Scanning written work using OneDrive for Exam Submission in MS Teams

If students are doing an exam that is a standard pen & paper but are required to submit it digitally, here is a tutorial I made for our students assisting them in scanning their work using OneDrive and then submitting via a Microsoft Teams assignment. I recorded it in two parts. Part 1 is a … Read more

Channel calendars, meeting options and the lobby in MS Teams

This video addresses some of the various challenges we are dealing with when it comes to online teaching such as having students see their scheduled meetings on a calendar, being made attendees instead of being presenters and not being able to start up meetings before the teacher gets there! I hope this will help teachers … Read more

Communication Features in Teams

Here are a bunch of useful things to know if you are using Teams at your school. You can save yourself a lot of time if you use the various shortcuts and communication features available in Microsoft Teams. I made this video putting together just a few of the various ways you can save time … Read more

Microsoft Edge – Teachers share their tips

Here is a collaborative effort from five teachers, around the world, who have never met in person. Each teacher in the video (including myself) met for the first time in a Microsoft “TweetMeet” event on Twitter in June 2020. We were discussing some of the cool new features of the new Microsoft Edge browser built … Read more

How to use Microsoft Teams for Education and stay productive while teaching and learning remotely

I had my first experience of being involved in a Microsoft Live Event alongside Ronelle Klinck from Microsoft in South Africa. We spoke on how to empower teachers through remote learning. I was able to share my experiences of teaching using Microsoft Teams. There are many talks and topics you can explore, go check them … Read more