PowerPoint is a computer program that allows users to create a slide presentation for various purposes. One of the purposes of creating slide presentations is to create digital learning content to use in the virtual classroom. To give an understanding of how to use PowerPoint and the process of creating a virtual classroom, Balai Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi held an event, namely “PowerPoint as a Digital Tools for Creating Learning Materials in The Virtual Classroom”. This event was facilitated by Rinaldi as a trainer from MIC. This event was held in the second quarter (Q2) on 31 December 2019 followed by 38 participants with a background as a government official and non-government...

PowerPoint is a slideshow presentation program that’s a part of Office 365. This tool was so familiar in education, almost all members of the educational institution are familiar with this tool. This tool usually used to create digital content learning by teachers. But in fact, the teachers did not know deep the features that have by PowerPoint. In this workshop participants were delivered materials about the features that can be used to create interactive learning in the digital classroom created by using Microsoft Teams. The event was held in the second quarter (Q2) on 17 December 2019 at SMP Negeri 4 Pakem followed by 44 participants with a background as a government official. The par...

In the digital era, the process of learning and teaching is not only focused in the classroom, but also by using digital tools, and in the end of the use of the digital tool will create a new culture and improving learning outcomes. By using the digital tool, the process of learning and teaching can be done from anywhere, anytime, and using any device. This will create the flexibility of the learning and teaching process, also will make it easier for educators and students to interact and discuss some topics without any distraction. One of the tools that can be used to support the learning and teaching process in the digital era is Microsoft Teams – the digital hub that can be functioned ...

In higher education, the notes just like the resources for anything. It is important to remember anything shared by the lecturer. In the digital era, the members of higher education can utilize OneNote as a tool to create notes by adding some type of multimedia files, such as text, pictures, video, document with any extension, such as .pdf, .docx, .xls, etc. OneNote can make the notes more structure and the user can access easily the notes that want to be opened. But we need to realize not every member of higher education knowing this tool. For this reason, MIC has held an event to socialize the use of OneNote for managing lecture notes in the digital era. The event in the second quarter...

Global Microsoft 365 Developer Bootcamp 2019 is an annual event dedicated to worldwide developers. Developers worldwide are invited to attend a Bootcamp to learn the latest on Microsoft 365 platforms including Microsoft Graph, SharePoint Framework, Microsoft Teams, Office Add-ins, Connectors, and Actionable Messages, etc., but in Yogyakarta, the speakers and participants only discuss Microsoft Graph and Identity Platform. For the event in the second quarter (Q2) was held on 15 November 2019 at Jogja Digital Valley attended by 21 participants with a background as non-government officials. This event was facilitatory by two speakers, namely Ridi Ferdiana – Microsoft MVP as the first speake...

In the digital era, there is a lot of learning media that can be used to support learning activity in the virtual classroom. One of the tools that can be used to support learning activity in the virtual classroom is Sway. Sway is a presentation program web-based and a part of Office 365 services. Sway it can be used to create interactive learning content in the digital era. This tool has a lot of features such as accessibility view, audio recording, closed captioning, navigation view, security, and privacy, etc. this tool can be combined for uses with Microsoft Teams in the virtual classroom. In the education institution these tools not familiar yet by all academic member, so based on the...

Microsoft 365 has become a part of the facilities of Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta for its lecturers, staff, and students. But this facility has not been optimized by all the members. MIC as a non-organizational profit – intends to socialize this facility to optimize their productivity by giving the digital literacy skills for their members. This activity was done by holding an event dedicated to all members of the Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta.  This event was held in the second quarter (Q2) on 28 October 2019 at Stadium General Teknik F1, Lt.2 UMY. This event was followed by 49 participants as a part of member Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. Participants were explained...

.NET Conf 2019 is a free event dedicated to the .NET developer in the world. One of which was held in Indonesia is Yogyakarta. The participants were invited to join this event to see the launch of .NET Core 3.0. Generally, participants were learning how to build for web, mobile, desktop, games, services, libraries and more for a variety of platforms and devices all with .NET. This event was giving a chance for the participants to learn, ask questions live, and get inspired for their next software project. This event was held in the second quarter (Q2) on 15 October 2019 at Perpustakaan Fakultas Teknik UGM, the event was organized by MIC, followed by 42 participants with multiple backgrou...

The virtual classroom is an online space that is designed for learning. One of the tools that can be used to create a virtual classroom is Teams – one of Office 365 services. Microsoft Teams is one of the Learning Management System (LMS) that has many features that can be used to organize a virtual classroom easily and effectively to increase the learning outcomes of students. But we need to realize that not every teacher knowing this powerful tool. Based on this condition, MIC as organization research that has a program to improve the skill of the community has acted as a facilitator as a trainer for the event that held by MGMP Bahasa Inggris Kabupaten Sleman, namely the event “Creating ...

Microsoft 365 comes with the flexibility and mobility that modern life demands. Microsoft 365 can help the user to collaborate more effectively. In the educational institution, this service can be leveraged to optimize their activities, such as learning process, administration activities, developing learning materials by the lecturer, creating document format for the research, etc. There are a lot of advantages that can be gained. Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY) as one of the educational educations was subscribed to this service to give facility for their members. To optimize the socialization process, UMY was co-operated with MIC to socialize their facility to their members – w...