Support knowledge construction with Microsoft tools
A variety of Microsoft tools are available to educators and learners to support knowledge construction activities.
When learners conduct research that they will analyze or use to construct new knowledge, Microsoft Edge supports organization with the Collections feature which allows learners to create collections to organize their research.
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As the class's digital hub, Microsoft Teams offers educators a location to house all the content that learners need to construct knowledge. Educators add tabs to Teams with digital textbooks, websites, and other supplemental content.
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OneNote Class Notebook also allows educators to share content. Additionally, educators store graphic organizer templates in OneNote that encourage interpretation, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. As learners research a topic that they will apply in a new context, they store key concepts from the research in OneNote. With digital inking, learners can annotate and analyze the research they collect. As learners work in OneNote, immersive reader offers reading and translation support.
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SmartArt graphics in Word and PowerPoint provide additional support for knowledge construction in the form of graphics that help learners demonstrate their understanding, interpretation, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of information.
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