{"id":1303,"date":"2020-12-02T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/education\/blog\/2020\/12\/02\/whats-new-in-microsoft-teams-for-education-november-2020\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T15:15:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T22:15:23","slug":"whats-new-in-microsoft-teams-for-education-november-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/education\/blog\/2020\/12\/whats-new-in-microsoft-teams-for-education-november-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s New in Microsoft Teams for Education | November 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I think we can all agree that this has been an unusual and expectation-defying school year in each and every way. First and foremost, we want to pause for a moment to say THANK YOU. We know that this school year hasn\u2019t been easy and we just want you to know that we have seen you as you created new online curricula on the fly, troubleshooted technology, and navigated the challenges of engaging with your students in new ways. Thank you (yes, you!) for being the Teacher of the Year this year and every year! We know the difference you have made in your students\u2019 lives and we are humbled to be on this journey with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

We so appreciate you sharing your feedback along the way\u2013both the triumphs and frustrations. We\u2019re continuing to improve the Teams experience and make it even better. Here are the latest updates available now to help you make the most of distance and hybrid learning with Teams:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Use data insights to improve teaching and learning<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Encourage class participation with online meetings<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Maintain student safety with meeting controls<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Keep students engaged with course content<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Do more with Assignments in Teams<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Build an interactive classroom<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Train yourself and learn more about Teams with additional resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Let\u2019s dive in! (If you\u2019re just looking for a list without extra description, click here<\/a> to jump).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1) Use data insights to improve teaching and learning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    New Insights app and cards to spotlight student behavior<\/strong>
    New updates to Education Insights<\/a> allow educators to closely track the engagement and progress of students over time and across their classes with the Insights app. This includes seeing the number of inactive and active students per day, missed online classes, and missed assignments. Within a specific class, educators can see spotlight cards to show trending student behaviors they may want to act on. These spotlight cards are rolling out now and will be fully available by mid-December. With access to data that visualizes how students are engaging\u2014like meeting participation, communication, and assignment activities\u2014educators can monitor progress and make faster, more informed decisions on which students need immediate learning support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To get started, check out these resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n