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Thank you for your interest in Education Tools from Microsoft. We hope you will find these tools useful in your schools and district offices. Microsoft is determined to assist

educators and expand the Power of Education for all through Personalized Learning. Our job is not to create the education model; our job is to expand what educators are

already doing while helping to provide an opportunity for individualized learning.

Free Hosted Student Email and More...

10 Gigabyte Inboxes

25 Gigabytes of Online Storage and Applications

Live@edu is more than just free email accounts. With a Microsoft-hosted solution, you get a reliable and easy-to-manage solution

for your school. Let us help you increase your school’s ability to communicate and collaborate with a suite of online tools, including

shared calendars, documents and workspaces.

http://www.microsoft.com/liveatedu/free-email-accounts.aspx?locale=en-US&country=US

SkyDrive is a file storage and sharing service that allows users to upload files to the computing cloud, then access them from a web

browser. Accessing my documents anywhere is great but what about editing my Word, PowerPoint or Excel documents online?

Enter the Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote Apps! With these streamlined companion programs you can

easily open you document in a browser and make light changes. Later when you get home or school you can reopen them with

the full version of Microsoft Office 2007/2010 to complete your work! Nothing is lost in the cloud!

http://skydrive.live.com

Also read what’s coming around the corner with Microsoft Office 365

http://www.microsoft.com/liveatedu/learn-about-office-365.aspx?locale=en-US&country=US#1

Learning Essentials for Microsoft Office adds curriculum-based templates and toolbars to Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, and

Excel to guide students and teachers through projects. There is a separate set of tools for teachers and students. Some language

versions include tools to create e-learning content that conforms to SCORM standards.

https://www.microsoft.com/education/products/office/learningessentials/default.aspx#overview

Partners:

Photosynth takes your photos, mashes them together and recreates a 3D scene out of them that anyone can view and move

around in. Different than static photos and video, Photosynth allows you to explore details of places, objects, and events unlike any

other media. You can’t stop video, move around and zoom in to check out the smallest details, but with Photosynth you can. And

you can’t look at a photo gallery and immediately see the spatial relation between the photos, but with Photosynth you can.

http://photosynth.net/

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WorldWide Telescope (WWT) enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best

ground and space-based telescopes in the world. Experience narrated guided tours from astronomers and educators featuring

interesting places in the sky.

You gotta see this - mms://wm.microsoft.com/ms/research/projects/WWT/WWT_Eye_Candy_060108_JP.wmv

Download: http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/Home.aspx

Useful tool that can zoom in and out of portions of your screen when used with a data projector.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897434.aspx

With Windows Live Movie Maker, you can quickly turn your photos and videos into polished movies. Add special effects,

transitions, sound, and captions to help tell your story. And sharing with friends and family is easy—whether on the web, a

computer, TV, mobile device, or a DVD.*

http://explore.live.com/windows-live-movie-maker

Import photos from your camera, organize them into albums, and edit them so they look their best. Use powerful photo tools to

create stunning panoramas, movies, slide shows, and more. When you're ready to share, publish your photos and videos to your

favorite websites like Facebook and Flickr directly from Photo Gallery.

http://explore.live.com/windows-live-photo-gallery?os=other

Ever sing in the car? Maybe in the shower? You know who you are. Admit it, you like to sing, and you like music. Ever thought of

writing your own music? Most people never get a chance to try... but we want to give everyone a piece of the songwriting

experience, so we’ve developed Songsmith, an application that lets you create a complete song just by singing!

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/songsmith/about.html

Get this application free if you join the Innovative Teachers Network here:

http://us.itn.partnersinlearning.com/Pages/Welcome.aspx

Support virtual collaboration in managing your next class brainstorm session.

http://www.officelabs.com/projects/stickysorter/Pages/default.aspx

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$ Listed only for reference – If you are looking for a low cost ―thin client‖ solution for your classroom read on. Microsoft designed

Windows MultiPoint solutions specifically for non-technical professionals to be able to set up, manage, and use, so that educators

and students can spend more time and resources on what’s important: creating, teaching, exploring, collaborating, learning, and

developing.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/multipoint/learn-more.aspx

Photo collages celebrate important events and themes in our lives. Pick a folder, press a button, and in a few minutes AutoCollage

presents you with a unique memento to print or email to your family and friends.

