PNBHS E-Learning

Minecraft for Education

How to setup Minecraft with your class. Students will need the Minecraft education edition as well

Stratus àGo to Stratus, Apps, Minecraft education

Download à Download it for your machine from the website

Classroom mode: (make sure you download this to) à this is down the bottom it will allow you to control the students etc…

Lessons à Once in Minecraft search what lessons you are interested in

How to play

Open up Minecraft à select play

View the library to download worlds à and select lessons

Select the lesson à and create the world

Once in the world you need to host it for your student à select start hosting à give the join code

Now your students will be able to work through the lesson with you.

PowerPoint with subtitles of whatever language you pick (e.g. Maori, or Japanese etc.…)

Microsoft Forms, immersive reader, and some cool Maths

Here is some information you might find useful for Microsoft Forms and immersive reader:

Immersive Reader is coming to Microsoft Forms, allowing students to hear questions as well as answer choices aloud. They also bringing Immersive Reader to Whiteboard for Education. They have integrated Immersive Reader into assignment instruction pages in Teams. Since Immersive Reader is so effective as a reading aid, they wanted to make sure you knew about the Immersive Reader page on the Microsoft Educator Center and the Immersive Reader interactive training guide.

image: https://educationblog.microsoft.com/en-us/wp-content/uploads/media/Forms-Immersive-Reader-2.gif

To help students with writing, Dictation is rolling out to PowerPoint on the web allowing students to add writing to their slides with the power of their voice.
Math practice quizzes are now available in OneNote Online. Students can use the Math assistant in OneNote Online to generate a quiz. We’ve also just launched an interactive guide for inclusive math.

image: https://educationblog.microsoft.com/en-us/wp-content/uploads/media/WNiE_Oct2019_3.png

Microsoft Forms

An update to Microsoft Forms lets you use branching logic to create personalized assessments. Adding this technology allows you to change quiz questions based on student answers. In a quiz that branches, students only see questions that are relevant to them. So, if students get an answer wrong, they might be directed to additional instructions and practice questions. You can learn more about Microsoft Forms here.

What's New in EDU: How to use innovative resources for digital storytelling, STEM learning, personalized assessments and more | | Microsoft EDU

Education > News > What’s New in EDU: How to use innovative resources for digital storytelling, STEM learning, personalized assessments and more

educationblog.microsoft.com

Office Lens

Office Lens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbobZ43II38

Office Lens can be used on any phone, it allows you to turn your phone into a scanner basically.

You can take photos of the whiteboard notes and put them directly into OneNote
You can take a picture of a PDF and convert it into a word doc so that it is editable
It will automatically sharpen and crop the images you take, even if they are taken on an angle.

Watch the video and if you would like me to set it up with you or see how I use it, pop in and see me. I am finding it great with revision with my seniors.

You can convert from PDF to Word and vice versa, or JPG to PDF.