While confined to home during the COVID-19 pandemic, an accomplished archaeologist and his creative daughter used Minecraft: Education Edition to rebuild an ancient Bronze Age site in Wales.
With many people staying inside during the graduation season, Microsoft is expanding Teams to accommodate. Schools will be able to live stream events, such as graduations, to up to 20,000 people.
VR can take children on field trips around the world and through time. Inside a space without distractions, your kid can learn valuable school and STEM concepts while having fun; however, striking the balance between learning and enjoyment is tricky, and not all educational VR experiences do so well. Here are our top picks for the VR apps, films and games for helping your children learn...
VR started off as an enthusiast's tool, but Lenovo is looking to bring affordable VR to the classroom so kids can learn in new and exciting ways, offering a significantly richer hands-on experience than what's currently available.
Microsoft and T-Mobile's new pilot program provides SIM cards and free4G connectivity to students in underserved areas.
Flipgrid allows students to create and share videos on specific topics to engage other students. Microsoft purchased Flipgrid in 2018 and it will be the default video camera in OneNote starting this fall.
Microsoft Whiteboard for education has gained six new features that focus on inclusion and collaboration for students and educators.
Microsoft is a major contributor to the International Society for Technology (ISTE), which kicks off next week in Philidelphia. The company is announcing that Minecraft is going to be more friendly for those with reading challenges, along with a new way to practice your PowerPoint presentation with some AI.
Microsoft has teamed up with Kano, a company that creates kits for and supports kids learning to code, to launch the Kano PC. The new kit allows students to build their own laptop, complete with Windows 10 in S Mode and a suite of tools to help them learn coding and creative tasks.
A new lightweight version of Windows is in the works. But who is supposed to use it?
Microsoft debuted new tools for educators coming to Microsoft Teams, including the long-awaited arrival of mobile grading.
Microsoft is announcing new 2-in-1s for the education market from its partners today, along with a new Classroom Pen build for inking on the Surface Go.
According to the latest quarterly report from FutureSource, Microsoft continued to see growth among shipments of low-end devices in the education market during Q2 2018.
Microsoft's YouthSpark Summer Camp program will feature five new curricula this summer.
According to FutureSource's latest quarterly report, Windows saw its highest share in four years among devices under $300 in the U.S. education market.
Microsoft today is announcing multiple new partnerships in the U.S. and UK around education, plus new Windows laptops, a push for chemistry in Minecraft, and much more.
A selection of STEM toys and games are on sale at Amazon today only, including the littleBits Rule Your Room base kit, Makey Makey, and other educational products to promote learning and fun at the same time.
Windows device share in the education market is on the rise, according to a new report.
The latest member of Microsoft’s Surface family is officially here, and we’ve gone hands-on to give you our first impressions.
Check out the introduction video for the Surface Laptop, featuring a flythrough of the device coming together — piece by piece.