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Team up with Leslie Fisher: Get the most out of Microsoft for Education

Leslie Fisher is an Internationally recognized presenter specializing in current and emerging solutions, technologies, and trends in K-12 education. 2021 marks Leslie’s 24th year educating hundreds of thousands of educators every year. During this time of hybrid / remote learning, Leslie has been conducting online webinars multiple times a week to a large global audience and while this current time and worldwide health situation has been truly unique and unfortunate, she has greatly appreciated the new friends, educators, education and experiences it has provided.

Learn more at lesliefisher.com

Tips and Tricks with Leslie Fisher

  • K-12 student at home, using Microsoft Teams on an Acer Travelmate Spin B3 for remote learning. A sibling is in the background, also engaged in remote learning on a Windows 10 device.

    Use Teams effectively in your classrooms and meetings

    Learn some best practices for running meetings fairly and effectively, from facilitating attendee class participation to ending the meeting smoothly.

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  • K-12 student sits with device using Microsoft Teams

    Fine tune your meeting experience

    Learn advanced settings for creating the virtual learning experience you want to have, from controlling your mic and camera to changing your background to avoid distractions

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  • Two K-12 students sitting at a table working on school work

    Creating Teams meetings in channels

    Learn how to create, schedule, and control class and school meetings using channels in Microsoft Teams

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  • A device on a kitchen counter

    Simplify your online presence with Teams settings

    Learn how to use Teams settings to control your meeting environment and get your time back, from customizing your status and notifications to controlling background noise.

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  • A K-12 student sits on a sofa using Microsoft Teams on a device. A second K12 student is laying on the floor working on school work.

    Use chat for small work groups

    Learn what you can do with screen sharing within small chat groups, including requesting control of another user’s device through Teams chat.

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Deep dive with Leslie Fisher

  • Two K-12 students sit together at a table using their devices

    Meet diverse students’ needs

    Learn how the advanced features in Teams can help find ways to include every student in every learning opportunity, whether they are struggling with reading or are English language learners working to stay engaged in the classroom

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  • Two K-12 students sit together on a sofa using Microsoft Teams

    Connect with families through better parent-teacher conferences

    Learn how to use Microsoft Teams to better communicate with parents and the community. As a free tool for all, parents/guardians can access Teams and institutions can set up Teams for parent/guardian communications. Leslie will also cover how to leverage Microsoft’s free Translator tool to engage parents and the school community by providing real-time language translation for parent-teacher conferences when barriers exist.

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  • A K-12 student works on a device while laying on a sofa

    Increase student engagement with polling

    Learn how to use the polls feature in Teams to help drive student engagement in the classroom. Leslie will also show how easy it is to export your poll results.

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  • Two K-12 students sit together at a table working on devices and schoolwork

    Drive classroom engagement with new Teams features

    Meet four new Teams features, including toggling chat, multiple meeting calendars, reactions and new Together Mode scenery that will help keep students engaged in the classroom.

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  • A K-12 student participates in class through Microsoft Teams

    Use breakout rooms in Microsoft Teams

    Learn how to make discussions and teamwork easier by dividing classes into small groups in Microsoft Teams. You will learn how you can customize rooms, open and close rooms, join and move participants between rooms. You will also get tips on naming rooms, making announcements, and more.

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  • A K-12 student works on device with adult standing next to them.

    App smash in Microsoft Teams

    In Microsoft Teams, choose from hundreds of apps that educators and students can interact with, and use those apps to create assignments.

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  • A K-12 student using Microsoft Teams on a device

    Create assignments in Microsoft Teams

    Walk through the steps to create, assign, execute, and grade an assignment using the robust assignment feature in Microsoft Teams

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  • A K-12 student using Microsoft Teams on a device

    Adding apps in conversations

    Learn how to add messaging extension apps into conversations in Microsoft Teams.

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  • A K-12 student sits with headphones on working on a device

    Basics of Flipgrid

    Create interactive multimedia conversations using Flipgrid in Microsoft Teams.

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