From the course: Enhance Teaching and Learning with Microsoft Copilot

Overview of Microsoft Copilot and its capabilities - Microsoft Copilot Tutorial

From the course: Enhance Teaching and Learning with Microsoft Copilot

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Overview of Microsoft Copilot and its capabilities

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- You might be wondering what Copilot can do for you. While it can't fold your laundry or take out the trash, the list of capabilities is impressive. Let's begin with Copilot's ability to search and summarize. Need to condense a complex scientific concept for your class to read? Copilot can sift through millions of data points to extract key information and provide a summary, perfect for creating learner resources. Whether you are comparing historical events or combining content for a comprehensive curriculum, Copilot can analyze multiple sources and synthesize it into cohesive original content. It can associate standards into these resources as well. Just ask for that in your prompt. Copilot is your critical thinking sidekick. It can help you assess the credibility of sources, evaluate arguments for bias, and help you design resources that you can trust. Use the source links in Copilot's responses to confirm it's using reliable information. Copilot can search the live internet or a file you've uploaded. Visual learning is powerful, and with Copilot's image generation, you can create compelling visuals to accompany your teaching materials. Copilot also integrates with your Microsoft ecosystem. It can search organizational and personal data stored in the cloud. This means you can ask Copilot to perform tasks, review shared resources, and even gather insights from any files that you have access to. Now, we couldn't talk about generative AI without talking about prompting. Copilot isn't just a one-way tool. It's a dialogue. Ask more questions, refine your prompts, and Copilot will adapt. It evolves with your conversation. It's like having a brainstorming partner who's always ready to help you refine your ideas. Come back to any saved chats later to continue your conversation. With all these possibilities, I hope you're beginning to see how life-changing this technology can be.

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