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GradeMyUniversity.com - and what to grade next?

I ran into somebody at a conference recently who'd started a project (or is it a business?) which is a really neat example of the world of Web 2.0 and how users can drive information. On this website,...

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Mash Up anybody?

I've been hearing all about Web 2.0 for quite a while now, and seen it increasingly used within education to reflect a change that's happening to the web and the way that users interact with it. No...

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How can students share and backup their important documents?

This is a great question and one that I'm frequently asked.  I was talking to a friend recently who's doing a masters in landscape architecture so you can imagine the size, variety and importance of...

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Mapping, Satellite Imagery - and your university

This is quite embarrassing - twice in one month I'm going to use the word "mashup" - which hasn't even made it into the Cambridge dictionary yet. But perhaps you'll forgive me once we reach the end of...

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Windows Live - web-based services are coming...

I predict that over the next few months I'm going to spending quite a bit of time thinking about, and writing about, web-based services, and the integration between traditional desktop applications and...

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A free event in Reading - introduction to our web mapping

 Carla, from our Virtual Earth team tells me that they have another free seminar coming up in March, where there’s a chance to get an overview of our web-based mapping solutions. I think this is...

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Microsoft and Prodigy Learning invite your students to take up the Four...

Are your students ready to be a Microsoft Office Specialist Champion to represent your Nation? Announcing the 2017 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Four Nations and World Championship. Prove you are...

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Partner Post: ‘Smarter Working at the University of London’– by Hable

Hable, a Microsoft in Education Partner, have been working closely with the University of London on their journey of digital transformation. In the following guest post, the team at Hable reflect on...

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Microsoft at BUFDG

The British Universities Finance Directors Group (BUFDG) is the representative body for higher education finance staff in the United Kingdom. This year’s annual BUFDG conference kicks off Sunday 9th to...

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OneNote Class Notebook updates include read-only parent or guardian access...

The following post originally featured on the Office Blog, and details the new updates to the OneNote Class Notebook. Over the last year, our team has been working with and listening to educators to...

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Wales leading the way to the… Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Four Nations...

In November 2016, Microsoft and Prodigy Learning launched the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Four Nations Championship for students across England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales to prove their mastery...

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Surface Laptop, Windows 10 S, Minecraft Code Builder, and all the news from...

Those of you who tuned in to yesterday's #MicrosoftEDU live stream from New York or caught up later on will have learned all about the latest product, platform and partner news and announcements from...

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Partner guest post: Meetoo – Real-time polling for the classroom

The following article is a guest post and looks at the story behind Meetoo, their real-time polling add-in for PowerPoint from Lumi, a Microsoft Partner. Follow @MeetooApp   Microsoft helps Meetoo to...

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Imagine Cup 2017 – meet the UK finalists off to Seattle!

Microsoft's Imagine Cup 2017 is now beginning to reach its climax, as four teams from the UK will travel to the USA where they will compete for prizes worth more than $200,000. They will have their...

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A Level Results Day: Off to University? Four tips to get the most from a new...

It's fair to say that for many young people in their late teens, the month of August can be an emotional rollercoaster. All the hard work of the last few years spent in education culminates in that...

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REGISTER: Unleashing digital transformation in Higher Education, December 6th

Microsoft and Jisc would like to invite you to an event focused on The Journey to Digital Transformation Register: Microsoft Education & Jisc Geant Launch Event, 6th December @ Microsoft UK HQ,...

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