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Some very interesting Microsoft applications that might be suitable for schools. It includes Beginner Developer, Chemistry Add-in for Word, Education Labs for Maths test creation, Microsoft Robotics and others. Hat tip to Skipz

A great place to find tech tools to use with MS Office programs. Find and download alll of Microsoft's free tools for teachers and students.  Updated 3.18.2012 Microsoft Partners in Learning helps educators connect, collaborate, create and share. TeachTec is a Microsoft Partners in Learning resource that helps educators find relevant and effective ways to use technology to inspire teaching and engage students. Together we have consolidated the latest and most popular teacher and student resources that Microsoft provides to all schools, districts and education organizations around the world.

"Tech giant Microsoft has a leadership and cultural problem that is preventing it from being as innovative as Apple and Google, according to former Microsoft evangelist Robert Scoble.  "

"With a greater focus on accessibility and inclusivity, Microsoft has announced ten major updates to their services available in 2019, that can have a positive impact on using their tools for teaching and learning. In a blog post, Mike Tholsfen highlighted how the Immersive Reader technology, along with Line Focus in Microsoft Word, and an even more impressive feature of being able to change page colours in Word desktop."

"If you were one of the 10,000 ISTE 2013 attendees in San Antonio this past June, congratulations.Along with all that juicy professional development, you received a free Microsoft RT Tablet just for showing up. You also were taken for a ride and you were used as Microsoft Marketing Tools for a failed product. "

Tutorials for Microsoft products as they relate to eductional activities

Improve your skills with Excel, Word, Powerpoint. How to adjust Windows to make a PC more accessible. Plus links to teacher discussions and Microsoft Education newsletter.

massive collection of free resources from Microsoft

"In this research-backed presentation, Travis discusses the impact of technology and its ability to transform the way students think, create and learn, with a particular focus on Microsoft Surface Pro 3." Regardless of the model of the equipment, this presentation is excellent for all of those interested in topics such as: - Impact of technology in teaching and learning - Tablets in classroom - BYOD - Digital vs. handwriting notetaking

"In this research-backed presentation, Travis discusses the impact of technology and its ability to transform the way students think, create and learn, with a particular focus on Microsoft Surface Pro 3." Regardless of the model of the equipment, this presentation is excellent for all of those interested in topics such as: - Impact of technology in teaching and learning - Tablets in classroom - BYOD - Digital vs. handwriting notetaking

The Student Technology Integration course is a hands on study of technology integration in an educational context. Students will be required to assess problem sets throughout the day and define the best approach to addressing or solving the problem. In addition to solving problems for students and teachers, students will be required to complete and maintain several running projects that address problems or solutions in educational technology integration. The course also asks students to have a prior understanding of Apple OS, Microsoft Windows OS, and the iPad iOS.

10 things that teachers should know about Microsoft.

The cloud and online learning are key trends and opportunities to transform education today. And with today's launch and availability of Office 365 for education, schools now have a holistic collaboration platform that will change the game. As schools face ever-tightening budgets and the pressure to innovate, Microsoft is offering enterprise quality technology for free that will modernize teaching practices and help prepare students for the jobs of tomorrow.

Something to ponder as we rely increasingly on the web for information and for publishing.

Resources for adapting technology to be more accessible to students, teachers, and staf with special needs.

Project Tomorrow is a report sponsored by Microsoft that shares student survey results regarding their use of technology in schools. Fascinating charts and responses, often broken down by grade level.

Take some time to go through the data...some of the student responses might surprise you.

An updated publication designed to help training teachers on ways to optimize the use of information and communication technologies in the classroom has been launched early November 2011 by UNESCO in cooperation with the Commonwealth of Learning, Intel and Microsoft. The ICT Competency Framework for Teachers aims at helping countries to develop comprehensive national teacher ICT competency policies and standards, and should be seen as an important component of an overall ICT in Education Master Plan.

Milo and Project Natal. Ground breaking and potentially game changing technology, and it is Microsoft.

"Teachers are busy people. While juggling student instruction, assignment review, lesson preparation, and professional development, you need technology to work for you, not against you. Here are some nifty time-saving techniques so you can focus on the things that matter."

Only one of these tips is limited to Windows 10.