Andrew Balzer

Academy Learning Specialist. Empowering Educators to do more with technology. Office 365 🖇 Minecraft ⛏ Teacher 🙆‍♂️ Educator 👨‍🏫 Gamer 🎮 🤘🙏🙌

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

Great to be featured on the T4L show representing @stem_T4L! Thanks to the amazing @JoachimCohen123 and the T4L team for generating informative resources for teachers far and wide while changing the face of NSW Education @lindalazenby_ @greentree_mark @DoE_STEM

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

Microsoft 365 is making maths more accessible and portable.

📘 Stronger LaTeX support across apps
🌐 Better MathML compatibility
📄 Accessible PDFs with built in math structure

This is what inclusive STEM tooling looks like.

📎 https://t.co/rYdQDrvpN2

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

Word’s Editor just got a serious upgrade for accessibility with Narrator.

✅ Clearer spelling and grammar feedback
✅ Less noise, more focus on the error
✅ Faster fixes with fewer keystrokes

Small changes, big impact for screen reader users.

📎 https://t.co/kwAx0xjuDF

[SEGA @SEGA]

It’s our birthday today! 🥰

Say happy birthday 😠

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

Microsoft Build 2026 shows where this is heading fast.
AI agents are becoming a strong new interface

🤖 Autopilots that act for you
💻 Local AI with RTX dev boxes
☁️ Full stack from chip to cloud
📈 Shift from code to intent

📎 https://t.co/Poft2aB9YJ

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

Microsoft just introduced Scout, an always on personal agent that actually follows through on your work.

• 🧠 Learns your priorities
• 📅 Coordinates meetings across time zones
• ⚡ Acts without constant prompts
• 🔒 Secure/Fast

📎 https://t.co/kjLn2Vua2x

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

Completed the AI Agents course through Microsoft Power Up, building practical skills and confidence to design and deploy agents in an AI first workplace.
Well worth it to get deeper into the world of AI Agents. 🚀🧗
#Copilot #AI

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

#Microsoft #Teams just levelled up multilingual meetings. Consecutive interpretation brings a natural, turn‑based flow so everyone stays aligned - speak, pause, translate, continue. 🌍✨
🔗 https://t.co/qWJAcee9Ux

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

Mike covers how Copilot in Outlook is no longer just assistive, it acts on your behalf.

📧 Manages your Inbox
📅 Takes action on your Calendar
⚡ Saves time on repetitive work
🎯 Turns Outlook into your AI Chief of Staff

📎 https://t.co/q52oIs2KLW

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

Claude Opus 4.8 hits Copilot in PowerPoint day one, joining GPT-5.5 to level up how you create decks.

👉 🔥 Day-one model access
👉 🧠 Multiple leading AI models
👉 📊 Smarter presentation creation
👉 ⚡ All inside PowerPoint

#Copilot #AI

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

This update shows where Copilot is heading next.

🚀 More consistent experience
📊 Improved productivity flow
🔗 Deeper workspace integration

📎 https://t.co/HzRZKq9CbO

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

Copilot in OneDrive is getting properly powerful:

📄 Summarise files
❓ Create FAQs
🖼️ Ask questions about images
🎧 Turn docs into audio overviews
🖱️ Use Copilot from File Explorer

Less file wrangling. More actual work.
#Microsoft365 #Copilot

📎 https://t.co/9Z70mM66De

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

Test post from the Copilot Studio to Buffer local worker pipeline. Please ignore.

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Test post from flow

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

🛠️ Rolling out Microsoft 365 Apps? The newest deployment options make it easier to manage updates, cut friction, and keep your organisation moving smoothly. 💥

🔗 https://t.co/58cBbYcxfX

#Microsoft365 #Msft365Insiders #ITAdmins

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

Claude Opus 4.8 joins Microsoft Foundry and the AI stack keeps levelling up. 🚀

✨ Better reasoning
📈 Improved performance
🔐 Enterprise focus

💪 Exciting times for builders.

🔗 https://t.co/1Wxp6KQCJ9

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

Finance is getting an AI upgrade with Copilot 👇

🤖 Finance Agent extends team capacity
📊 Surfaces insights and risks
💬 Natural language chat for analysis
⚡ Faster decisions across the business

🔗 https://t.co/BTdj7bkcWk

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

Workday feeling heavy? Try this 👇

Upload your handwriting to Copilot and get a fun, for-entertainment-only personality read.
Use the prompt in the poster for a good readout 💯💪
Think less science, more good vibes. ✨
#Copilot #AI

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

Context switching just got smarter in OneNote 🧠

🥷 Now you choose:
🌐 Browser for speed
💻 Desktop for depth

Because “it depends” is a feature 😄
📎 https://t.co/JRkSdDxKn3

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

Meet MAI‑Image‑2.5 - now sitting at #3 on the Arena text‑to‑image leaderboard.
Another serious leap forward in visual quality. And with Build only a week away, the @MicrosoftAI momentum is just getting started 🙌🚀

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

@ImDoubleDelight Ah; that depends. There’s many different ways to deploy some are free, some use connectors, depends how it’s been built.
But to answer your question: this space is always changing 😄

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

Agent quality just got a major upgrade.

🚀 Smarter AI agents start with better testing
⚙️ Built-in, automated evaluation
📊 Clear scoring and insights
🔁 Continuous improvement loop

Copilot Studio is closing the gap with agent constructuon.

📎 https://t.co/YbnWZubxx1