Get this application free if you join the Innovative Teachers Network here:

Go here. http://us.partnersinlearningnetwork.com

Login or create a new account.

Click the Resources link on the top banner.

At the bottom of the page find the link for "More Tools and Programs >>" Click it.

Middle of the page should see "AutoCollage - Free download for educators" Click to download.

Once you’ve created your account be sure to look around and see what other teachers are discussing and sharing around the

world!

Kodu is a new visual programming language made specifically for creating games. It is designed to be accessible for children and

enjoyable for anyone. The programming environment runs on the Xbox, allowing rapid design iteration using only a game

controller for input.

http://fuse.microsoft.com/project/kodu.aspx

Add-in: Microsoft Mathematics

Works with Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft Office Word 2007, and Microsoft OneNote 2010. With this add-in, you insert an

advanced math problem (from algebra to calculus, physics, or statistics) and then click to simplify complex expressions or to solve.

Use these advanced math computational and graphing capabilities to:

Plot a function, equation, or inequality in 2-D or 3-D, and save the results.

Solve an equation or inequality.

Calculate a numerical result.

Compute the inverse of a matrix, matrix operations, list operations, and integrals.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ca620c50-1a56-49d2-90bd-b2e505b3bf09

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Add-in: Interactive Classroom

Works with Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, Microsoft OneNote 2010, and Microsoft Office OneNote

2007

This add-in connects a teacher’s PowerPoint presentation to students’ OneNote notebooks. During a presentation, teachers can:

Poll students with multiple choice, true/false, or yes/no questions.

Distribute the lesson to students with OneNote

Include real-time ink and text annotations.

Students can answer and respond through their individual OneNote notebooks, hand-held clickers, or computers, and the results

display in the presentation.

Students also get consolidated notes that match those of the instructor so they can keep track of what they need to learn.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=d93f4cb5-e2bb-4543-a3bb-cd6a8ecb42cc

Math worksheet generator

Do you spend a lot of time searching for worksheets with practice problems to give your students? Now you can easily create your

own in just a few seconds with the Math Worksheet Generator. This is a tool that generates multiple math problems based on a

sample, and then creates a worksheet that you can distribute. By analyzing the math problem you provide, or one of the built-in

samples, the generator determines the structure of the expression and provides similar problems. We tack on an answer sheet too.

http://www.educationlabs.com/Projects/MathWorksheetGenerator/Pages/default.aspx#

Office Add-in for Moodle

Uploading files to Moodle has never been easier. The Office Add-in for Moodle (OAM) is an add-in for Microsoft Office (versions

2003 and 2007) that allows teachers to open and save Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents to a Moodle website. Today,

teachers who use Office and Moodle have to switch back and forth between their web browser and Office applications. With the

OAM, teachers can create, open, edit, and save Moodle documents from within the Office applications. You no longer need to use

your web browser when working with Office documents stored in Moodle.

http://www.educationlabs.com/projects/officeaddinformoodle/Pages/default.aspx#

Try a little Mischief.

Mouse Mischief integrates into Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, letting you insert questions,

polls, and drawing activity slides into your lessons. Students can actively participate in these lessons by using their own mice to

click, circle, cross out, or draw answers on the screen.

http://www.microsoft.com/multipoint/mouse-mischief/

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Microsoft Math provides a set of mathematical tools that helps students get school work done quickly and easily.

$ - This is one of the few products listed in this sheet that costs money. At < $10 a copy this can be of great benefit to those who

cannot afford to purchase $100+ calculators at the store.

(please refer to your educational reseller for pricing models)

https://www.microsoft.com/education/products/student/math/default.aspx#overview

Teacher Guides - Watch videos, and download guides and e-books to inspire your class and to help you make the best use of

tools and technology in your lessons.

http://www.microsoft.com/education/teachers/guides/default.aspx

Sign up for the newsletter so that each month we can send you the highlights of what we’re doing for and with teachers, students,

administrators, and schools. We’ll include education-related headlines as well as product news, case studies, tutorials, events,

special offers, and more.

