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Coding games

This would make a nice summer camp by itself.

I'd LOVE to hear your thoughts on this video.

This addon to Microsoft Excel 2007 analyzes your spreadsheet data (up to 8,000 cells worth) and suggests chart layouts for you.

Neat time-saver for the data crunchers

This Microsoft help tip instructs on adding a Flash presentation to a PowerPoint slide show.

interactive guides for 2007 office system

My math teachers got really excited about this. So yeah.

Classrooms that Excel will introduce Microsoft Excel spreadsheet procedures that may be integrated into instruction across the curriculum.  Participants will develop lessons and activities that engage students - collect data, organizing data, compute results, summarize, chart, and present analysis.  Basic Excel procedures are easy to learn and offers a variety of opportunities for teachers to implement real world problem solving and applications.   The eight online lessons require approximately two hours each to complete. 

Guides, Tutorials, Applications and Lesson Plans for using Microsoft Excel in the classroom

Whether you are new to the computer, returning for review or just want to gain more 21st century skills, our free computer tutorials can help. From Computer Basics to Microsoft Office to Facebook, we have a wide range of free computer tutorials to choose from.

The goal of Digital Literacy is to teach and assess the basic concepts and skills needed to use a computer. Computer technology can help you in your everyday life to develop new social and economic opportunities for yourself, your family and your community. Whether you are entirely new to computing or have some experience, this curriculum will help you understand computers better. From using the Internet, to sending e-mail, to creating a CV, the Digital Literacy Curriculum helps you develop the essential skills you need to begin computing with confidence.

Sometimes something is just so geeky that I just LOVE the concept. This is one of those. Dual Maps shows side-by-side maps of Google maps and Microsoft maps.

Beyond just a map - compare two maps. What can we learn from seeing the world from two maps?

"The ISTE Classroom Observation Tool (ICOT) (XML) provides you with a convenient platform for recording observations of technology use in classrooms. Checkboxes and pull-down menus allow you to easily record and time a variety of classroom characteristics. ICOT automatically aggregates your data into a table for analysis and presentation. You can work with your records right in ICOT or export them to any software that can read tabular data. Use ICOT to record information on classroom groupings, teacher roles, time and types of technology use, and the NETS for Students. The ICOT is a macro-enabled Excel workbook that automates many data recording and management tasks. The Visual Basic macros work with most versions of Microsoft Office for Windows and with Office 2011 for Macintosh. Users of eCOVE observation software can obtain a toolset that will allow them to record ICOT NETS and Computational Thinking items on iPad, iPhone, and Android devices. Contact eCOVE directly for information on the NETS/CT toolset. The ICOT methodology has been successfully adapted for use in a variety of contexts, including projects involving mathematical thinking and cyberinfrastructure research skills. For information on how ISTE evaluation might meet your needs, contact research@iste.org."

Each guide includes big picture, links, and resources on the topic.

Fascinating vision of the future. This time from Microsoft.

108 free tools for educators from Microsoft

Write Well is a web-based application with interactive templates that help students organize their thoughts and ideas, while writing more effectively. When students are finished with a project, it can be exported to Microsoft Word, Google Drive, or as a PDF.

Spend some time here. This has something for everyone, from teachers to principals.

Shared today my @mrunkel in another list.

Microsoft, as part of its Partners in Learning Program, has partnered with CaseNEX to offer Act 48 hours free of charge for Pennsylvania Educators. All materials and assignments are instructor facilitated and completed online.