10 Ways to Use Office 365 in the Classroom

As more school districts start using Office 365 (O365) more teachers are looking for ways to incorporate Office 365 apps and programs in their classrooms. Some things are obvious.. like using Word or Excel Some are less obvious like using a combination of programs to create lesson plans that are more accessible or recording your whole lecture including your screen and your voice for students that are absent or need to review. So let’s look at some ways you can use Office in your classroom.

10 Ways to Use O365 in the Classroom

1. Use Forms to create adaptive tests using text, images or video.
2. Create a researched debate in real time linking supporting evidence using Teams.
3. View how students are doing math problems using Replay in Class OneNote. This can help you see where students are struggling with math problems.
4. Teach students how computers work using MineCraft for Education
   Go on a virtual field trip with Skype in the Classroom.
5. Use the immersive reader in Word or OneNote to help teach parts of speech
   Get real time Closed Captioning with PowerPoint and help visual learners during lectures.
6. Help struggling writers express themselves with Dictation in Word so they can focus on their ideas.
7. Bring science lessons to life using Morph in PowerPoint.
8. Quickly create math lessons using the Math function in OneNote then assign them with Teams.

There are plenty more ways to use Microsoft to help you create an exciting learning environment. You can find even more ideas along with ready-made lessons at the Microsoft Educator Community. Do you have ways you use Microsoft in the classroom? Share them in the comments below.