http://www.microsoft.com/education/newsletters/default.aspx

Microsoft Robotics products and services enable academic, hobbyist and commercial developers to easily create robotics

applications across a wide variety of hardware.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/robotics/default.aspx

pptPlex uses Plex technology to give you the power to zoom in and out of slide sections and move directly between slides that are

not sequential in your presentation. Watch the videos below to see how pptPlex can help you organize and present information in

a non-linear fashion. Test drive pptPlex and wow your audience with your next presentation.

http://www.officelabs.com/pptplex

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The Microsoft IT Academy program enables academic learning institutions to connect the world of education to the world of work

by enabling faculty and students to acquire new technology skills in an academic setting. For one price ~$1700 give your faculty

and staff across your district access to over 300 online training courses on Microsoft Technologies. From the basics of Word and

Excel to infrastructure professional certification.

https://www.microsoft.com/education/msitacademy/default.mspx

Microsoft Digital Literacy curriculum is to teach and assess basic computer concepts and skills so that people can use computer

technology in everyday life to develop new social and economic opportunities for themselves, their families, and their communities.

http://www.microsoft.com/About/CorporateCitizenship/Citizenship/giving/programs/UP/digitalliteracy/eng/default.mspx

Free online translation service for a truly worldwide web. Language translation tool that can translate text excerpts or complete web

pages into a range of languages.

http://www.microsofttranslator.com

Community Clips – Free Screen recording utility. So if you see yourself as a software guru you can start creating your own How-to

tutorials and How-to guides with this screen capturing software recorder.

http://www.officelabs.com/projects/communityclips/Pages/Default.aspx

http://www.officelabs.com/_layouts/olsite/TryIt.ashx?downloadUrl=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=117503&project=Comm

unity Clips

Find new ways to enhance student learning through technology. Use the search tool below to find lesson plans and how-to articles

for your relevant subjects, grade levels, and products. You can also browse the links below to find a sampling of the lesson plans

from Microsoft by subject that cover grades K-12.

http://www.microsoft.com/education/lessonplans.mspx

• Create a timeline of President Obama's life

• Design, administer, and analyze a generation gap survey

• Discover the science of archaeology

Lesson plans

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Microsoft Office Online

Grade book templates

Academic calendar templates

Newsletter templates

Clip art and media

Professional development tool

Organization tools from Office Online

Lesson plans to teach tolerance and pride

Windows Accessibility Resources for Educators

Online safety Web site

Education Specific Office Templates:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT001226190.aspx

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/results.aspx?qu=academic&origin=CT010152732

Microsoft SharedView is a fast, easy way to share documents and screen views with small groups of friends or coworkers; anytime,

anywhere. Use SharedView to put your heads together and collaborate - create, convey, and communicate…across physical

boundaries, through firewalls, and down to the smallest details.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=95AF94BA-755E-4039-9038-63005EE9D33A&displaylang=en

HD View is a new viewer developed by Microsoft Research's Interactive Visual Media group to aid in the display and interaction

with very large images.

http://research.microsoft.com/ivm/HDView.htm

Writer is a full set of tools for blogging on Windows Live Spaces and your other favorite blogging sites. Not just for hard-core

bloggers, its familiar feel allows anyone to tell great stories online.

http://www.windowslive.com/Desktop/Writer

Accessibility makes the computer easier to see, hear, and use. Discover what's possible with accessibility today and read inspiring

profiles of accessibility in action.

http://www.microsoft.com/enable/

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We are a global community of educators who value innovative uses of information & communication technology that improve

learning outcomes. By joining the Partners In Learning Network, you can:

Create or join communities & discussions

Find lesson plans and activities, as well as share your own resources

Access free tools and learning programs for your classroom and school

Collaborate with like-minded colleagues, improve education in your own classroom and community, and ultimately help

improve the quality of education globally

http://us.partnersinlearningnetwork.com/Pages/default.aspx

Start Using the Microsoft Education Competencies

View the complete list of competencies, and take the first steps toward incorporating them into your professional development and

hiring practices. Learn more.

https://www.microsoft.com/education/competencies/default.mspx

DreamSpark is simple:

It’s about giving students Microsoft professional tools at no charge.

https://www.dreamspark.com/Default.aspx

The Digital Citizenship and Creative Content program is a free, turnkey instructional program. The goal is to create an awareness of

the rights connected with creative content. Because only through education can students gain an understanding of the relevance

of and a personal respect for creative rights and grow to become good digital citizens.

