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Connecting SharePoint Online to CRM Online using BCS

Posted 10 days ago

by Education in the Cloud

Girish Raja from our CRM team just posted a fairly extensive blog on how to connect SharePoint and CRM Online using Business Connectivity Services (BCS). Check it out! Now why would an education customer want to do this? I can think of a number...
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Microsoft Announces U.S. Imagine Cup Finals Demo Day Winners

Posted 10 days ago

by Microsoft Tech Student

Today, Microsoft hosted the 2013 U.S. Imagine Cup Finals Demo Day in Silicon Valley. The top 10 U.S. teams pitched their ideas and solutions to investors, entrepreneurs, and technology professionals for a chance to win cash prizes and support for their businesses. COMPETITIONS WORLD CITIZENSHIP: Students had the opportunity to create an app that will help solve global challenges, such as reducing world hunger, providing better treatment for disease, raising awareness around environmental issues or providing better access to education. The top team in this category wins $5000. The winner...
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The Tale of One Tabular Model and Excel 2013 with Multiple Power View Reports

Posted 11 days ago

by Patrick_LeBlanc
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SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services introduced Power View, which was initially available only in SharePoint. This limited the use of Power View only to those individuals and organizations that had SharePoint deployed in some environment. To make Power...
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Is there a way users can self-migrate from Google Apps Gmail into Office 365?

Posted 13 days ago

by Education in the Cloud

I get asked about how to migrate from Google Apps for Education to Office 365 Education every day from my education customers. There are several ways to do this: native Office 365 IMAP migration tools, 3rd party IMAP migration tools, 3rd party...
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Microsoft U.S. Imagine Cup 2013 Finals: Virtual Event & Team Presentations Schedule!

Posted 14 days ago

by Microsoft Tech Student

Don't miss the live stream of the 2013 U.S. Imagine Cup Finals this Monday, May 13 from 8:45 am - 2:15 pm PST! RSVP for the virtual event here . If you're reading this on the day of the event (5/13), you can catch the live stream on Channel 9 and on our Facebook page ! Team Presentations Schedule World Citizenship Order Team University City, State Time Slot (PST) 1 Team DePauwsome DePauw University Greencastle, IN 9:30 - 9:43 am 2 Project SAM University...
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What is “Student Data,” Who Owns it and Why it Matters

Posted 15 days ago

by Cameron Evans
- 1 Comments
Over the past few months, more and more people are talking about student privacy issues linked to the new technologies deployed in schools. There is a vibrant debate in progress around student privacy, and as a leading technology provider, it’s...
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Windows 8 Wednesday: Teachers Love Windows 8 for Education

Posted 15 days ago

by Anthony Salcito
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Have you thanked your teacher yet this week? If not, it isn’t too late. It’s National Teacher Appreciation week , and here at Microsoft, we are big on teachers. We know how important a great teacher is to the success of every student. One...
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A Faster, More Effective Way to Communicate With Students Using SharePoint Online and Connect Yard

Posted 17 days ago

by Education in the Cloud

Once upon a time, e-mail was the fastest and easiest way to reach your student body, particularly when the message contained an attachment such as a photo, document or slide deck. However, today it's one of the last places students check for something...
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Celebrating Teachers and Expert Educators

Posted 18 days ago

by Andrew Ko
- 2 Comments
Teachers across the U.S. today are receiving handwritten cards, crayon drawings, flowers, and other heart-felt symbols of appreciation in celebration of the teacher appreciation day, May 7th, 2013. My words of appreciation for teachers may not compare...
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SSRS 101 – Your First Report

Posted 18 days ago

by Patrick_LeBlanc
- 4 Comments
I know that it has been a while, and I apologize. I have been traveling around the U.S. evangelizing SQL Server to public schools, colleges and universities. Now that does not excuse my time away from the blog, but that is my excuse and I am sticking...

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