{"id":5955,"date":"2024-06-27T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-12-18T22:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T06:39:09","slug":"seven-standout-moments-from-istelive-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/education\/blog\/2024\/06\/seven-standout-moments-from-istelive-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven standout moments from ISTELive 24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Summer is here in the US and it\u2019s time to relax, reconnect with colleagues, and to share experiences and be inspired by what’s new. That\u2019s exactly what over 15,000 K-12 educators, librarians, school administrators, instructional coaches, and edtech leaders did in Denver, Colorado at ISTELive 24<\/a>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than two thousand presenters crowded the Colorado Convention Center, with hundreds of sessions, workshops, and keynotes covering a wide range of topics. The predominant theme was, perhaps unsurprisingly, AI and strategies for using it in the classroom. The real-world examples of AI and authentic stories of schools solving their own problems utilizing AI-enabled tools was inspiring, and I\u2019d like to share a few things that I learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Exploring AI in education with Microsoft  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our team from Microsoft Education was on hand to share how AI can enhance learning experiences with exciting updates to our powerful tools, including Microsoft Copilot<\/a> which helps educators save time and inspire creativity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Educators using Microsoft Designer to create AI avatars at ISTELive 24.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Explore my seven standout moments from ISTELive24: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. AI-powered tools for schools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft booth 1300 was abuzz with presentations and conversations detailing over 20 Microsoft-related updates and resources<\/a> and we were able to show them in action! They included enhancements to Copilot for Microsoft 365, a new Minecraft Education Lesson Crafter, Learning Accelerators and Microsoft Teams for Education news, free access to Figma through our new partnership, and more value coming to Microsoft Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the new AI-powered features coming to Copilot for Microsoft 365 allow educators to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n