February 2009 - EDU Community Blog - Microsoft Education Community

Now On Demand - Generating Server Infrastructure Leads in the Education Industry

Generating Server Infrastructure Leads in the Education Industry: Initiating the Core Infrastructure Conversation in Today’s Volatile Market Come learn how the Dynamic Education IT campaign helps you drive more business opportunities and long-term...

Published Thu, Feb 26 2009 09:54 AM by Anonymous

Filed under: On Demand Courses

Now On Demand - Communication and Collaboration Solutions

Drive Business Opportunities and Engagement via Latest Communication and Collaboration Solutions for the Education Industry Microsoft’s Connected Learning Communities campaign targets education institutions with the value of using communication...

Published Thu, Feb 26 2009 09:26 AM by Anonymous

Filed under: On Demand Courses

Learning Gateway and SLK On Demand Courses

Learning Gateway and SLK Overview: Education Tools for SharePoint This introductory overview defines and explains three useful components built by Microsoft to enhance the value of SharePoint in education: Microsoft Learning Gateway (MLG), SharePoint...

Published Wed, Feb 25 2009 12:13 PM by Anonymous

Filed under: SharePoint Learning Kit, Learning Gateway, On Demand Courses

Microsoft Public Sector Partner Newsletter

Sign up for the Microsoft Public Sector Partner Newsletter .

Published Mon, Feb 23 2009 02:05 PM by Anonymous

Filed under: newsletter, public sector

Teacher or Computer as Instructor?

Here’s an interesting concept. I wonder which way this will go. School tests teachers against computers A school district is participating in an Illinois State Board of Education experimental study where a percentage of students in each grade receive...

Published Mon, Feb 23 2009 01:30 PM by Anonymous

Filed under: Students, Teachers, K12, educators

ISV Guide to Partnering with Microsoft

This is a quick read, but highlights some ISV benefits in the Microsoft Partner Program you may not have known about. After talking to many of you over the last few years, I decided we need to do a better job of making you aware of some of the benefits...

Published Mon, Feb 23 2009 11:17 AM by Steve Winfield

Filed under: MSPP

Azure Services Training Kit Updated

Steve blogged about Azure back in October. Here's an update: The Azure Services Training Kit includes hands-on labs, presentations, and demos that are designed to help you learn how to use the Azure Services Platform. The new release includes new...

Published Mon, Feb 23 2009 10:49 AM by Anonymous

Filed under: Azure

How Teachers Learn - Learning with Blogs and Wikis

I like the idea of teachers sharing their knowledge and learning from each other through blogs and wikis. This article in Educational Leadership talks about how technology has made it easy for educators to embrace continual professional development.

Published Mon, Feb 23 2009 10:36 AM by Anonymous

Filed under: Teachers, educators

Conference Explores Benefits of Mobile Learning

Interesting article about the findings at the first-ever Mobile Learning Conference in Washington, D.C. last week. Smart phones and other ultra-portable devices represent the future of ed tech, speakers say.

Published Mon, Feb 23 2009 10:03 AM by Anonymous

Filed under: News

Microsoft explores educational link to video games

There has been a lot of talk about the value of educational games, but this article talks about some new work looking at how shooter games like Gears of War 2 might actually have some educational value. What is really funny though is that my 12 year old...

Published Fri, Feb 20 2009 09:50 AM by Steve Winfield

Microsoft™ Skills Week | March 9-13, 2009

At selected Microsoft Certified Partner for Learning Solutions centers across the United States, Microsoft Learning Group will host an event that it's calling "Microsoft Skills Week." It's the group's way of providing incentives...

Published Fri, Feb 20 2009 06:45 AM by Steve Winfield

GEPS Decks are now available!!!

For those of you who attended this year's GEPS, I have uploaded all the decks we have been given permission to share (under NDA remember... ). Go out to the GEPS tab on the EDU community site ( www.mseducommunity.com ) and download the ones you want...

Published Thu, Feb 19 2009 03:50 PM by Steve Winfield

Filed under: GEPS

Mobile Devices Seen as Key to 21st-Century Learning

The importance of mobile devices in education was a frequent topic of discussion at the 2009 Global Education Partner Summit. Appropriately enough, Education Week has an article out today talking about this very issue. Take a look at the article...

Published Thu, