{"id":455229,"date":"2018-01-22T14:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T22:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-research-item&#038;p=455229"},"modified":"2018-01-22T14:00:21","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T22:00:21","slug":"chinook-middle-school-microsoft-translator","status":"publish","type":"msr-video","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/video\/chinook-middle-school-microsoft-translator\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinook Middle School is breaking the language barrier with Microsoft Translator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Arial;\">With students from all over the world, the Bellevue School District is an incredibly diverse district. More than 80 languages are spoken, with over 30% of students speaking a first language other than English. A diverse student body includes family members too, who may not share a language with teachers or school staff, making school enrollment, teacher-parent conferences, meetings, and conversations with school staff a challenge. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Arial;\">Prior to the start of the 2017 school year, Bellevue School District\u2019s IT Director, Eric Ferguson, suggested using Microsoft Translator to better engage parents in the learning process of their child. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Arial;\">Watch how Chinook Middle School is using Microsoft Translator which has allowed faculty and staff to better engage with their student, parent, and family communities, marking them a part of the conversation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Arial;\">Read the full story here: <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/educationblog.microsoft.com\/2017\/12\/microsoft-translator-real-time-multilingual-parent-community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/educationblog.microsoft.com\/2017\/12\/microsoft-translator-real-time-multilingual-parent-community<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Arial;\">Learn how you can implement this learning tool at your school by visiting: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/education\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/education\/default.aspx<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With students from all over the world, the Bellevue School District is an incredibly diverse district. 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