Mike Tholfsen

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat for Students 13+ | Microsoft Community Hub With Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat now available to students aged 13 and older, we’re ushering in a new era of AI-assisted learning while maintaining a strong...

Now rolling out globally! Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Chat is now Generally Available for 13+

Rollout will take a week or two to complete 🌍🌎🌏

Blog techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/educati... #edusky

YouTube video by Mike Tholfsen 8 new features in Microsoft Teams for Summer 2025

A tutorial video showing the 8 new features in Microsoft Teams for summer 2025 🌞 Updates include:

✨ Copilot Chat integration
💬 Combined Chat and Channels view
🗣️ Voice Isolation mode
➕ Lots more

📺 YouTube: youtu.be/bel9aSViPBc?... #edusky

Preview the new Microsoft 365 LTI® for your LMS | Microsoft Community Hub Enhance your LMS with the power of Microsoft 365 We are excited to announce the public preview of Microsoft 365 LTI. Experience the full potential of...

Preview the new Microsoft 365 LTI for your Learning Management System 🎓 This unified app includes:

☁️ OneDrive
💜 OneNote Class Notebook (LTI 1.3)
😄 Reflect
🤝 Teams Meetings
🚀 Learning Accelerators
📖 Reading Coach (coming soon)

Blog: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/educati... #edusky

YouTube video by Mike Tholfsen 11 New Features in Windows 11 24h2 // Tips and Tricks for 2025

NEW! A tutorial video on 11 new features for Windows 11 in the 24H2 update and beyond. Updates include:

📁 File Explorer improvements
🪫 Energy Mode
🎨 Generative Erase in Paint
✂️ Copy as Table in Snipping Tool
➕ Lots more

📺 YouTube: youtu.be/be83wr7pDlA?... #Microsoft

Yup

For the OneNote superfans, this will make your day 💜 Merge Table Cells, a top request for many years, is now available for all @Msft365Insider folks, and coming out broadly soon.

Can I just say HALLELUJAH 🥳🥳🥳

Full blog here: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso...

How to become an MIE Expert and Showcase School 2025-2026 | Microsoft Education Blog Explore how to become an MIE Expert and Microsoft Showcase School. Nominations for the 2025-2026 academic year open May 8, 2025. Learn more.

The Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (MIE Expert) and Showcase School nominations are open for 2025-2026! This is your opportunity to join an inspiring global community of changemakers and innovators in education!

⏰ Deadline is July 31st!

Link:
www.microsoft.com/en-us/educat... #MicrosoftEdu

NEW! Reading Coach just got a set of ReadWorks library passages in Spanish 📖

📘Designed especially for multi-lingual, ELL and struggling readers, AI-powered Reading Coach empowers learners to create their own stories, or from a passage library.

➡️Try it out today: coach.microsoft.com #edusky

YouTube video by Microsoft Education Study guide in Copilot Notebooks

NEW! Study Guide for Copilot Notebooks, which uses AI to generate a study guide based on reference materials you add. Includes topic page, glossary, learning activities, quizzes, progress tracking, & includes an AI audio overview.

Coming this fall, video below

YouTube: youtu.be/ZNLaLyjky-s

What’s New in Microsoft EDU, ISTE Edition June 2025 | Microsoft Community Hub Welcome to our monthly update for Microsoft Education and thank you so much for being part of our growing community! We’re thrilled to share new AI...

What's New in Microsoft EDU - June 2025 ISTE edition 🎉 18 new updates including:

✨ M365 Copilot "Teach" module
📒 Study Guide in Copilot Notebooks
🎓 Learning Zone app
📖 Reading and Math Progress updates
🌐 M365 Unified LTI app
➕ Lots more

Details: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/educati... #edusky

Going to ISTE in San Antonio in late June? Come to the Microsoft booth 1800 and check out my "What's New in Microsoft EDU" session to get all the latest updates 🚀

Dates and times below 👇 #edusky

YouTube video by Mike Tholfsen How to use Copilot Vision | Microsoft Copilot

A tutorial video on how to use the new Copilot Vision feature. Copilot Vision lets you share any window with Copilot, and you can have a voice conversation about anything on the screen. This includes a demo of math tutoring with OneNote 💜

📺 YouTube: youtu.be/Xn7VpOl8Z3c?... #EduSky

It was great to stop by!

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Now educators can sign into Khanmigo for Teachers at Khan Academy using a Microsoft Account. Microsoft EDU has made Khanmigo FREE to all educators globally, so be sure to check it out 👀

Link: www.khanmigo.ai/teachers #edusky

How to become an MIE Expert and Showcase School 2025-2026 | Microsoft Education Blog Explore how to become an MIE Expert and Microsoft Showcase School. Nominations for the 2025-2026 academic year open May 8, 2025. Learn more.

The Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert (#MIEExpert) and Showcase School nominations are open now for 2025-2026! This is your opportunity to join an inspiring global community of changemakers and innovators in education!

