What's New in Microsoft EDU | Episode 7

Borders and barriers can’t hold us back in the November episode of What’s New in EDU, our monthly round-up of the latest efforts and products from Microsoft Education. In this episode: Students and educators from across the world get ready to unite for Skype-a-Thon, Microsoft Translator looks to improve communication in the classroom, and Minecraft: Education Edition debuts a new tutorial for aspiring, block-building coders-to-be. Here are the links to what was discussed in our video: Available at https://www.Code.org/Minecraft today, Minecraft’s new collaboration with Hour of Code, Hero’s Journey, introduces a new tutorial to teach core coding concepts like loops, debugging, and functions. It’s free and playable across iOS, Android and Windows platforms. Learn more about Microsoft 365 Education, a single, affordable solution that wraps up Office 365, Windows 10, Enterprise Mobility + Security and Minecraft: Education Edition here: https://educationblog.microsoft.com/2017/09/microsoft-365-education-affordable-solution/ Learn more about Microsoft Translator, the app which can translate a dozen languages in speech, and over 60 languages in text, in real-time: https://www.aka.ms/EDUtranslator Our efforts to improve communication also extends beyond borders this month with the third annual Skype-a-Thon, a 48-hour event running November 28-29. This year we’re setting a goal for our global community to travel over 10 million virtual miles, and aiming to connect nearly half a million students as we open hearts and open minds. Learn more about Skype-a-Thon 2017 here: https://education.microsoft.com/skypeathon ---- Subscribe to #MicrosoftEDU on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/user/Microsoftedu Follow us on social! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/microsoft-in-education/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MicrosoftEDU Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/microsoftineducation/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/microsoftedu/ For more about Microsoft Education, our technology, and our mission, visit https://education.microsoft.com/