Faculty Connection

Introducing Microsoft Faculty Connection, your resource for technology news, customizable curriculum, free software downloads, and newsgroups. Learn how Faculty Connection's featured content and valuable tools are exclusive, free, and designed to support technology educators like you.

RoboCup 2007 Soccer Challenge

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Digital Games Research Center Lauched at North Carolina State University
NCSU announced the launch of its Digital Games Research Center to focus on the scientific, design, social and educational challenges of design and construction of games and game technologies. More>

Sailesh Chutani Discusses the Bright Future for Computing
In the days leading to the Faculty Summit, Sailesh Chutani, director of External Research & Programs, found time to discuss the 2007 event and some of the challenges being addressed by academia. More>

Verified Members of Faculty Connection can download selected Microsoft software.

Windows Research Kernel v1.2
The Windows Research Kernel (WRK) packages core Microsoft Windows XP x64/Server 2003 SP1 kernel source code with an environment for building and testing experimental versions of the Windows kernel for use in teaching and research. More>

Visual Studio 2005 Professional (English Version)
Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 Professional Edition is a complete environment for individual developers building Microsoft Windows®, Web, or mobile solutions. More>

MSDN Academic Alliance
MSDN Academic Alliance was designed to provide the easiest and most inexpensive way for universities to make the latest Microsoft software available in labs, classrooms, and faculty PCs. More>

Windows Embedded Academic Program (WEMAP)
The Windows Embedded Academic Program (WEMAP) helps provide a better understanding of the Windows CE and Windows XP Embedded operating systems to faculty and students. More>