Summary
This module introduced educators to the transformative power of free AI tools offered by Microsoft Education. These tools are designed to bring new opportunities to schools to enhance teaching, streamline workflows, and provide personalized learning experiences for learners.
Educators learned how to use:
- Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat to work efficiently and creatively
- Learning Accelerators to unlock learners' full potential
- Microsoft Teams for Education to save time
- Minecraft Education's AI Foundations to build AI literacy and digital citizenship
- Khanmigo for Teachers to streamline day-to-day prep and meet the needs of learners
- GitHub Copilot to improve coding skills
When educators integrate these AI tools, they can create engaging lesson plans, provide detailed feedback, and develop future-ready skills in their learners. This course equipped educators with the knowledge and skills they need to make the most of Microsoft’s AI tools and ultimately save time to focus on teaching and meeting learners' needs.
Resources for further learning
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
- Microsoft Education blog
- Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat resources for education
- Enterprise data protection in Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat
Reading Progress & Reading Coach
Search Coach & Search Progress
- Develop search strategies with Search Coach and Search Progress
- Information literacy fundamentals
- Teach information literacy with Search Coach
Speaker Coach & Speaker Progress
Minecraft
Khanmigo
GitHub Copilot
- What is GitHub Copilot? - GitHub Docs
- GitHub Student Develper Pack
- Quickstart for GitHub Copilot - GitHub Docs
- The AI editor fr everyone
- Create a free GitHub Education account
- Apply to GitHub Education as a student
AI for educators
- AI for educators learning path
- Use Microsoft Teams Assignments in learning management systems
- Classroom Toolkit: Unlock generative AI safely and responsibly