Support real-world problem solving and innovation with Microsoft tools

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Learners use a variety of Microsoft tools to support their problem solving and to put their solutions into practice in the real world.

When learners work on problem-solving tasks, they:

  • Investigate the problem
  • Brainstorm solutions and alternatives to the problem
  • Devise their own approaches
  • Design a coherent solution, test the solution, and iterate improvements to the solution

In the problem-solving process, learners may use:

When their problem solving also requires innovation, many Microsoft tools help learners publish their ideas in the real world.

  • Microsoft Video Editor helps learners create documentaries, commercials, music videos, or other video products that inform or persuade their chosen audience
  • Microsoft Voice Recorder helps learners create podcasts
  • Microsoft PowerPoint allows learners to give dynamic live presentations. With PowerPoint, learners may use a headset and have real-time, automatic captions or subtitles on screen. Additionally, with Live Presentations in PowerPoint, audience members may:
    • See a presentation on their devices
    • Read live subtitles in their preferred language
    • Give feedback during the presentation
    • Evaluate the presentation
  • Microsoft Word helps learners create flyers, pamphlets, or deliverables for their selected audience
  • Minecraft Education allows learners to create prototypes of their designs
  • Microsoft MakeCode Arcade allows learners to create video games that teach a lesson, review concepts, or simply entertain