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The Microsoft Education Microsoft Update toolbox includes new research, examples of the real world and practical resources to help educators and school heads strengthen confidence with AI. Whether you just start or seek to deepen your use of tools such as Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Cat, the toolbox provides advice specifically for education. To help you explore what is possible, try these flexible and engaging AI activities so that educators explore the class and leadership scenarios of the real world.
Designed for teachers, educational leaders and decision -makers, these AI practice activities offer practical opportunities to develop skills, arouse innovation and support the thoughtful integration of AI in your daily tasks. Download the latest version of the Microsoft Education AI toolbox to start.
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Find inspiration in AI activities for educators
School breaks and quieter moments in the academic calendar can be the ideal moment to explore new tools. These six activities are designed to help you strengthen confidence with Chat Copilot and Copilot Microsoft 365 while offering practical means of developing skills, rationalizing tasks and triggering new ideas.
Copilot and Copilot Chat offer unique features for your organization. Copilot Chat provides a web chat propelled by AI using the latest models, with integrated corporate data protection at no additional cost. You can display links to sources, generate images, summarize or analyze files and even use paid agents at a time, all in one place. Microsoft 365 Copilot brings the same intelligence in the applications you use every day, such as Word, Excel and Outlook. It combines the power of AI with your institutional data – documents, presentations, emails, meetings, cats, etc., plus the web to provide relevant responses with sources.
Activity 1: celebrate memorable moments
Start your day with something unexpected. Use Copilot Cat to explore a fun or unusual event of this day in history – as a surprising invention, a little -known vacation or a unique historical first. Then transform this discovery into a quick class activity or a conversation starter.
Copy and glue this prompt in the Copilot cat to start:
What fun events occurred that day in history? Include things like national festivals, inventions or unusual milestones. Suggest a simple activity in class that I could do with students (school level) to explore or celebrate this moment.
Activity 2: Transform the course plans with a torsion
For new educators in the use of Copilot cat, the creation of a simple class plan can be a great way to familiarize yourself with its features. Start with a basic promptReview the output and refine your prompts to get more detailed and personalized answers. This iterative process ensures that your course plans are deepened, engaging and impactful for your students.
Opportunities for your team:
- Educators – Create personalized lessons to reflect current subjects or class needs.
- Educational coaches – Develop models and initiate resources to support educators.
- Study developers – Design complete materials aligned with standards.
Level with Microsoft 365 Copilot: Use Copilot in PowerPoint to create a visually attractive presentation depending on your course plan. Transform your lesson content into slides, incorporating multimedia elements and convincing visuals.
Activity 3: personalized conservation reading lists
Design an inclusive reading club experience that excites your students – or even your colleagues. Ask Copilot Cat to suggest books according to a theme, a school level or a reading objective. You can go further by encouraging it to include questions of discussion, protruding facts of vocabulary or additional activities.
Opportunities for your team:
- Literacy specialists – Prepare resources for home practice that reflect the interests of students.
- Librarians – Plan a seasonal reading event or on the theme of the library.
- Paraeducators – Create inclusive reading club experiences adapted to the interests of students and the reading objectives.
Copy and glue this prompt in the Copilot cat:
Design an inclusive reading club experience for my (students / colleagues) based on one (theme level, level or reading). Suggest a list of books and use strategies based on evidence such as Universal Design for Learning (UDL), cognitive diversity and best accessibility practices. Include discussion issues, highlights of vocabulary and complementary activities that support various learning needs.
Level with Microsoft 365 Copilot: Use Copilot in Word or PowerPoint to generate a polished reading guide using your past lessons, your student data or your program themes. Copilot can withdraw from your existing documents to format the list, add a parent or healthcare communication or align suggestions with current educational objectives.
Activity 4: Design your own professional learning adventure
Acquire new skills With a plan adapted to your goals. Use Copilot Cat to help you design a learning plan according to your calendar and your areas of concentration. Whether it is technological tools, leadership or programs design, Chat Copilot can divide it into steps and adapt as you progress.
Opportunities for your team:
- Educational technology coaches – Create an engaging implementation plan.
- Educators – Set learning objectives that align with your educational orientation.
- School level team or department – Identify the needs of shared skills and strengthen new skills together.
Level with Microsoft 365 Copilot: Use Copilot in Word or PowerPoint to transform your growth plan into a professional artifact – such as a skill roadmap, a summary of reflection or a team presentation – by drawing your old professional learning files, meeting notes or objectives establishing documents. Let Copilot help you structure and polish it for use in performance opinions or team planning.
Activity 5: Store your digital files
Digital file management can become overwhelming, which makes it difficult to find essential resources when you need it. Copilot simplifies this process by helping you organize and rationalize your files effectively.
Opportunities for your team:
- Educators – Organize lessons, students' work and resources for easy access.
- Heads of school – Effectively manage important documents and reports.
- Advisers – Organize students' files, consulting notes and resources to provide opportune and significant support to students.
Copy and glue this prompt in the Copilot cat:
I am an educator organizing files such as course plans, slide bridges, documents, assessments and classification sheets. Suggest a coherent and evolutionary file name name which includes the subject, the school level, the date or the term and the version.
Level with Microsoft 365 Copilot: Use Copilot in OneDrive to categorize and mark the files, which makes them easier to search and recover if necessary.
Activity 6: Discover, share and inspire with your favorite prompts
Explore the Copilot gallery invites to find practical ideas for the use of AI in your role, whether you are in class, whether you train or run a team. Then use what you learned to inspire others. Ask Copilot Cat to help you share your favorite advice, prompts or strategies in formats such as newsletters, team updates or social publications.
Opportunities for your team:
- Educators – Find new use cases adapted to your daily responsibilities and share innovative IA prompts with educators.
- Heads of school – Inspire colleagues with practical and ready -to -use ideas.
- IT professionals – Prepare the momentum for the adoption of AI in your school or team.
Level with Microsoft 365 Copilot: Use Microsoft 365 COPILOT to create a resource or campaign: the key prompts in the combination, describe a deployment plan and adapt the content of your audience.
These AI activities for educators are only the beginning. By even trying one or two, you will have an idea of ​​how the Copilot and the Chat Chat Microsoft 365 can support your daily work, while helping you develop skills for the future.
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