The new branching feature in Microsoft Forms allows you to create an interactive survey, that brings up specific questions based on the responses given by participants. Microsoft Forms is an invaluable tool for both teachers and students, offering educators a quick and easy way to create surveys and quizzes to gather insights into a class’s … Read more
The new Microsoft Teams Reading Coach feature allows students to practice and improve their confidence with reading aloud and pronunciation. Students can read out loud to the reading coach, and it responds with helpful feedback to improve accuracy and highlight any words the student has struggled with. You can access this feature through Immersive Reader, … Read more
Microsoft’s Reading Progress tool is great for language learning and improvement, giving teachers and students valuable insights on improving pronunciation and accuracy. See our guide on using Reading Progress in Microsoft Teams. In this blog, we’re going to be taking a closer look at the Word Clouds that Microsoft Teams produce based on the words … Read more
Introducing our new student assignment search feature, now available to all teaching staff! With this latest addition, you can effortlessly search for a student and view all of their Microsoft Teams assignments. As a head of year or registration group teacher, you can use this tool to support students with their workload or quickly check … Read more
For students, Microsoft Teams Assignments is a powerful tool for managing schoolwork, staying organised and keeping track of homework grades and feedback. In this guide, we run through the basics of Microsoft Teams Assignments for students, from getting notified about your new assignments and accessing resources to completing homework and viewing teacher feedback. View your … 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
Head of Digital Learning at a leading independent boarding school reveals 5 ways in which they have successfully onboarded staff and students to Microsoft 365, Teams and SharePoint. Henry Exham currently teaches at a boarding school with 830 students ranging from 13-18. In our latest podcast, he joins COO Darren Hemming and Trainer & Solutions … 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
Weighted grading categories in Microsoft Teams Assignments provide your students with an overall percentage grade based on the different weightings and different assignments that you can set. For example, you can set up homework as making up 20% of a student’s grade, quizzes as 30% and in-class assignments at 50%. Did you know that … Read more
Formative’s Ryan Clark discusses the power of real-time assessments in the classroom and how this data empowers teachers to recognise learning opportunities at an earlier stage while giving students agency in their own development. Ryan Clark joins Darren Hemming on the Cloud Design Box podcast to talk about this new approach to teaching and … 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 Call To Action SharePoint Web Part is a Cloud Design Box exclusive feature that allows you to quickly create professional-looking and eye-catching call to actions on your SharePoint sites. This guide shows you how to add a Call To Action to your SharePoint sites. How to add a Call To Action Web part … Read more
For schools and MATS unable to attend this year’s Bett show, we’re giving people the opportunity to meet with us virtually in March. Bett is one of the key events in the EdTech calendar – bringing tens of thousands of educators to London’s ExCeL Exhibition Centre each year. However, we know not everyone can … Read more
Cloud Design Box is attending Bett 2023 – which returns to the ExCeL London from 29 – 31 March, bringing together educators from across the world. Expected to welcome over 30,000 attendees and 600 EdTech providers, Bett is the world’s leading EdTech exhibition, showcasing all the latest cutting-edge education products and services. You can find … Read more
Immersive Reader is built into many Microsoft apps and is brilliant for offering additional reading support to students. The tool offers many different features, including the ability to change font sizes and colours, read aloud passages and translate text into other languages, making it excellent for supporting SEND and EAL students inside and outside the … Read more
Microsoft 365 for Education has a number of excellent tools that can help support students who use English as an additional language (EAL). This quick guide gives you an overview of our three favourite tools you can use to break down language barriers in the classroom. Live translate conversations with Microsoft Translator. The Microsoft Translator … Read more
Scheduling assignments to automatically post to students at a later date allows teachers to plan ahead and save time. This quick guide shows you how to schedule your assignments in Microsoft Teams for Education in a few easy steps. Scheduling assignments for later. First, you need to create a new assignment in Teams. Head to … Read more
Microsoft Teams now lets you reuse old assignments for your current classes. This is excellent news as it not only helps teachers save time but also offers consistency with your assignments each year. Reusing assignments is really simple, and you can edit assignments and change them as much as you like to suit your current … Read more
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