Learning Tools

What are Learning Tools?

Learning Tools are a set of inclusive features available in a wide range of platforms that assist all learners in reading, writing, math, and communication.

Explore additional inclusive classroom resources:

Empower students with inclusive writing tools (interactive training)

Accessibility Learning Webinar: Learning Tools for the Inclusive Classroom

Empower every student with an inclusive classroom (Microsoft Educator Center course)

Quantifying the value of Microsoft accessibility and assistive technologies for education

Microsoft Inclusive Classroom Wakelet

Helpful links for Microsoft's inclusive classroom experiences

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Reading Progress

Reading Progress is a tool that helps students practice their reading fluency. Students read a passage out loud while recording video and audio, then turn in their recordings to you. You can track student progress over time in the Insights tab.

Reading Coach

Reading Coach identifies the five words that were most challenging for each individual learner and gives them a supported opportunity to practice the words again. 

Pair Reading Progress assignments with Reading Coach

Use Reading Coach in Immersive Reader

Immersive Reader

Immersive Reader is a free tool that uses proven techniques to improve reading for people regardless of their age or ability. Immersive Reader features are available in multiple products.

Reflect

Reflect is a check-in tool designed to support students in developing the language and confidence to identify their emotional and learning needs and self-advocate for success!

Get started with Reflect in Teams

Reflect check-ins in Class Notebook

Use Reflect in staff teams

View Reflect data in Insights

Reflect in Teams for emotional well-being (PREVIEW)

Translator

Connect across languages with tools that engage multi-lingual learners and ensure their families and schools can collaborate for impactful student support.

Microsoft Translator for Education - training videos

Joining a conversation in Microsoft Translator

Use Microsoft Translator with parents

Set up multilingual parent-teacher conferences with Microsoft Translator

Use Microsoft Translator for lectures and presentations

Use Microsoft Translator in the Microsoft Edge browser

Presentations

Invite all students to participate when watching and creating presentations with scaffolding designed to prepare them for the communication needs of the future. 

Use live captions in a live Microsoft Teams event

Present with real-time, automatic captions or subtitles in PowerPoint

Inclusive presenting and practice with Presenter Coach in PowerPoint

Using Microsoft Translator in a presentation

Turn-in celebrations in Microsoft Teams Assignments