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6/7/2010

Update on v1.1 release of the Office Add-In for Moodle

We have continued to get great feedback from the community on the Office Add-In for Moodle. In April we started development of a version 1.1 for the Add-in, and were aiming to release at the end of May. We still have some work left and are driving towards releasing at the end of June. Thank you for your continued support and interest.
Thanks, Chris (Education Labs) (read more)

Posted at 3:45 PM by Chris (Education Labs) | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (5)

4/29/2010

April 2010 Update to Microsoft Live Services Plug-in for Moodle

We have continued to get great feedback from the community and the "April 2010 Update" is a minor release that addresses a couple of issues.
(a) Fix a security related issue reported by the Moodle community.
(b) Fix SQL statement for better compatibility across databases.

We recommend that everyone upgrades to the new version. To get the April 2010 Update, please go to Microsoft Live Services... (read more)

Posted at 5:09 PM by Chris (Education Labs) | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

4/21/2010

Office Add-in for Moodle – version 1.1

We have received a lot of great feedback from the community and I am pleased to announce that we have firmed up our plans for the next release of the Office Add-in for Moodle. We are going to do a quick turnaround to address the 2 major areas of feedback.
1) Address the problem where the add-in does not display a course list. This problem is encountered most frequently when Moodle returns a list of... (read more)

Posted at 1:56 PM by Chris (Education Labs) | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (1)

4/6/2010

Introducing the Office Add-in for Moodle

Let me tell you a story…
About 5 months ago, shortly after joining the Education Labs group, I volunteered to take a look at a scenario facing many teachers around the world to see if I could improve it. The scenario involved teachers using Moodle for course management and Microsoft Office to create and edit course materials. “Hmmm, a chance to help some teachers,” I thought to myself. “I like it!”... (read more)

Posted at 8:05 AM by Anthony (Developer, EduLabs) | Category: Office Add-in for Moodle | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (11)

Using SharePoint as the File System for Moodle

We have a little present for IT Pros running Moodle and SharePoint in their infrastructure. Today we are publishing a white paper that explains how to set up SharePoint as the file system for Moodle. Why would an IT Pro want to do that? There are a number of good reasons, but here are the ones I’ll mention. First, it helps prevent data loss. If a teacher deletes a file by mistake and wants to... (read more)

Posted at 7:55 AM by Kathleen (Education Labs) | Category: Enabling Microsoft Office SharePoint Server as the File System for Moodle | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

3/23/2010

Great New Chemistry Tool

Check out this great new Chemistry Add-in for Word that our friends over at MSR created in collaboration with the University of Cambridge. It lets you add chemistry information to a Word document and switch between various representations (i.e. IUPAC name, formula, 2D view). We especially like the 2D editor where you can edit and update molecules.

From professors creating publications to high school... (read more)

Posted at 11:35 AM by Kathleen (Education Labs) | Category: Chemistry Add-in for Word | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (4)

2/16/2010

Introducing Microsoft Flashcards

It is my privilege to introduce to you Microsoft Flashcards, the latest project from Microsoft Education Labs. Flashcards is a tool that helps you create, share, and most importantly, study more efficiently.
Flashcards offers a unique learning experience that you don’t get with traditional flashcards. Cards that you have never studied before are introduced at a rate that is customized for you; it... (read more)

Posted at 4:55 PM by Luke (Engineer, Education Labs) | Category: Flashcards | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

12/17/2009

December Update to Microsoft Live Services Plug-in for Moodle

Hi everyone,

We have been getting some great feedback on our project over the past two months. We have been seeing folks go into the code, understand it, and offer suggestions and bug fixes. We have even heard of some of you localizing the plug-in for your locales – which is a testament to Moodle’s powerful and simple localization techniques.

This has been an important step for us as a team, because... (read more)

Posted at 3:26 PM by Administrator | Category: Microsoft Live Services Plug-in for Moodle | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (1)

9/30/2009

September Update to Microsoft Live Services Plug-in for Moodle

Hi everyone,
Thanks for your interest in this project and continuous support. We have been working on your feedback to improve the Moodle add-on since our last release in August. Now it is time for the new release.
To get the September Update, please go to Microsoft Live Services Plug-in for Moodle project page then click on “Try It” in that page to download the latest ZIP file.
Some of the highlights... (read more)

Posted at 12:00 PM by Administrator | Category: Microsoft Live Services Plug-in for Moodle | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

9/3/2009

Introducing the Math Worksheet Generator

We’re happy to release a helpful new tool for you to check out called the Math Worksheet Generator. This one is aimed at math teachers, tutors, parents, or anyone wanting to practice math problems with an accompanying answer sheet (and for those folks already using Microsoft Math, a step by step explanation of answers). We’ve known that many teachers spend a lot of time searching for and photocopying... (read more)

Posted at 10:05 AM by Kathleen (Education Labs) | Category: Math Worksheet Generator | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (1)

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