Heath Brown

Educational Technology Manager for District of Columbia Public Schools (Clusters I & IX). English Educator. Musician and COO of Apollo III Presents.

[Mike Tholfsen @mtholfsen]

NEW! A tutorial video 📽 showing 8 new features in #MicrosoftTeams plus Outlook integration. Lots of new updates to explore 🔎

YouTube 📺 https://t.co/Pe28Rl5crb

#edtech #MIEExpert #elearning #MicrosoftEDU

[Heath Brown @HeathEdTech]

Thank you @BunkerHill_ES for an amazing virtual SMART showcase this morning!!! Your hard work on student engagement is so appreciate by myself and our students 🙏@SMART_Tech @DCPS_KarenC @OneTechChic @ChangeAgtWelch #engagement #SLSO

[Heath Brown @HeathEdTech]

@HendleyES @dcpublicschools ❤️ this!

[Heath Brown @HeathEdTech]

Embedding Apps into OneNote

[Mike Tholfsen @mtholfsen]

NEW! A quick tip video 📽 on #OneNote Embed - the Ultimate Guide 🏆

How to embed interactive apps & content into @OneNoteEDU, including PPT, Forms, Sway, Word, @Flipgrid, @Buncee, @Wakelet, @Adobe, & more!

YouTube 📺 https://t.co/I82x8pA3DC

#edtech #MIEExpert #FlipgridforAll

[Heath Brown @HeathEdTech]

Cluster 1 & 9 EdTech Office Hours for DCPS Teachers will run on Wednesdays 9-11am and 1-3pm. Come with questions or even to share some great practices you are implementing in your virtual spaces. https://t.co/hCaTSqTd6n

[Heath Brown @HeathEdTech]

Covert a PDF to a Word doc in Microsoft Word. Quick vid from @mtholfsen

[Mike Tholfsen @mtholfsen]

A quick tip video 📽 on how to open a PDF in Microsoft Word.

Easy to do, not many know about it!. Bonus - use Immersive Reader on it afterwards 💯

YouTube 📺 https://t.co/c8uYvobg2j

#edtech #MIEExpert #dyslexia

[Heath Brown @HeathEdTech]

DCPS Teachers: Respect your learners’ and your time through automation and differentiation using @CanvasLMS Mastery Paths. Set a diagnostic then branch and route your learners to leveled learning materials based on their initial score. https://t.co/54jvmTV6yW

[Heath Brown @HeathEdTech]

Teachers: help organize yourself, students, and your teams with integrating To Do (individual) and Planner (collaborative) apps directly in your Microsoft Teams.

[Mike Tholfsen @mtholfsen]

NEW! A quick tip video 📽 on how to use the just-released Tasks app in #MicrosoftTeams. This new app pulls To Do personal tasks and Planner tasks all into one place in Teams ✅

Get more organized and track your work better!

YouTube 📺 https://t.co/dpDBZIXG1z

#edtech #MIEExpert

[Heath Brown @HeathEdTech]

Amazing memories with the staff when I worked EdTech at ⁦⁦⁦@RiverTerraceEC⁩. ❤️

[Heath Brown @HeathEdTech]

Message from Microsoft 365.

[Microsoft 365 Status @MSFT365Status]

We're investigating an issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 services. Users may see impact to Microsoft Teams, Outlook, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and https://t.co/ZUfyjth6sU. More details available at https://t.co/AEUj8uj65N.

[Mike Tholfsen @mtholfsen]

COMING SOON: Dynamic view in #MicrosoftTeams, with new custom layouts 🖼

When a presenter is showing a PPT slide, participants can see the presenter’s video feed transposed onto the PPT slide being shown 😱

👉 https://t.co/qzrRp9ydKR

#edtech #MIEExpert #hybridlearning

[Mike Tholfsen @mtholfsen]

NEW! 20 Updates for #MicrosoftTeams for Education 😱

A slew of updates too big for one tweet. List includes:

📽 7x7 video
🔐 Breakout rooms
📊 Class Insights updates
🛑 Students wait in meeting lobby
➕ Lots more

👉 https://t.co/AiOj6VI7GE

#edtech #MIEExpert #MicrosoftEDU

[Mike Tholfsen @mtholfsen]

UPDATED! The class Insights tool for #MicrosoftTeams has new features, including "Meeting Attendance" activity. The data appears (also in Excel report) within a few hours after the meeting ends

YouTube 📽 on setup: https://t.co/Kkf20s717H

#edtech #MIEExpert #distancelearning

[Mike Tholfsen @mtholfsen]

BIG NEWS! A quick tip video 📽 on the just-launched Screen Recording feature in Microsoft Stream!

A top requested feature that is rolling out right now 🌎

✅ Blog: https://t.co/6voF3EMs09
✅ YouTube: https://t.co/uFyLm1yILQ

#MicrosoftTeams #edtech #MIEExpert #MicrosoftEDU

[Heath Brown @HeathEdTech]

Keep a positive and fun classroom or work culture with “Praise” in Teams. Show your classmates, students, or staff members just how amazing they are with “Badges.” #MicrosoftTeams https://t.co/ZmeS9kimqd

[Mike Tholfsen @mtholfsen]

We know this year’s graduation will be different than years past, but we can still find ways to celebrate students’ achievements 🎉

Congratulate the Class of 2020 with help from this #distancelearning toolkit 🛠

👉 https://t.co/Ish9VYXmAk

#edtech #MIEExpert #MicrosoftEDU

[Mike Tholfsen @mtholfsen]

NEW! Educators asked, we listened 👂 Later in April we will be rolling out Attendance Reports for meetings in #MicrosoftTeams.

Meeting owners can download a report showing who joined, who left, and when ✅

Blog link 👉 https://t.co/5Qfw6WSDbw

#edtech #MicrosoftEDU

[Mike Tholfsen @mtholfsen]

NEW! In the near future, you'll be able to show 3x3 videos at the same in #MicrosoftTeams meetings.

In addition, you can run Live Captions to ensure fully accessible meetings 💯

Blog 👉 https://t.co/jDviHAlazA

#remotelearning #edchat #accessibility #MIEExpert #MicrosoftEDU

[Heath Brown @HeathEdTech]

Teachers: Are students or parents having trouble viewing your posted videos lessons stored on O365 Stream? You can edit the permissions settings by clicking the Edit/pencil icon and expanding the view permissions. https://t.co/dYkzgiQS5o

[Heath Brown @HeathEdTech]

We have supported over 1,200 individual staff members in DCPS at our Teams for Teachers & Admin webinars over the past 10 days! Proud to be a member of our DCPS EdTech team! @OneTechChic, @ErnestoStepter, @Pandya_Express, @StratEdTech