Microsoft Learning Accelerator Quick Guides

Microsoft has recently announced their Learning Accelerators – a new category of learning tools that help support and streamline the creation, review, and analysis of student progress and development across academic subjects. 

I have created brand new Quick Guides for some of these learning accelerators, with more to come.

Quick Guides Include:

  • Reading Coach
  • Reflect
  • Search Coach
  • Speaker Coach



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