In this podcast, Cloud Design Box’s Darren Hemming and Steve Hill talk to TCAT’s Daisy Boyd about streamlining their MAT communications.
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Cloud Design Box is attending the Schools and Academies Show at the Birmingham NEC on Wednesday 22 November 2023. The conference takes place twice a year and attracts over 6,000 attendees, representing Schools, Academies, MATs, Local Authorities, Central Government, Specialist Charities and the wider education sector. About Cloud Design Box Cloud Design Box will be on … 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
As a school, MAT or college teacher, safeguarding your students from bullying and harassment is a top priority. As students spend more time online – both for education and during their leisure time – it’s more important than ever to have the tools in place to make sure they’re safe. In this free webinar, Cloud … 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
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
Cloud Design Box is hosting two free webinars for schools and multi academy trusts as part of a Microsoft 365 summer training series. The virtual sessions take place in August and are completely free for teachers and senior leadership teams to attend. CDB Trainer Keith (right) and the rest of the CDB Team at … Read more
UPDATE: Bett has moved to Wednesday 23 – Friday 25 March 2022 Cloud Design Box is attending Bett 2022 – which returns to the ExCeL London from Wednesday 23 – Friday 25 March 2022. The most prominent international EdTech exhibition is back, and we’re thrilled to be a part of it for another year. You can find us at Stand SP53 – next to … Read more
The main challenge schools, academies and multi academy trusts face when rolling out a new technology or platform is user adoption. Typically, a core group of tech-savvy teachers and staff embrace the new technology, while others are left behind. This results in various, separate solutions being used within the school, with learning resources scattered across … Read more
During these difficult times, blended learning has been critical in providing students with uninterrupted learning. The blended learning approach can provide an effective way of reinforcing face-to-face learning with online resources and interaction. However, it can be difficult especially with students working remotely and it is a challenge for the school to identify students who … Read more
Are you new to Teams or not quite sure about the right places to do things? We have created a simple overview below for some of your key educator actions! 1. Posts Have group discussions, video calls and praise students. Great for communicating with your class. 2. Files Individual student work folders for any work … Read more
We’ve spoken a lot on this blog and in our podcast about how Microsoft Teams and SharePoint transforms the classroom, from sharing class resources with pupils to improving student engagement with Digital Ink and Class Notebook. However, there are also many opportunities to use these tools to drive School Leadership Teams. We spoke with Gareth … Read more
All Class Teams provisioned by Microsoft School Data Sync are now deactivated for students. This means the students can only access the team once the teacher has pressed the activate button. Monitored Conversations One huge benefit is that students cannot have conversations in the team until it becomes activated. When hundreds of teams are created … Read more
