H5P Interactive Content Teams Integration
H5P has wonderful HTML5 interactive objects that bring delight to any digital content creating teacher's heart. With many educators committing to Ms Teams for blended learning delivery, the challenge is how can one bring this content into Ms Teams? Now for some good news/bad news. Microsoft has just announced that it is now possible to embed H5P interactive content right into OneNote. Unfortunately, this is only possible using content which is hosted on H5P.com (related to H5P.org) which is a paid SaaS (Software as a Service) platform. The yearly amount is not trivial (starting at $570 for three authors) and for many would be a hurdle too high. However, there is a way to integrate H5P content hosted on your own WordPress or Drupal (CMS) H5P enabled site, with Ms Teams. A word of caution here: I'm not referring to WordPress sites that are hosted on WordPress.com. I'm referring to WordPress installations that are hosted by Web hosting companies such as Bluehost. You may already have such a site or you could sign up to a web hosting company and create one. The cost will be much less than $570 per annum. The way to integrate self hosted H5P content is to embed it on a SharePoint page as an Embed web part. There are a couple of settings that you need to change to make this to work. The best (and easiest) explanation I have found for making these settings is by Greg at the SharePoint Maven. I also changed the "Allow custom scripts" setting for my tenant. See my post here. Obviously this approach is based on the SharePoint integration with Ms Teams, where you can then add your SharePoint pages as tabs to your Teams channels. The upshot of all this is that it is possible to integrate the wonderful interactive content from H5P with Ms Teams!Class Teams Assignments Statistics
Does anyone know of any way to pull assignment statistics from class teams using PowerBI or Graph or equiv? Our School exec's want to see the usage of Teams and how many students are returning work etc. I cant see any PowerBI or Graph extensions for Teams classes so I don't have high hopes. I'm aware of the usage graph however am looking for specific data regarding assignments.Reading Coach, the AI-powered fluency practice tool, is now generally available in 81 languages
This month's post was written by Anoo Padte, Principal Product Manager, Microsoft Education. Reading Coach blog topics Improve learners' literacy skills with AI-powered Reading Coach What's New Multiple languages supported Reading Streaks and progress data over 30 days and all-time Zero touch deployment How to get started. Reading Coach, Microsoft’s free AI-powered tool provides personalized and engaging reading practice at school and home. It is now generally available in 81 languages through zero-touch deployment. Reading Coach can be used in the classroom or at home with a Microsoft 365 account for Windows, or from any browser-enabled device, including Surface, Surface Pro, Chromebook, or iPad. With a wealth of new enhancements to accelerate literacy, Reading Coach makes reading practice personalized, and engaging for learners of all ages. Improve learners’ literacy skills with AI-powered Reading Coach Reading Coach offers a range of features designed to build engagement and improve literacy for learners of all ages, including: AI-powered features: Reading Coach uses AI to generate stories that provide instant feedback on pronunciation, improve reading fluency, and help learners practice reading content that matches their abilities and interests. Personalized learning: Reading Coach provides personalized and engaging reading practice, detecting challenging words and offering targeted practice to help learners improve their fluency. Inclusive design: Reading Coach is designed to be inclusive and support emerging readers and learners with dyslexia. Built-in support from Immersive Reader makes reading enjoyable for all learners. Engagement and motivation: Reading Coach motivates learners to earn achievements, unlock new story elements as they read, and pick their own path through stories, driving continuous engagement. Learners can also track progress over time, and review reading accuracy insights, time spent reading, and other helpful metrics. What’s new Multiple languages supported The user experience is now available in 81 languages, making Reading Coach accessible to native speakers of all those languages. Learners can add their own content in up to 81 languages. Learners can create AI-powered stories in 14 languages. Picking their own path through each chapter, learners go on an adventure through three or five chapter stories. 14 different English dialects are supported to recognize pronunciations across the globe. See the list of languages supported here. Reading Coach listens to readers in the language of their choice, notes mispronunciations, and coaches them on challenging words. Reading Streaks and progress data over 30 days and all-time To keep learners motivated, Reading Coach offers encouragement through digital badges and rewards. Readers can now earn streak badges for completing three, five, and seven days of reading. As readers progress, Reading Coach displays their growth in a dashboard that they can easily understand. They’ll see information on reading time, accuracy rate, and mispronunciations, as well as goals to reach the next achievement. Learners can also track their growth over a week, a 30-day period, and all-time with summary statistics: Total reading days and time Stories started and completed Average accuracy and words per minute Badges earned and characters unlocked Zero-touch deployment No action is needed to enable Reading Coach, as it’s already enabled in Microsoft 365 through zero-touch deployment. Microsoft Education M365 school and home users can find Reading Coach already pinned and ready to go at www.microsoft365.com once they login. To get started: 1. Go to https://coach.microsoft.com.A computer screen shot of a computer 2. Click the Get started button. 3. Sign in with your Microsoft 365 school or personal account 4. Explore, practice, and enjoy!Microsoft Teams in Education tips and guides
Hi everyone, I thought this forum would be a great place to share some of my blog articles to help educators get started with Microsoft Teams. If you are not aware, Microsoft Teams has an education specific version driven by Microsoft School Data Sync. Microsoft Class Teams have integrated OneNote Class Notebook, assignment submission and many more great features. If you are using Microsoft Teams for education, you may find some of the posts below helpful getting started and making the most of it. Assigning self-marking quizzes - new out last month! Using rubric grading criteria in Teams Assignments Microsoft Teams for Education Summer 2018 Update Review How to set an assignment in Microsoft Teams Learning tools in OneNote Class Notebook The benefits of Office 365 in education Creating a quiz in Class Notebook You can find more resources on my blog: https://www.tonyishere.co.uk and YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3gSRmDtbEE4ozmqykAa2w/videos Happy to chat about Teams in EDU on twitter too if you have any questions : https://twitter.com/Tonyp543212003Microsoft Teams Devices in an Education Environment - New Community Blog!
Just incase you missed it, I wanted to share this recent community blog written by MVP, TheGrahamWalsh, who offers guidance on what to look for in devices for Microsoft Teams as we move into a new school year. Microsoft Teams Devices in an Education Environment - Microsoft Tech Community Enjoy!
