We know how frustrating it can be when information is scattered across inboxes, shared drives and personal folders. Teachers and and students waste time looking for resources, policies go out of date and sensitive data ends up in the wrong hands. And when Ofsted comes calling, the gaps show. That’s why we’ve created this free practical guide.
Add a personal touch to SharePoint and Microsoft Teams with our new work anniversaries and birthdays Viva Connections Card. This simple yet engaging addition to your intranet can boost employee experience and improve workplace culture by recognising and celebrating special milestones. What is Microsoft Vivia Connections? The Microsoft Viva Connections Dashboard allows you to create … Read more
For educators juggling teaching and administrative tasks, every minute is precious. Microsoft Teams offers a practical feature to streamline your workload: the ability to import assignment settings from one class to another. Picture this: You’re setting up your digital classroom in Teams for the new academic term. The structure of your assignments largely mirrors those … Read more
Some people love receiving Microsoft Teams notification emails. Others prefer them to be turned off all together. Notification emails allow us to: Be instantly aware of updates on Teams. Be updated even if we aren’t logged into Teams. Prioritise messages based on sender, urgency or content. Manage overwhelm by reducing the amount of notifications we … Read more
Microsoft Teams and SharePoint have emerged as powerful platforms for schools and multi academy trusts (MATS), facilitating collaboration, improving communication and driving up the quality of teaching and learning. In this guide, we showcase some of the ways in which Microsoft 365 is supporting our MAT customers in accelerating digital transformation and streamlining senior leadership. … Read more
The need for effective productivity and well-being solutions has never been greater. Viva Insights in Microsoft Teams steps up to the plate, offering a wide array of features designed to: Enhance productivity Streamline collaboration Prioritise employee well-being Employee wellbeing award winners Cloud Design Box are experts at utilising tools through our intranet to improve employee … Read more
Unlock the full potential of your SharePoint news pages with the invaluable scheduling feature. By strategically automating content release and fostering collaboration, you can take control of your publishing process and captivate your audience with timely and engaging updates. Scheduling news items and pages is a great way to: Maximise time efficiency – save time by … Read more
As the academic year draws to a close, we’re excited to announce our summer training series, aimed at SLT in schools and multi academy trusts. Microsoft Teams and SharePoint have emerged as powerful tools for educators, facilitating communication, encouraging collaboration and improving the quality of learning resources. Over the next three months, we’ll be delivering … Read more
Head of Digital Learning at a leading independent school talks about how using Microsoft 365 has developed and improved teaching and learning. Henry Exham currently teaches at a boarding school with 830 students ranging from 13-18. He joins our COO Darren Hemming to talk about how the school utilises Microsoft 365 and how it … Read more
This summer, Cloud Design Box is exhibiting at The Northern and Eastern Education Shows, which are part of the country’s leading series of events for promoting and developing effective school leadership, management, teaching and learning. Promising inspirational workshops, keynote speakers and a comprehensive exhibition of suppliers and service providers for schools and academies, both … Read more
Cloud Design Box has partnered with Easy4u, a scheme provided by Class Technology Solutions to provide accessible, affordable digital education for everyone. Through working with many schools, MATs and colleges that have adopted a 1:1 device scheme, we’ve seen first-hand the benefits of placing a laptop or tablet in the hands of every student. However, … Read more
In this guide, we show you how you can save attachments from an email directly out of Outlook into SharePoint. We’ve all wasted a lot of time scouring our inboxes, hunting for files in email threads. Get into a good habit of saving your important emails and their attachments in SharePoint so you can … Read more
We’re thrilled to have been able to attend the 2023 MAT Digital Acceleration Programme, hosted by Microsoft at the stunning Microsoft Experience Centre in Oxford Circus. Aimed at multi academy trusts (MATs) in the UK, the event centred around the challenges and successes of digital transformation in education. “A highlight of the event … Read more
The collaboration space in Class Notebook allows students and teachers to work together on a learning resource in real-time. This is a great opportunity for students to get more involved in working as a group as they can add text, digital ink (drawing) and insert images and videos. Although letting your class loose on a … Read more
A collaboration channel in Class Teams is a great way for students to communicate and collaborate on projects in a safe and controlled way. Teachers can create a workspace for group work and add resources so students can work on projects together. The collaboration channel allows you to oversee your students’ progress. How to add … Read more
In this podcast episode, we speak with Jonathan Bishop, the CEO and Executive Headteacher of The Cornerstone Academy Trust (TCAT), about getting the best value from Microsoft 365 for Education. TCAT is based in the southeast of England and comprises four primary schools. Their motto “Fortune Favours the Brave” is undoubtedly reflected in their forward-thinking approach … Read more
In this podcast episode, we caught up with Mark Fuller, IT Director for Bridge Academy Trust (BAT) – a multi academy trust based in Essex – about how they have extended Microsoft 365 with Cloud Box to improve communication and collaboration between their 12 schools. Bridge Academy Trust is a large MAT made up of … Read more
Guest post by Courtney Farrow with video by Tony Phillips With 98% of classrooms now using computers, laptops and tablets, it’s safe to say that digital learning is here to stay. However, many teachers still find themselves chained to their desktop computers, whiteboards and paper notebooks, unable to invest time and energy into making lessons … Read more
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