🔗 Apply: www.microsoft.com/en-us/educat...

⏰ Deadline is July 31st

Gear up for summer reading with Reading Coach Reading Coach uses AI-generated stories and research-backed strategies to make learning fun, engaging, and accessible.

Gear up for summer reading with Reading Coach 🌞

Whether you’re a parent or an educator, you can support students’ reading development during the upcoming summer break. The AI-powered Reading Coach is perfect to practice reading out loud 📖

Blog: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/Microso...

The Microsoft 365 Copilot app: Built for the new way of working | Microsoft Community Hub The Microsoft 365 Copilot app is designed for the new way of working. Copilot is woven into your daily workflow—offering tools like secure AI chat, agents,...

The Microsoft 365 Copilot app: Built for the new way of working with AI! Now Generally available 🚀

💬 Chat
🔎 Search
📒 Copilot Notebooks
🤖 Agents
✨ Create
➕ Lots more

Blog with details: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microso... #edusky

Cómo la inteligencia artificial ayuda a los maestros a transformar las aulas en Perú Descubre cómo Microsoft Copilot y el Banco Mundial ayudan a mejorar la experiencia educativa en las escuelas de Lima, Perú, con inteligencia artificial.

Through a pilot program supported by the World Bank and Microsoft, 500 public school educators in Lima are using Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat to create personalized lesson plans, streamline administrative tasks, & support neurodivergent students.

Blog: news.microsoft.com/source/latam... #edusky

What admins need to know about our Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat coming to students aged 13 and older this summer #edusky

Blog: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/educati...

#AI #Copilot #MicrosoftEDU

Empowering teens: Microsoft 365 Copilot availability for students | Microsoft Education Blog Learn about Microsoft 365 Copilot availability for students aged 13 and up. Enhance learning with AI, enterprise protection, and IT controls.

We’re excited to announce Copilot Chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot availability for students aged 13 and older is coming this summer with enterprise data protection and IT controls 🔐

Blog: www.microsoft.com/en-us/educat... #edusky

Gear up for summer reading with Microsoft Reading Coach | Microsoft Community Hub As students in the northern hemisphere ease into the summer break from school, supporting literacy skills remains top of mind for educators and...

Join us for some summer reading webinars to help your students stay on track with Reading Coach — Microsoft’s free AI-powered reading fluency tool, available in 80+ languages.

📅 Choose your session:
🔹 May 13, 8–9 AM PT
🔹 May 15, 8–9 AM PT

Blog: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/educati... #edusky

YouTube video by Microsoft Education Using agents in Copilot - Microsoft Education

POSTED! Our recent webinar session about AI Agents in Microsoft Copilot, tailored for educators. We delve into what Agents are, using them and even creating them.

YouTube 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0N6... #edusky

Come check out preview teacher features for Reading Coach! 🌞

Announcing new educator preview features in the AI-powered Reading Coach | Microsoft Community Hub <today's post was written by Emma Gray, Product Manager on the Microsoft Education team>   We are thrilled to announce the preview release of new...

We are thrilled to announce the preview release of new educator features in the AI-powered Reading Coach, including:

📖 Sharing custom passages with learners
⏰ Setting time goals for learner-led practice
📈 Monitoring practice data over time

Blog: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/educati... #edusky

Microsoft 365 Copilot: Your window into the world of agents | Microsoft 365 Blog Check out the Copilot Wave 2 spring release, including AI-powered Search, Create, Notebooks, and a new Agent Store.

Today we’re announcing the Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2 spring release, with an updated Microsoft 365 Copilot app

The new M365 Copilot app includes:
🔎 AI-powered Search
✨ A new Create experience
📒 Copilot Notebooks
🏪 A new Agent Store

Blog: www.microsoft.com/en-us/micros... #edusky

Microsoft is working on some seriously exciting Windows 11 improvements - here's how to check if you can get them You’ll need a Copilot+ PC to get some of the nifty new AI-powered accessibility and learning features coming to Windows 11

Excited to see Reading Coach and Immersive Reader launching as new Click To Do Actions in for Copilot+ PCs 🚀

Details on these and the new Windows 11 Insider build are below in this article 👇

www.techradar.com/computing/wi... #edusky

NEW! Guided Practice for educators in the AI-powered Reading Coach 📖

Teachers, try right‑clicking Sunny 🌞 (see video below) to unlock a preview of long‑awaited features like setting practice goals for learners and seeing insights over time.

Details: aka.ms/IFoundPrevie... #edusky

Copilot Agents in Education - join us for a webinar to learn more about AI agents | Microsoft Community Hub Join us for an session about AI Agents in Microsoft Copilot, tailored for educators.  We'll delve into what Agents are, using them and even creating...

Join us for a session about AI Agents in Microsoft Copilot, tailored for educators. We'll delve into what Agents are, using them and even creating them.

Register: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/educati... #edusky

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I'll be at the ASU-GSV conference in San Diego this week and presenting on AI and Accessibility. Looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones! #edusky

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