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Fresno Unified School District implemented the Personalized Learning Initiative in fall 2016, to help close the achievement gap for their students and produce well-rounded graduates who were proficient in both technology and a variety of interpersonal skills.

Is the initiative meeting these goals? A careful examination of year one standardized test results may help to shed light on this question.

Contact us to learn more about the Personalized Learning Initiative and what it’s encouraging results might mean for your district.

The need for remote learning continues to surge globally due to COVID-19. Microsoft alongside many of our partners offer free tools such as Office 365 and Teams to schools. Administrators and teachers find Teams useful not only for the classroom, but also for organizing Professional Learning Communities and Staff teams. Attending remote meetings is easy with all the built-in features provided. We understand you may have questions on how your school can leverage remote learning and we encourage you to view upcoming and on-demand Teams webinars – sign up here: https://microsoftteams.eventbuilder.com/TeamsEducation.

80% of educators say emotional well-being is crucial for developing foundational literacies.

Over time, our understanding of the importance of emotional well-being has grown. Now it is time to put that knowledge into practice in the classroom, to benefit our students.

Technology can help teachers more seamlessly integrate social and emotional skill development into their curriculum, and provide the personalized tools to support emotional well-being as students tackle learning challenges. Contact us to learn more about how you can accomplish this in your own school.

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Download “Why Cloud,” brought to you by Microsoft for Nonprofits, to see how your #nonprofit can focus more on your mission and less on your IT infrastructure. #tech4good #SocialImpact #DigitalTransformation

Fact or Fiction? A common misconception about Office 365 is that it is simply a version of Office accessed by a browser.

Download “10 Myths On Moving To The Cloud,” brought to you by Microsoft for Nonprofits, to learn what nonprofits really need to know about moving to a hosted solution. #tech4good #SocialImpact #DigitalTransformation

More and more people are working from home because of the COVID-19 crisis. Check out this infographic for tips on saying productive and maintaining healthy boundaries while working remotely.

74 percent of businesses have already witnessed the cybersecurity skills gap take a toll on their bottom line. As such, it’s critical that organizations seek alternatives to compensate for the lack of #cybersecurity professionals that are needed to keep them secure. Read this article to learn more about this and other key cybersecurity predictions for 2020.

Picture the ideal learning environment.

When Garfield Prep teacher Marlyne Graves pictures this, she sees each of her students tackling the same task while being uniquely challenged and supported.

This is exactly the type of classroom she was able to create through the use of technology like OneNote Classroom Notebook. This offered efficiency and access to learning tools that opened doors for each of her students to maximize their engagement and learning.

At Virtual Office Solutions, we want to celebrate and support individuality, and this includes providing the resources to personalize learning.

Learn how Red Lion Hotels successfully migrated their legacy systems into Microsoft Teams and Dynamics 365 to increase team collaboration and power effective, data-driven intelligence for sales strategies.

Contact Virtual Office Solutions to find out more.