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    Kinect for Windows: SDK and Runtime version 1.5 Released

    Posted 3 days ago
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    If you are using the Kinect sensor for projects, especially if you have the new Kinect for Widows version, you will want to get the latest software development kit and related tools. There is a full list of what is involved at the Kinect for Windows Blog > Kinect for Windows: SDK and Runtime version 1.5 Released post. A video introduction to v1.5 is live on Channel 9 as well But a few highlights: Seated Skeletal Tracking is now available. This tracks a 10-joint head/shoulders/arms skeleton, ignoring the leg and hip joints. A set of Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) to guide developers on best...
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    More than 4.5 million Catholic School Students to Receive Microsoft Office 365 for Education

    Posted 3 days ago
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    Sharing my blog post from The Official Microsoft Blog ... Today, the Catholic International Education Office (OIEC) took an exciting step toward delivering a brighter future for Catholic students around the world, demonstrating there is no greater...
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    Shouldn’t Computer Labs Be Cool Places?

    Posted 4 days ago
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    Back in the day when I went to a college with A computer room with A computer it was cool enough that there was a computer there and that it was available to students. Today that’s not the case – having a computer (or bunch of them) does not automatically make for a cool place.  For many students computer labs are down right boring. Some of the requests I get are for posters to decorate a computer lab. Unfortunately I don’t often have any posters and when I do have them they tend to be more geeky than interesting. It occurs to me that maybe we decorate computer labs wrong though. I think that...
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    New online safety features coming in Windows 8

    Posted 4 days ago
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    It’s a fact of life that students increasingly are looking to the Web to consume information about their world, connect with friends, to gather information and research for school work and more. As students' digital appetite continues to grow, parents...
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    Upgrade from Live@edu to Office 365 for education

    Posted 5 days ago
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    Some of you may have heard about Office 365 for education – if not go and read up ! One of the most common questions I get asked by existing customers is: how do I upgrade from Live@edu to Office 365 for education? Well the great news is that we’ve launched...
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    The Next Big Thing in Learning!

    Posted 6 days ago
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    What is the story behind the statement that there is no “next big thing”?  EdTech Magazine recently quoted Cameron Evans saying, “The reality is that there is no “next big thing”…The next big shift will be all of these things taken together.” First, you will have to read the original EdTech [...] Related Stores: Can Reality Television Transform E-Learning? Peek Inside How Microsoft Unified Communications Bridges Learning For Our Students
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    Interesting Links 21 May 2012

    Posted 7 days ago
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    I spent Friday visiting with high school Computer Science teachers at the St Joseph's College (Long Island NY) programming competition. This is always a good time for me. Every year I have some good conversations. Some with teachers I see there year after year and some with teachers I am meeting for the first time. This year I got the chance to meet with Michael Zamansky who heads the computer science program at Stuyvesant High School in New York City. (His blog is at C'est la Z BTW) Stuyvesant is one of the top high schools in the country and the arch rival of Brooklyn Tech where I went to high...
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    Higher Innovation Made The Dean’s List!

    Posted 9 days ago
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    EDTECH Magazine selects Higher Innovation as one of the Top 50 Must-Read Blogs in Higher Education. EdTech’s Must-Read Higher Ed IT Blogs This was a complete surprise! I am delighted that Higher Innovation has been recognized as one of the Top 50 Must Read Blogs in Higher Education by [...] Related Stores: The Fifth Year of Higher Innovation Facebook Connect with Higher Innovation Going Higher In Academic Year 2010
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    Students Impact Change in Times of Crisis

    Posted 9 days ago
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    When a hurricane strikes, thousands of people unite with a common goal to provide disaster relief. When a local treasure is facing devastation, a community is mobilized to find a solution. Among them are the brightest budding minds of our future—students...
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    Customer Story: Achieving consistent SSO with AD FS 2.0 and Office 365 for education

    Posted 9 days ago
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    AD FS 2.0 offers institutions who are deploying Office 365 for education a really rich and effective way to provide a single sign-on experience to users. With just one set of credentials teachers and pupils can access the full range of resources that...
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