{"id":9550,"date":"2020-12-18T15:56:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T15:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/?p=9550"},"modified":"2023-01-25T16:54:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T16:54:49","slug":"tools-for-learning-activities-ms-whiteboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/12\/18\/tools-for-learning-activities-ms-whiteboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Tools for Learning Activities: MS Whiteboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The information in this article is correct at the time of writing, please check our <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/tel-blog\">TEL Blog<\/a> for the latest information on Technology at the University of Reading.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW139104645 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139104645 BCX0\">The TEL video below gives outlines MS Whiteboard key functions, please see Microsoft support materials for <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW139104645 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com\/cms\/api\/am\/binary\/RE4GySd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW139104645 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139104645 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">most recent updated MS Whiteboard features<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW139104645 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139104645 BCX0\"> and their dedicated YouTube channel for<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139104645 BCX0\"> updated<\/span> <\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW139104645 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/MicrosoftWhiteboard\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW139104645 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139104645 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">MS Whiteboard demonstrations<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW139104645 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139104645 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW139104645 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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