http://www.digitalcitizenshiped.com/

Read about the process and best practices in building the Philadelphia School of the Future. The School District of Philadelphia and

Microsoft have worked together on an ambitious and purposeful task: To build a School of the Future.

https://www.microsoft.com/education/schoolofthefuture/

Students, teachers and parents can purchase Office 2007 Professional for less than $70? Check with your Microsoft Account

Manager or Microsoft Authorized Reseller for details about the Microsoft Student Select program.

https://www.microsoft.com/education/howtobuystudents.mspx

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Partners in Learning is a global initiative designed to actively increase access to technology and improve its use in learning. Our

goal is to help schools gain better access to technology, foster innovative approaches to pedagogy and teacher professional

development and provide education leaders with the tools to envision, implement and manage change.

http://www.microsoft.com/unlimitedpotential/default.mspx

The Innovative Teachers program is built on the understanding that informed, empowered teachers are at the heart of meaningful

and effective teaching and learning. By inspiring and learning from each other, educators around the world are transforming the

way their students engage with the world and their learning.

http://www.microsoft.com/education/pil/IT_home.aspx

See how other school districts are using Microsoft technologies throughout the nation to improve student achievement.

http://www.microsoft.com/Education/CaseStudies.mspx

Whether you’re in the office, at home, or on the road, Microsoft Office Web Apps help you get more things done virtually

anywhere and anytime. These convenient online companions to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote offer you an

easy way to access, view, and edit documents directly from your Web browser.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/web-apps

Ok this one is a little more involved but worth asking some questions. Your institution purchases Microsoft software thru what we

call LAR’s (large account resellers). Ask your IT leader if they have heard about the Microsoft Student Select program. If not haven’t

tell them to work with their reseller or one of the partners below to get this up and running. Once the agreement is in place the

students, faculty and staff in your organization can purchase; for example Microsoft Office 2010 Professional for ~$70ish. This is the

full product that would cost ~$600ish at Best Buy. This is for home use and personal use, your institution may have some type of

―Work at Home‖ rights but this is different. You buy it you own it.

MS Partners that will help your institution set up an online store:

E-Academy- http://www.onthehub.com/ www.e-academy.com

Journey Ed- http://www.journeyed.com

Find new ways to enhance student learning through technology. Use the search tool below to find lesson plans and how-to articles

for your relevant subjects, grade levels, and products. You can also browse the links below to find a sampling of the lesson plans

from Microsoft by subject that cover grades K-12.

http://www.microsoft.com/education/lessonplans.mspx

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Microsoft Research is dedicated to conducting both basic and applied research in computer science and softare engineering. Its

goals are to enhance the user experience on computing devices, reduce the cost of writing and maintaining software, and invent

novel computing technologies. Microsoft Research also collaborates openly with colleges and universities worldwide to advance

the field of computer science

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/

Technology - Programming Teachers Read This

Microsoft Faculty Connection is the site to support your institutions technical faculty who have chosen or are considering using

Microsoft technology in the classroom.

http://www.microsoft.com/education/facultyconnection/bz/default.aspx?c1=en-bz&c2=BZ

Technology - Programming Teachers Read This

Find your path to success in a centralized learning environment that is specifically targeted to beginner programmers. The rich

array of content starts with the very basics, and guides you through each step of the process to become a full-fledged developer.

After you're ready, become a Champion and show off your project.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/beginner/default.aspx

Ok – Since I am (was) a developer by trade: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/coding4fun/

Microsoft PTA helps governments achieve policy objectives through public-private partnerships that deliver technology solutions to

underserved communities and students.

http://www.microsoft.com/industry/publicsector/pta/capacity_building.aspx

Microsoft Learning builds innovative learning products that enable you to make the most of your investment in Microsoft

technology.

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/default.aspx

Now free to Live@Edu customers!

