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Friday Finds — Animations & Learning, Attention Span, Learning Sciences

Mike Taylor

This finding, stemming from a comprehensive meta-analysis of over 21,000 individuals across 32 countries, suggests that the Flynn effect – a phenomenon where average IQ scores increased per decade in the late 20th century – might also extend to attention skills. I’ve got another one for you.

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What’s Your Learning Tool Stack?

Clark Quinn

Seriously, this is important, as the tools we use and provide through the organization impact the effectiveness with which people can work. Maybe OneNote? I woke up this morning thinking about the tools we use at various levels. Yeah, my life is exciting ;).

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12 Free Microsoft Teaching Tools

DigitalChalk eLearning

Perfectly combine the Windows 8 user experience with cutting-edge tools including basic editing tools, brilliant visual effects, frames, 1-Tap enhance, collage, text, tilt shift, and raw converter, all bundled together in one powerful package! eLearning Tools Online Training Software Effective eLearning eLearning Resources Microsoft'

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Microsoft Office: The Key Applications You May Have Missed

OpenSesame

Integration with Skype (acquired by Microsoft in 2011) and OneNote make the experience even better. OneNote is a great resource for information gathering and team collaboration. In many ways, OneNote acts like notes passed around between friends in school. Sharepoint. PowerPoint.

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Tech Tuesday Toolbox | September 15, 2020

Mike Taylor

You can use Office Lens to convert images to PDF, Word and PowerPoint files, and you can even save images to OneNote or OneDrive. Grammarly: Free Online Writing Assistant — www.grammarly.com Millions trust Grammarly’s free writing app to make their online writing clear and effective. Remote Control. www.notion.so.

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The Not-So-Distant Future of Remote Collaboration? 4 Reasons Employees Should Check Out the Microsoft Fluid Framework Preview

Vitalyst

But, considering the effects of the pandemic—a rapid, massive shift to remote work and an even greater focus on collaboration—the app surely should be on every employee’s radar. You may not have heard much about Fluid Framework—Microsoft started rolling out the preview in January and February, right before the number of U.S.

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Gamification In Application Software Training

Learnnovators

It is a free plug-in game from Microsoft Office Labs aimed at helping learners develop their skills in using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote) in a game environment. The first one on our list is ‘Ribbon Hero 2’, one of the best examples of application software gamification.