Teach, Study Tools & Integrations

📚 Use Teach to Streamline Lesson Creation

Teach is a Copilot feature designed specifically for educators. It helps you create and adapt lesson materials by generating lesson plans, quizzes, and rubrics—then customizing them by language, reading level, length, and alignment to standards.

Open the Microsoft 365 Copilot app (web or integrated into Teams).

Select the Teach tab to access education-specific features.

Enter your topic (e.g., "fractions for 5th grade") and choose parameters such as grade level, learning objectives, or required standards.

Review and adjust the generated plan or quiz. The interface lets you change difficulty, reading level, and length without re-prompting.

Export the content to Word, OneNote, or assign directly in Teams.

📖 Study and Learn for Students

The Study and Learn agent offers adaptive learning activities grounded in learning science. Students can practice with flashcards, matching games, and quizzes while developing critical thinking and self-reflection skills.

Key Features

Students can choose to practice, study specific topics, or chat with the agent
Supports critical thinking and self-reflection
Teachers can monitor progress and adjust assignments accordingly
Available at no extra cost for institutions that enable it

🔗 Integrate with Learning Management Systems

Copilot Chat integrates with popular LMS platforms through the Microsoft 365 LTI connector. This means you can draft communications, assignments, or lesson plans directly within your LMS while maintaining enterprise data protection.

Supported Platforms

Canvas
Schoology
Brightspace
Blackboard
Moodle

🤖 Use Agents for Personalized Workflows

Pre-built and custom agents extend Copilot's functionality for specialized tasks. Examples include Researcher and Analyst agents that perform deep research and data analysis.

You can create your own agents to automate tasks like:

Generating interactive quizzes
Summarizing student records
Drafting newsletters
Answering frequently asked questions from your handbook

In the Microsoft 365 Copilot app, choose Agents, select a template (or start from scratch), and configure the agent's capabilities and data access.

📝 Example Prompts for Intermediate Users

Scenario	Example Prompt
Data-driven decisions	"Analyze this semester's assessment results and suggest three focus areas to improve reading comprehension."
Streamlining communication	"Draft an executive summary of these policy documents and highlight the changes that affect teachers."
Presentation creation	"Turn the insights from this Word document into a 10-slide presentation for the board meeting."
Lesson planning	"Transform my lecture notes on algebraic equations into an interactive lesson with think-pair-share activities and real-world problems."
Assessments & feedback	"Create a rubric for assessing a persuasive essay, with criteria for argument structure, evidence, and mechanics."

🔒 Privacy and Security Considerations

When uploading files or sharing links, remember that enterprise data protection extends to all attachments:

Copilot Chat stores uploaded files in your OneDrive for Business
Only accesses data you already have permission to view
Web search queries used for grounding are anonymized
User and tenant identifiers are excluded from search queries