Register for EdmodoCon Aug 1, 2017 - Free Online Conference

EdmodoCon is an online global event where educators from around the world connect with each other to share how they are using Edmodo and other digital tools to personalize learning. EdmodoCon will help you collaborate with other teachers, discover valuable new resources, and harness the power of edtech in your classroom.

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I ❤️ Microsoft simply because this company helps me as a teacher to equip myself in this digital world for FREE; yes for FREE. Working with edX platform, it offers a great bunch of online courses that can "guide K-12 school and education system leaders in developing their teachers, enhancing classroom learning and improving student outcomes in innovative effective digital schools."

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Snip; a free screenshot tool from Microsoft

Making tutorials for my students and other colleagues is a daily activity as a teacher. I already use Snagit program that helps me to capture my screen, add my annotations, and then save it as an image file. For many years, it works well with me. However, one needs more. That's why I share with you a free screenshot tool from Microsoft called Snip with many other fabulous features. 

Why Snip?

Register NOW for EdmodoCon 2015 - August 4, 2015

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When: Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Time: 7:00 AM – 4:45 PM PDT
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EdmodoCon is a live online event where educators from around the world connect with each other to share how they are using Edmodo and other digital tools to personalize learning. It is designed to help you partner with other teachers, discover valuable new resources, and feel inspired to harness the power of edtech in your classroom.  

FREE Webinar on January 13, 2015: Create Interactive Online Content with Office Mix!

http://community.simplek12.com/tlc/officemix/

Would you like to be able to create and curate distance learning or flipped classroom content for your students, but can't quite afford or figure out those tools?  Join David Lopez as he shows how easy it is for PowerPoint 2013 users to learn how to use Office Mix that brings rapid e-learning development and hosting right to you. 

Don't Miss this Chance "Dec. 8-14, 2014": Let your Students CODE for an Hour!

  

We embrace the use of tablets trend this year in our school. Without any training, teachers were asked to start using them in their classes. It is not just keeping the e-content of a variety of subjects on these tablets and browsing them when needed. We eagerly want to create an interactive environment where students can think critically and creatively, collaborate, and construct new knowledge together. 

It is still PowerPoint, but more Interactive using Office Mix

I have just heard about Office Mix from one of Microsoft leaders in Egypt; Eng. Ebeid Atef Ebeid. It is an add-in to PowerPoint 2013 that allows you to create more interactive and engaging presentations. This means that this piece of magic will reinvent the way we present using the traditional program of PowerPoint and add more life to its boring slides and features.

Make Your Collages Interactive by ThingLink

Retrieved July 23, 2013 from here

is a free and user-friendly digital tool that provides users with the ability to turn any image into an interactive graphic. It enables you to create multiple “hot spots” on specific parts of an image and turn that image into a multimedia launcher. You can include video, record audio or provide a link to any website with the click of a button. You can easily embed an interactive ThingLink graphic into any blog or website. ThingLink is a truly amazing tool that allows users to pack a lot of content into a normal space (Susan Oxnevad, 2012). To create your own interactive images, here is a great tutorial shared by our instructors in the GE4L Micro-MOOC:

Microsoft! Are you ready for MOOCing?

Retrieved on Jan 29, 2013 from here

I never forget Microsoft Partners in Learning experience 2011. It was a hard way from a marginalized village in Upper Egypt called "Sohag" to the Global Forum held in Washington DC. 2011. Microsoft provides educators with a variety of free tools that can address their students' learning preferences, in addition to great opportunities for training and growing in the field of teaching using technology. The Egyptian Team of Microsoft Partners in Learning exerts huge efforts to encourage teachers to know more about this digital culture face-to-face or online. Microsoft Partners in Learning Network is another great space to connect educators to share tutorials and activities, and find opportunities for professional development. I completed some online courses and seminars offered in the "Professional Development" Tab like "Windows in Classroom". IT Academy Program also provides a series of courses that helps educators to build a theoretical background as well as finding some applications and solutions to the challenges they might face when integrating technology into their curricula.