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Educational Technology Anatyst
Brian Merrill is a Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE) and a Microsoft Certified trainer (MCT). He is currently the Educational Technology Analyst for one of the largest school districts in Pennsylvania. In that role he serves as the global administrator of the district’s Microsoft 365 environment, managing Microsoft Teams and SharePoint, and training faculty and staff on new technologies and systems. Brian is also adjunct faculty at the University of Harrisburg of Science and Technology, where he teaches courses in the Learning Technology and Media Studies program. Brian is a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert and a member of the Minecraft for Education Advisory Board.
Session description
This session is a primer on Microsoft's Power Platform. The majority of the time will be spent on Power Automate, giving concrete examples of how one school district leverages this technology to solve problems. See how this tool offers a fast, streamlined way to solve some of the district's toughest problems.
Purpose & objective
The purpose of this session is to introduce attendees to the possibility of using automated processes to save time and work more efficiently as a class and institution.
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Outline
Introductions - 5 minutes
Introduction to the elements of Power Platform - 5 minutes
Previous workflows leveraged by Central Bucks - 10 minutes
How those workflows were streamlined/automated with Power Platform - 20 minutes.
Interactive brainstorm of current problems that this solution methodology could help with. 10 minutes
Q./A - 10 minutes
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Supporting research
https://powerplatform.microsoft.com/en-us/
https://powerplatform.microsoft.com/en-us/return-to-school/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickmoorhead/2021/05/25/microsoft-build-and-power-platformnavigating-change-and-the-role-power-technology-can-play/?sh=46383b24763c
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