{"id":1379,"date":"2021-01-12T20:27:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T04:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/education\/blog\/2021\/01\/12\/updated-back-to-school-kit-new-edu-webinar-series\/"},"modified":"2024-06-03T12:58:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T19:58:02","slug":"updated-back-to-school-kit-new-edu-webinar-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/education\/blog\/2021\/01\/updated-back-to-school-kit-new-edu-webinar-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated Back to School Kit + New EDU Webinar Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

This month, the Microsoft Education\u00a0Customer Engagement and Support Team\u00a0is\u00a0releasing an updated version of the well-received Back To School Kit that was initially released in July 2020.\u00a0This kit provides high-level guidance for Educators K12, Leadership and\u00a0Special Services teachers on how to use Microsoft technology to prepare for their upcoming school year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, members of the EDU Engagement team will be hosting four new webinars to walk you through each aspect of the guide. Please see the overview below and join the Enable Remote Learning (ERL) Communit<\/a>y for continuous updates or to ask us a question. See you soon! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where to get the BTS kit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ll update this post as soon as we have the final download link for the guide, so please check back over the following days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Webinar dates and intended audience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on feedback from our communities, we\u2019ll be\u00a0offering\u00a0four\u00a0public\u00a0training sessions<\/strong>. Each session is specifically focused on a different EDU role.\u00a0Our EDU experts will\u00a0share common scenarios, use cases, and answer your questions live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Session<\/strong><\/td>Date<\/strong><\/td>Time<\/strong><\/td>Audience and .ics Calendar file<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>Mon January 25<\/td>6:00-7:00 pm PST<\/td>\u00a0Educators<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Tue January 26<\/td>6:00-7:00 pm PST<\/td>\u00a0EDU Leadership<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Thu January 28<\/td>6:00-7:00 pm PST<\/td>\u00a0Special Service Teachers<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Fri January 29<\/td>6:00-7:00 pm PST<\/td>\u00a0Open Office Hour \u2013 All roles<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Feel free to share all info with others<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you know anyone who might be interested in joining these events, please share this post with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Live sessions on Twitch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All sessions will take place on live-streaming platform Twitch.tv, on Stephen Reid\u2019s PlayMatters channel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

aka.ms\/PlayMatters<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presenters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our presenters will be Geri Gillespy <\/strong>and Stephen Reid<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On-demand recordings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These webinars will be recorded and made available on demand afterwards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This post<\/a> was originally published on this site<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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