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]

Feeling overwhelmed at the start of your workday?

🎥 Check out our Microsoft Copilot video series:
▶️ Part 1: Getting started
👉 https://t.co/JHzxT0ttAf

▶️ Part 2: Navigate your busy workday
👉https://t.co/9oMZyLKNfl

Short, practical tips for meetings, files, chats + more

[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]

The new Copilot Studio is here, making it easier to build agents and workflows that actually hold up in real-world scenarios.

🚀 Faster authoring experience
🔁 Multi-step task execution
📊 Better reliability at scale

🔗 https://t.co/JZg04zmtSV 📎

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

Learning Agent is now generally available in M365 Copilot, bringing personalised AI upskilling into the flow of work.

🚀 Tailored recommendations based on your role
🧠 Learn Copilot skills while you work
📊 Enterprise context real tasks

🔗 https://t.co/vZvGx3iDrQ 📎

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

@dboetsch Cross other entry points like foundry, studio etc
Sill dig up docs.

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

Claude + GPT now live together in Microsoft 365 Copilot.

⚡ Sonnet 4 for speed
🧠 Opus 4.1 for complex reasoning
🎨 GPT for creativity

Build, research, automate with these new models.
I've been playing and I'm impressed 🚀 #Copilot

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

🛠️ Rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot? This Microsoft Learn guide covers recommended configuration settings to help IT admins optimize setup and support a smoother deployment.
Read more: https://t.co/NjB6VEVqT0

#Microsoft365Copilot #ITAdmins #EnterpriseIT

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

Boost your inbox game with the new Outlook for Windows 🚀

✨ Pin key emails
⏰ Snooze for later
🧹 Sweep clutter
📬 Schedule Send
📄 Follow meetings without attending

Full rundown: https://t.co/01cfhSPeFE

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

Microsoft Planner is getting a major glow-up. 👀

🗂️ New Planner experience now rolled out globally
🔄 Brings together basic + premium plans + To Do
⚡ Unified task management experience across M365

Big step towards a true end-to-end work management hub. #MicrosoftPlanner

[Andrew Balzer @AlphaBalzer]

AI agents need more than models, they need context and control.

🚀 Work IQ unifies data, tools and workflows
🔐 Fine-grained policy and user-scoped access
⚙️ APIs ready for production use
📊 Built for scale across enterprise systems

📎 https://t.co/k82X6IARAQ

[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