 Learn how faculty can take advantage of Windows 7 to make every day tasks easier.  Watch this video for inspiration to join us in Washington D.C. for the Microsoft Partners in Learning Global Forum in the fall of 2011.  More than 500 educators from nearly 70 countries attended this event in Cape Town, South Africa in October 2010 to celebrate innovation and share best practices.  The Microsoft BI suite is affordable so that everyone can use it, familiar so that everyone will use it, and integrated with the collaboration tools everyone already uses every day.  Office Web Apps allow you to work with your Office files from more places and on more devices by providing browser-based viewing and lightweight editing of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote files.  Microsoft’s Partners in Learning, the Smithsonian and TakingITGlobal have formed Shout, a program that helps students address some of the world’s most pressing environmental issues while gaining important 21st Century skills.  If a child you know is having difficulty hearing you or their classmates speaking, they’re probably also having trouble hearing their PC. Learn about options to help students to hear their PCs more clearly—without making them stand out in class.  For students with dyslexia, OneNote has many features that can help students take notes faster and in different ways, stay organized, and meet literacy challenges, such as spelling and grammar.  Learn about the five ways the Windows operating system can help make the PC easier to see.  Learn how you can help a student to concentrate on learning by creating an orderly PC learning environment and by reducing the number of screen elements vying for a student’s attention.  Help students develop greater control at the computer by making a few simple adjustments to the mouse.  Microsoft Mathematics for teachers; helping students understand and improve math skills.  Introduction to Bing for faculty - first chapter of a three chapter series on Bing for faculty.  Bing in the classroom - first chapter of a three chapter series on Bing for teachers.  View Office documents almost anywhere (even a Smart Phone) by using Web Apps. Find out how teachers are specifically using Web Apps as a tool to take learning with technology in and out of the classroom.  Testimonials and showcasing of Microsoft’s product accessibility features in education.  OneNote is extremely helpful in doing research, and keeping it organized. Learn how faculty can use this digital notebook to prepare for lectures, papers, symposiums and more.  A better way to search for faculty - second chapter of a three chapter series on Bing for faculty.  A better way to search for teachers and students - second of a three part series on Bing for Teachers. |
