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When's a good time to use Office Web Apps?

Posted over 2 years ago

by Office in Education

I recently asked a group of students about how and when they use Office Web Apps. Based on their feedback, I've got some advice on how they can help you. Read the full post to find out when others are using Office Web Apps to get ahead in school. ...
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Avoiding the Summer Slide

Posted over 2 years ago

by Bing Education

So I’m curious, do any of you have a sure fire cure to avoid the summer slide? For those of you new to this term, I’m referring to the amount of learning that slips by kids over the summer and they end up having a tough transition in the fall...
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MLK Day of Service: How do we inspire service in our students? InterroBang?!

Posted over 2 years ago

by Teach Tec

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...
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Interesting Links Post 18 July 2011

Posted over 2 years ago

by Teaching Computer Science

Quite a week last week. You may have read my posts about the CSTA CS & IT Conference. I hope you did because it was a great conference. The first ever WorldWide Imagine Cup finals to be held in the US was held in New York City at the same time. You...
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Kinect for Mankind

Posted over 2 years ago

by Microsoft Tech Student

By Michelle Benedict It’s amazing what a second pair of electronic eyes can do. Besides selling 8 Million units in the first 60 days, the Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360 has more of an altruistic feel than traditional gaming systems. Perhaps it’s because all you need to be able to play is the ability to move your body and the system literally plays off you. It’s for this simplicity of game play, but complex design to mirror the player that the Kinect for Xbox 360 is already being used as a seeing aid, a rehabilitation device, a surgeon’s assistant and a developmental...
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Lync Server Standard CAL is being added to Core CAL suite

Posted over 2 years ago

by UC in Education blog

This is good news that you can be licensed for Lync IM and Presence via new Core CAL suite coming August 2011. See the upcoming CORE CAL here: *Suite components currently planned for August 2011, and would be available with active Software Assurance...
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“Japan has to take part in worldwide interactions and learn more from other countries to see how our country can feel confident about where we should go.” – Japan

Posted over 1 year ago

by kurakuraninja

Technology is coming to Japanese classrooms, much as it is around the world. But is hasn’t necessarily been easy to overcome traditional views on education. “The outcomes harvested from the new technologies we have used are so innovative in our …...
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Small Grants for CS Education

Posted over 2 years ago

by Teaching Computer Science

If you are involved in K-12 computer science education you really owe it to yourself to join the Computer Science Teachers Association ( CSTA ) And if you are a member of CSTA than you received this announcement in the last week or so. But just in case...
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Attention Math Lovers: what does 250,000 equal?

Posted over 2 years ago

by Teach Tec

Okay, a bit of a trick question. It is the number of times the new Microsoft Mathematics 4.0 product has been downloaded in the past month! Yes, it is pretty incredible, so somebody out that must like it! And we want to hear from you. I n preparation...
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Microsoft HiEd Conference in Seattle April 4-6

Posted over 2 years ago

by Edu Tech Notes

Connect and collaborate with your higher education IT professional peers on deep technical topics covering evaluation, deployment, and support of Microsoft technologies. The 7th Windows HiEd Conference is coordinated and developed in conjunction with...

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