Editor’s note: This blog was originally published on February 15, 2024, and was updated on June 25, 2024, and October 9, 2024, to include additional quick guides.
Education has evolved significantly over the past several years, and so have the needs of educators. In today’s diverse classrooms, it’s more important than ever to use the right education technology, find ways to support all students, and help create more inclusive environments. We recognize that educators need time-saving workflows, teaching tools, and resources to help everyone thrive and reach their full potential.
Microsoft believes that education technology has a valuable role to play in supporting the needs of both teachers and students. However, we understand that it can sometimes be challenging to adopt new education technology and face the learning curve of mastering new teaching tools. To bridge this gap and make adoption smoother, we’ve pulled together a collection of free quick start guides for you. Our PDF guides for teachers are instructive and user-friendly, designed to help you easily get started with Microsoft Education tools in the classroom.
Where can teachers find quick start guides for Microsoft Education tools?
Check out our collection of quick start guides, created by fellow teacher Heather Aird, a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIE Expert). Through vibrant colors, simplicity, and comprehensive coverage of our learning tools and Learning Accelerators, these PDF guides for teachers empower you to embrace education technology quickly and confidently.
AI in education tools
- Microsoft Copilot quick guide
- Reading Coach with AI stories quick guide
- Microsoft Teams for Education AI features quick guide
- Khanmigo for Teachers quick guide
Microsoft 365 tools
- Classwork in Microsoft Teams quick guide
- Microsoft OneNote Class Notebook quick guide
- Microsoft OneNote quick guide
- Microsoft Word quick guide
- Microsoft PowerPoint quick guide
- Microsoft Forms quick guide
- Microsoft Loop quick guide
- Microsoft Stream quick guide
- Minecraft Education quick guide
- Microsoft Lens (formerly Microsoft Office Lens) quick guide
- Microsoft Bookings quick guide
- Microsoft Editor quick guide
- Microsoft Planner quick guide
- Microsoft To Do quick guide
Learning Accelerators
- Reading Progress quick guide
- Reading Insights quick guide
- Speaker Progress quick guide
- Speaker Coach quick guide
- Search Progress quick guide
- Search Coach quick guide
- Math Progress quick guide
- Reflect quick guide
Accessibility tools
- Digital Tools for Dyslexia quick guide
- Immersive Reader quick guide
- Reading Coach in Immersive Reader quick guide
- Math Solver quick guide
- Microsoft Translate quick guide
- Speech to Text (Dictate) quick guide
- Live Captions for PowerPoint quick guide
Our quick start guides cover a range of teacher resources and where to find them, unlocking countless possibilities for personalized and interactive learning experiences. Each PDF guide provides step-by-step instructions, accompanied by clear visuals and diagrams, ensuring that you can navigate Microsoft Education teaching tools and education technology with confidence.
Microsoft Education is dedicated to providing technology solutions that can save you time, individualize student learning, and set students up for future success. Explore these portable and printable PDF quick start guides—designed to equip you with guidance and support whenever you need them!
Looking for more ways to quickly get started with Microsoft Education technology? Check out these free resources below, created specifically for teachers like you.
- Meet your AI assistant for education: Microsoft Copilot
- Eight how-to guides for educators: Quickly get started with Microsoft Education
- Reflect activities for student engagement
- New ways to reflect and thrive on World Mental Health Day!
- 4 new Teams updates to enhance classroom engagement
- Transform assessment with new Forms updates
