Guest post by Nick Parker, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide OEM Today, I had the chance to speak at Microsoft’s annual Global Education Partner Summit (GEPS) on our Redmond campus where we discussed how technology is helping drive the transformation of education. The new wave...

While 2013 has just begun, many schools – namely those in the northern hemisphere – are well into budget season, and are preparing in earnest for next year’s school season. As we all know, schools are being asked to do more with less and adding the challenge of choosing the right technology...

Congratulations to our hardware partner, HP, who was just announced by the State of Idaho as its mobile computing devices contractor to supply HP Probook Notebooks to all K-12 teachers and high school students in the state! Microsoft is proud to partner with HP to bring universal access to digital learning...

We are excited about the opportunity digital reading has to provide new avenues for personalized learning to help students and teachers realize their full potential. Today, Microsoft announced a strategic partnership with Barnes & Noble to develop future innovations to accelerate e-reading across...

When I talk with educators about what they're doing in the classroom, and even recalling my own experiences, teachers are sometimes a bit humble about sharing their project and lesson ideas. Perhaps it is part out of fear of being judged or evaluated by a peer, or maybe what they're doing has just become...

Many of you may have the day off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day (as you should) and may have already built activities into your curriculum around this important day. With today's students it is often difficult to re-create the spirit and urgency Dr. King conveyed and moreover find ways to make his mission...