assignment notifications

More new features in Teams Assignments! Wow, the hits just keep on coming. Here is a quick summary of these new features:

Turn in an assignment on behalf of a studentNotifications for late assignmentsMinimize speed grader to maximize student work viewAssignment notification controlsMobile app video recording for studentsMobile app rubric creatorCreate a challenge assignment in Reading Progressand more

Wondering how to use these? Microsoft’s very own Mike Tholfsen has created a quick video tutorial on how to use all of these new features. Take a look…

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teams search

Do you have too many Teams in your Teams app to the point where you cannot find them anymore? Do wish there was an easy way to find older conversations and files across all of your Teams? Well, you are in luck. Microsoft Teams has a search feature built right into the app. You can search for a Team or Channel and jump right to it. Or you can search by keyword to locate that file or message that seemed to be lost in the Teams cavern of content.

How do you use the search feature in Teams, you ask? Well …

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assignment features

The Class Teams Assignment builder just got an upgrade. What’s new you ask? You can now use video recording and whiteboard as platforms for students to submit work. And, you can now have the assignments post to your students’ calendars. The video recording aspect runs on the Stream platform and can be used by the students to record themselves explaining their work or responding to a prompt. In addition, the teacher can use it to record themselves explaining the task or new concepts for the students.

The whiteboard feature utilizes Microsoft Whiteboard, which we have seen as a stand-alone app …

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readingprogress

Reading Progress is a new feature in the Microsoft Class Teams Assignment builder that is designed to help students build confidence and reading fluency through personalized reading experiences. 

Teachers can leverage Reading Progress to connect with students on an individual level, analyze their performance, and identify opportunities for differentiated instruction. A reading passage can be added to a Teams Assignment whereby students then record themselves reading, capturing both audio and video. Then, Microsoft’s AI will analyze the reading fluency and provide instant data insights, that visualize class and individual performance and growth.

Reading Progress is a great opportunity for an at home assignment that provides time …

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group assignments

Late news breaking – This just in! Check out the 8 new features for Assignments in Microsoft Teams. The new features in Microsoft Teams for education are a direct result of feature requests sent in by teachers across the world. Some highlights of these new features include Group Assignments, where teachers can organize an assignment as group work, manually or randomly create groups, and grade the assignment as a group or individually. Another great addition is the Return for Revision feature where a teacher can return a submitted assignment so the student can make further changes before receiving a final …

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