Microsoft’s SharePoint introduces video page templates.
Takeaway Points
- Microsoft’s SharePoint introduces video page templates.
- This feature enables the creation of pages and news outside of the SharePoint platform.
- Microsoft said that the feature has rolled out to Targeted Release customers and will continue to roll out to all customers through the end of June.
- On May 21, 2024, Khan Academy and Microsoft partnered to increase access to AI tools.
What did Microsoft Sharepoint introduce?
In a blog post on Tuesday, Microsoft said that SharePoint is introducing video pages and news.
“We are excited to share that we are releasing video page templates in SharePoint Pages and News. With this feature, we’re enabling authors to create video centric page content. These templates are available in both SharePoint and Stream, making it easy to showcase video with a customized and branded pages experience from either application,” Microsoft said.
According to the tech giant, this feature enables the creation of pages and news outside of the SharePoint platform.
Microsoft said that the feature has rolled out to Targeted Release customers and will continue to roll out to all customers through the end of June. There is nothing users need to do to prepare, and it is planning to create more video page templates that include the latest and greatest features.
Khan Academy and Microsoft partner to increase access to AI tools
On May 21, 2024, Microsoft and Khan Academy announced a new partnership. The aim is to bring these time-saving and lesson-enhancing AI tools to millions of educators. By donating access to Azure AI-optimized infrastructure, Microsoft is enabling Khan Academy to offer all K–12 educators in the U.S. free access to the pilot of Khanmigo for Teachers, which will now be powered by the Azure OpenAI Service, Microsoft said.
Higgason In a comment said “I use Khanmigo to spice up my classroom to make it fun and engaging. For example, in another class of Higgason’s, Khanmigo suggested explaining net ionic equations by asking students if they’ve ever been to a dance party, comparing ions to dancers who change partners.”
“Teachers are super overworked, noting record numbers of teachers are leaving the profession. School districts in underserved areas have been especially hard hit, with teachers citing low pay and unmanageable workloads exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic as some of the top reasons they are giving up on teaching. Using AI for education isn’t just a powerful way to potentially help accelerate student learning. It’s also a way to make teaching more sustainable.” said Sal Khan.
According to the report, the two companies will also collaborate to explore opportunities to improve AI tools for math tutoring in an affordable, scalable, and adaptable way with a new version of Phi-3, a family of small language models (SLMs) developed by Microsoft.
As part of the new partnership, Khan Academy’s teacher tools will now be powered by the Azure OpenAI Service. Khan Academy will also give Microsoft access to explanatory educational content such as math problem questions and step-by-step answers to develop AI-powered math tutoring capabilities using Phi-3. Khan Academy will also provide ongoing feedback and benchmarking data to evaluate performance. None of Khan Academy’s user data will be used to train the model, Microsoft said.
