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Have you thanked your teachers lately? (video)

Posted over 2 years ago

by Office in Education

Did you know that May is Teacher Appreciation Month? Well, the month’s not over yet. So consider this a gentle reminder to reconnect with those teachers who have inspired you over the years. Let them know how much you appreciate what they do...
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FREE Activation Webcast

Posted over 2 years ago

by Education in the Cloud

Back to school Some of you will already be back to school – others will be dreading looking forward to the start of term next week. Whatever your situation you can’t escape the immutable fact that the start of term is a very busy time of year! The school...
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Using more than 1 Windows Live ID at a time…

Posted over 2 years ago

by Education in the Cloud

Hotmail users, rejoice! A comment that I get quite often is that it’s “not possible to user more than one Live ID at a time”; that is to say that you can’t be logged into Live@edu at the same time as being logged into Windows Live Hotmail. That’s half...
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Effective use of technology is the best opportunity for innovation in education. It “develops the global village concept.” – India

Posted over 1 year ago

by kurakuraninja

Ramesh Khamrana has worked tirelessly to bring technology to his school and community, and has the results to show for it. A pioneer in the use of ICT in teaching in his native Rajasthan, Khamrana established the first e-learning classroom in …...
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Pittsford School District goes Live@edu!

Posted over 2 years ago

by Education in the Cloud

Pittsford Central School District, in NY State has just rolled out Live@edu to their 6000 students. Prior to this deployment, Pittsford had been struggling with inefficient communications between their teachers and students. After a pilot...
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Unified Communications User Groups in Portland and Boise

Posted over 2 years ago

by Edu Tech Notes

What’s Your Unified Communications Strategy? Come to hear other’s strategies as well! Register for April 6th in Boise Idaho at Microsoft Office 401 West Front Street, Suite 400 Register for April...
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More Than Just The Box

Posted over 2 years ago

by Teaching Computer Science

Today has been a busy day at ISTE 2011 for me. I did some time at the booth and then went to a couple of sessions. Pat Yongpradit talked about what he is doing with XNA in his school. He’s seeing some great involvement from and retention of young women...
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Three new UK universities adopting Microsoft Live@edu

Posted over 2 years ago

by Education in the Cloud

Heading to Brighton, Plymouth or Huddersfield this year? Then you’re in for a treat at these three universities as well as many other academic institutions will be rolling out Microsoft Live@edu to their students starting this academic year . Great news...
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Blind Ambition: A Story of Changing the World

Posted over 2 years ago

by Microsoft Tech Student

If you had the chance to change the world, what would YOU Imagine? Meet David Hayden, a recent graduate of Arizona State University. Legally blind—David was having so much trouble taking notes in his new Math major, that he was close to failing. Instead, he decided to take matters into his own hands. Watch David’s Journey as He Imagines a World of Blind Ambition: (Please visit the site to view this video) “In 2007 we were filling up a dozen chalkboards in 30…45 minutes, and I simply couldn’t keep up with note-taking. So in a very real sense I felt like...
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Welcome Vanderbilt to Live@edu!

Posted over 2 years ago

by Education in the Cloud

Check it out! http://www.vanderbilt.edu/myvu/news/2011/01/14/new-deal-offers-free-software-to-vanderbilt-community.129843 Go Commodores!

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