Teaching and learning in 21st century highlighted on how teacher can produce collaboration among their students or peer teacher. Nowadays, technology provides some tools or resources that can enhance their collaboration. The teacher can expand their collaboration, even collaboration across the world. Microsoft created portal for educators across the world for collaboration in teaching and learning named Microsoft Educator Community (MSEC). Besides, the teacher also can join Microsoft Educator Community (MSEC) to create a variation in teaching activities by exploring some tools and sources in MSEC portal. To encourage the teachers across Yogyakarta to build the community among the teachers and facilitate them to access tools and resources in MSEC, thus Microsoft Innovation Center held this workshop.

This workshop was held in May 10, 2016 at Balai Teknologi Komunikasi Pendidikan (BTKP) Yogyakarta. Some teachers from elementary school up to Senior High School were joined this workshop. There were 25 teachers attended this a day workshop that covered about Microsoft Educator Community (MSEC) and Office Mix.

In this workshop, the trainer began with introducing Microsoft Educator Community (MSEC) portal. This aims to bring understanding for the teachers about MSEC portal and source inside MSEC. After knowing about MSEC portal, the participants were asked to enroll and create their profile at MSEC portal. Then, it continued with exploring the source and tools that are provided in MSEC portal. Those sources and tools in MSEC portal can be source for the teachers to enhance their variety of teaching and learning activities. The teachers can utilize MSEC portal to connect and collaborate around the world and search thousands of lesson plans created by educators for educators. In addition, the teacher can share their experience and connect their classroom through skype lesson. So, their students can expand their insight by having those activities provided by MSEC portal.

This workshop was continued to learn about Office Mix. To begin with, the trainer introduced about Office Mix and its features. Afterward, the trainer encouraged the participants to create a creation using tools from Office mix. This creation contained their learning activities in the classroom. The trainer guided the participant to create learning material be more interactive by exploring some tools in Office Mix. After all, the participants asked to publish their Office Mix result in Office Mix Gallery or MSEC portal. Hence, this result can be accessed by their students.