The MSDN Academic Alliance is the easiest and most inexpensive way for academic departments to make the latest Microsoft

software available in labs, classrooms, and on student PCs

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/academic/default.aspx

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Academic Search is a free engine developed by Microsoft Research Asia to help users quickly find information about academic

researchers and their activities. It is also a test-bed for our object-level vertical search research. With Academic Search, you can

easily find top researchers, their papers, conferences, and journals. You can also find relationships between researchers in terms of

co-authoring papers.

http://academic.research.microsoft.com/

One-stop Portal for Students to provide discounts, training tools, contests, newsletters and connections to other students and the

community.

http://www.microsoft.com/student/en/us/default.aspx

Sponsored by Microsoft Research, The ACM Student Research Competition is an internationally recognized venue enabling

undergraduate and graduate students to experience the research world, share research results and ideas with other students,

judges and conference attendees, understand practical applications for research, perfect communication skills, and receive prizes

and gain recognition from ACM and the greater computing community.

http://www.acm.org/src/

Microsoft Career counseling site for students provides information to assist students with career guidance, tools, tips and templates

for writing resumes as well as information about career opportunities with Microsoft.

http://www.microsoft.com/student/en/US/career/career-counseling.aspx

Microsoft Student Lounge is the online community for technology students. It creates a venue to engage in transparent, and direct

dialogue with the community, including students, developers, customers, and people who just love technology. Through Microsoft

Student Lounge, students get a place to communicate, share ideas, work on projects, and just have fun while they reach across

barriers and boundaries. It provides the tools and resources students need to achieve their personal and professional goals.

http://www.msstudentlounge.com/

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Useful Links:

Microsoft Students to Business connects Microsoft-skilled students with partners and customers for entry-level and internship

positions.

http://www.microsoft.com/studentstobusiness/home/default.aspx

Why Microsoft cares about education and what we are doing about it.

Anthony Salcito

Microsoft Corporation

Vice President, Worldwide Public Sector – Education

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoftuseducation/

http://feeds.feedburner.com/msdn/UqRg

Microsoft’s Imagine Cup Program is the world’s premier student technology program. It challenges students to apply their

imagination, passion, and their creativity to technology innovations that can make a difference in the world.

http://www.imaginecup.com/

Microsoft Student Tech Clubs connects students with top-rated user groups, meetings, community sites, blogs, forums, events, and

breaking news! This is a place for students to share and promote top-notch content and community resources.

http://www.studenttechclubs.com/MyStudentTechClubs.ugss

The Expression Studio suite of software provides easy-to-use professional Web design tools that allow users to create dynamic,

interactive Web sites. You can get the full line of design tools for free using the DreamSpark program listed in this document. This

site gives you a Launchpad to Free Curriculum for the tools.

http://expression.microsoft.com/education

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Office 2010

Looking for the nucleus of Microsoft Office 2010 information, training, support and templates?

What’s new in Microsoft Office 2010?

What’s new in Microsoft Word 2010?

What’s new in Microsoft Outlook 2010?

What’s new in Microsoft Excel 2010?

What’s new in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010?

Getting social with Microsoft Office 2010…did you know you can sync your Outlook to LinkedIn?

Top 10 Reasons to try Office 2010?

Aside from the fact that it’s what all the cool kids in sweater vests are using, click here for a summary of great features

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/top-10-reasons-to-try-office-2010-HA101673609.aspx

Everything you need to know about PowerPoint 2010 Function and Design

Click here to see a very funny video on the latest and greatest in PowerPoint.

http://www.microsoft.com/showcase/en/us/details/278b143c-5e7f-4c44-8e61-41fb9f6c340d

http://blogs.office.com/b/office-show/

Search Commands

http://www.officelabs.com/projects/searchcommands/Pages/default.aspx

Save as PDF

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=F1FC413C-6D89-4F15-991B-63B07BA5F2E5&displaylang=en

Getting Started Tab – Add in

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA102146851033.aspx

Office 2003/2007 compatibility pack

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101686761033.aspx

Microsoft Math add-in for Microsoft Word

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More 2010:

Learn where menu and toolbar commands are in Office 2010

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/learn-where-menu-and-toolbar-commands-are-in-office-2010-HA101794130.aspx

How-To’s

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/FX100485361033.aspx?pid=CL100605171033

scroll down and select the office version your using…

More than 150,000 free images and sounds

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/FX101321031033.aspx?pid=CL100570201033

Templates

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/FX100595491033.aspx?pid=CL100632981033

Education specific templates

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT012261901033.aspx

Thanks for all the feedback and suggestions I’m receiving from around the world!

John Whitaker

Microsoft Public Sector Education - USA

John_whitaker@hotmail.com