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Top User Tips #9–Multiple Co-Authoring in Office Web Apps

Posted 2 months ago

by Education in the Cloud

In the eighth instalment of our top user tips we looked at Excel Surveys using the Excel Web App , and today we’re going to look at the co-authoring features that can help you analyse that data, brainstorm ideas, and work collaboratively with your classmates...
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3 reasons You Don't Want to Miss Dan’l Lewin’s Keynote at Startup Bootcamp

Posted 2 months ago

by Microsoft Tech Student

Today 15 teams of aspiring tech entrepreneurs begin a week-long startup bootcamp in Silicon Valley on their path to Imagine Cup. Participants will have the opportunity to work with successful startup leaders, expert mentors, and Microsoft executives as they make huge strides towards transforming their ideas for the next game-changing company into a reality. An exciting week if you’re keen on the startup world to say the least. What better way to kick off a week full of innovation (and probably a lot of coffee and adrenaline) than with a keynote by Dan’l Lewin, a 30-year veteran of...
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Top User Tips #8–Excel Surveys

Posted 2 months ago

by Education in the Cloud

We’re into the final three top user tips in our series , and today it’s all about a topic we covered back in August last year : Excel Surveys! Available in both Office 365 Education, and the consumer SkyDrive service, Excel Surveys have a huge potential...
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SSRS – Using a List Item to Display Details

Posted 2 months ago

by Patrick_LeBlanc
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How many times have you been asked to develop a report that displays the details for a specified group? For example, maybe you need to produce something like the following report: The above image shows a report that contains three groupings: School...
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Top User Tips #7–Following Content in SharePoint Online

Posted 2 months ago

by Education in the Cloud

Having looked at the new social networking features of SharePoint Online back in the 2nd edition of our top user tips it’s time to look at following sites that interest you, too. If you find a SharePoint Online site in your institution that you want to...
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Top User Tips #6–Outlook Web App on Mobile Devices

Posted 2 months ago

by Education in the Cloud

We’re over half way through our top user tips series (there are only 10, I promise!) and today we’re looking at the latest Outlook Web App (OWA) and how it works on mobile devices such as tablet PCs and smartphones. When you’re on a traditional device...
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If America Ran Like SimCity

Posted 2 months ago

by Higher Innovation

SimCity is a rich and immersive experience for students learning the complexities and subtleties of the world we live in. From the decisions of where to place a road to what your city should have as a specialization, SimCity makes the complex decisions of our national, state, and local leaders approachable through play. Related Stores: US Forum Educators Make STEM Engaging – Part 2 of 2 Can XBOX 360 Turn Anyone into a Rock Star? Kinect for Windows Starts Feb 1
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Student Privacy Should Not Be for Sale

Posted 2 months ago

by Cameron Evans
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(This is a cross-post from the Microsoft On The Issues blog .) How would you react if you learned that an outside agency came to your child’s school and, without your knowledge or consent, collected confidential data about your child and then...
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Top User Tips #5–Multiple Calendar Views in OWA

Posted 2 months ago

by Education in the Cloud

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s top user tip about SkyDrive Pro we’re back with our fifth instalment all about multiple calendar views in OWA (Outlook Web App). This isn’t a feature that’s new to Office 365 Education, but it’s a question I get asked about...
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Where can I learn and prepare for the new Office 365 Education?

Posted 2 months ago

by Education in the Cloud

We just launched the new Office 365 Education suite last week so you might be asking where can I learn about the new offering from an Office 365 Administrator/IT perspective or where can I find new tools to help me onboard? We have just added some...

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