179"},"modified":"2018-11-21T17:38:37","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T17:38:37","slug":"new-microsoft-whiteboard-for-education-makes-it-easy-to-create-and-collaborate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/11\/21\/new-microsoft-whiteboard-for-education-makes-it-easy-to-create-and-collaborate\/","title":{"rendered":"New Microsoft Whiteboard for Education makes it easy to create and collaborate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we\u2019re debuting a new tool that can spark collaboration in the classroom. We\u2019re excited to be able to share a preview of a new, free app:\u00a0<\/span>Microsoft Whiteboard for Education.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Taking the\u00a0magical simplicity\u00a0of an analog whiteboard and adding interactive, collaborative technology, Microsoft Whiteboard for Education gives the whole class a new space to engage, ideate, and\u00a0create. Teachers and students can brainstorm and grow ideas on this limitless canvas, coming together on lessons, projects, and more.<\/p>\n

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With Whiteboard\u00a0for EDU, you can:<\/p>\n

Collaborate in real time, wherever you are.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Give ideas room to grow using Whiteboard<\/span><\/span>\u2019s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0infinite canvas. Drive an interactive lesson from the front of the classroom on a large display. Flip the classroom by letting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>students<\/span><\/span>\u00a0contribute with notes, images, diagrams, and more on their individual devices. Brainstorm with others and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>be inspired by their\u00a0<\/span><\/span>thoughts<\/span><\/span>\u00a0in real time<\/span><\/span>. Provide a limitless space for lessons, student ideas, and group projects<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Unlock creativity and interact naturally.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Work with whatever feels most natural to you.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Teachers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span>tudents can use their fingers to make quick\u00a0<\/span><\/span>additions<\/span><\/span>\u00a0or<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>draw the finer details<\/span><\/span>\u00a0with a digital pen.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The pen-first, touch-first technology gives students immediate creative power, right at their fingertips. Don\u2019t have pen or touch? Whiteboard\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for EDU\u00a0<\/span><\/span>works great with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a keyboard<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and mouse too.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Supercharge your learning experience.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

From the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ground up, Whiteboard<\/span><\/span>\u00a0for EDU\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has been designed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with<\/span><\/span>\u00a0teachers and students in mind<\/span><\/span>: to work the way you already do.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Export<\/span><\/span>\u00a0your board directly to OneNote Class Notebooks<\/strong> for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>safekeeping.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Change Whiteboard\u2019s background to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a variety of new\u00a0<\/span><\/span>colors (including blackboard mode<\/strong><\/span><\/span>!)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and reduce eye strain<\/span><\/span>. Play with<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>different\u00a0<\/span><\/span>line styles<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to support<\/span><\/span>\u00a0writing and graphing<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Use<\/span><\/span>\u00a0education<\/strong><\/span><\/span>-themed<\/span><\/span>\u00a0stickers<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with your students to collect\u00a0<\/span><\/span>poll responses<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and give<\/span><\/span>\u00a0feedback in real<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>time.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Increase<\/span><\/span>\u00a0the<\/span><\/span>\u00a0readability<\/span><\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>quickly-<\/span><\/span>jotted<\/span><\/span>\u00a0notes<\/span><\/span>\u00a0with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ink\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Beautification<\/span><\/span><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>whic<\/span><\/span>h<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>analyze<\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>handwriting and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>automatically\u00a0<\/span><\/span>replace<\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with more legible strokes.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Choose\u00a0<\/span><\/span>different<\/span><\/span>\u00a0ink<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and colors<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to give\u00a0<\/span><\/span>handwriting extra oomph.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>And for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>teachers and students who<\/span><\/span>\u00a0occasionally<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>use\u00a0<\/span><\/span>analog whiteboards<\/span><\/span>, you can convert pictures of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>your notes<\/span><\/span>\u00a0into real digital ink with Ink Grab<\/strong><\/span><\/span>, making the move from analog to digital\u00a0<\/span><\/span>seamless.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Get Started Today<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Whiteboard for EDU launches<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>today\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for Windows 10<\/a><\/strong> and next week for i<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span>Pad<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong>! After downloading, login to Whiteboard with your Office 365 Education account and enable \u201cEducation Preview\u201d from the Settings menu.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>To learn more, provide feedback or be inspired from others using the preview,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0join\u00a0<\/span>our Whiteboard for Education<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span>Facebook group<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Today we\u2019re debuting a new tool that can spark collaboration in the classroom. We\u2019re excited to be able to share a preview of a new, free app:\u00a0Microsoft Whiteboard for Education. \u00a0 \u00a0 Taking the\u00a0magical simplicity\u00a0of an analog whiteboard and adding interactive, collaborative technology, Microsoft Whiteboard for Education gives the whole class a new space to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[96,50],"class_list":["post-63864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-microsoft-news","tag-education","tag-recent-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}