Turn Data Into Charts In SECONDS using AI

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Hey everyone — it’s John from On The Pulse.

How are you all doing this week?

In this edition of On The Pulse, we’ll show you how to create stunning charts in seconds using ChatGPT-4!

This week’s topics include:

🔲 New Expanded Gallery in Microsoft Teams
🎓 Khanmigo: A Free AI-Powered Teaching Tool
🖊️ Change The General Channel Name in Microsoft Teams

Let’s Go!👇

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🔲 New Expanded Gallery in Microsoft Teams

A new feature coming soon to Microsoft Teams will allow users to view more videos in the minimized window view.

Full Story and Our Insights:

Microsoft Teams is introducing an “expanded gallery” feature for minimized meeting windows.

This new feature allows users to minimize the meeting window without losing engagement, as more participant videos, including reactions and raised hands, and your video remains visible.

You can easily return to the full meeting view by using the view switcher or double-clicking the minimized window.

❗Note: this update is currently available for members of the Teams Public Preview or Microsoft 365 Targeted release using the Teams desktop version.

How The Expanded Gallery Works:

Default Setting: When the meeting window is minimized, it defaults to showing only the active speaker. To activate the expanded gallery view, click the "Show participant gallery" icon in the view switcher.

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Presenting Mode: When you're presenting, the meeting window automatically switches to the expanded gallery view. If you prefer to focus on the active presenter, you can select the "Show only active presenter" option.

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What you can do:

See up to four participants at once.
Monitor and lower raised hands.
View participant reactions in real time.
Mute disruptive participants.
Preview your video feed.
Receive in-meeting notifications.
Easily access audio and video controls.
Leave the meeting directly from the call monitor.

Additionally, when screen sharing, the presenter’s meeting window will automatically display the expanded gallery view, showing up to four participants, a preview of the shared content, and the presenter’s video if the camera is active.

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🎓 Khanmigo: A Free AI-Powered Teaching Tool

Microsoft and Khan Academy have joined forces to create a free AI-powered teaching tool.

Full Story and Our Insights:

Khanmigo for Teachers is a free, AI-powered teaching tool from Khan Academy and Microsoft, available in English across 49 countries.

Built on Azure OpenAI Service, it supports educators by generating lesson ideas, personalizing assignments, and providing resources to enhance teaching.

Key Features:

AI Assistance: Khanmigo offers over 25 tools specifically for educators to streamline lesson planning and instructional support, allowing teachers to focus more on student engagement.
Dashboard: The user-friendly dashboard provides easy access to features like managing classes and student performance, accessing resources, and utilizing various AI-powered tools.

How to Get Started:

Visit khanmigo.ai/teachers.
Select “Teacher” as your account type.
Sign up using email or social media.
Follow the setup guide and start exploring Khanmigo's features!

Tools and Benefits:

Planning: Enhance instructional planning with tools to review performance trends, create assessments, and generate discussion prompts.
Content Creation: Improve communication and streamline assessments with tools for crafting directions, rubrics, and newsletters.
Tailored Instructions: Meet diverse student needs by adjusting text complexity and linking content to students' interests.
Support: Simplify student support services, including creating IEPs and setting SMART goals.
Learning: Refresh and expand your professional knowledge with quizzes, articles, and practice exercises.

Khanmigo tools include features like the Lesson Hook for engaging lesson openings, Make it Relevant for connecting topics to students' lives, and Real-World Context Generator for practical applications. It also helps streamline workflows with tools for generating newsletters, report card comments, discussion questions, and assignment recommendations.

🖊️ Change The General Channel Name in Microsoft Teams

Team owners can now edit the name of the “General” channel in Microsoft Teams.

Full Story and Our Insights:

For reasons known only to Microsoft, the General channel’s name has always been unchangeable. But finally, team owners can now rename the General channel.

Here’s how:

Select a team that you own.
Click the three dots to the right of the “General” channel. (1)
Select “Rename channel.” (2)

Enter a new name under “Channel name.” (1)
Then click “Save.” (2)

❗Note: Once you change the General channel’s name, you won’t be able to name it “General” again.

🕟 TURN DATA INTO CHARTS IN SECONDS USING AI

If you’re creating a presentation or sharing data with colleagues, you can now leverage the power of AI to create beautiful charts in seconds.

In this example, we’re using ChatGPT-4 to create a bar chart for the richest people on Earth.

We want to use data from a Wiki page, so we’ll copy and paste the data into ChatGPT. However, you can also upload data from various document types, such as Word, Text, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF, and CSV.

First, open ChatGPT where you can use around 15 free prompts to ChatGPT-4 every 3 hours.
To upload data, click the paperclip icon. (1)
Select “Upload from computer.” (2)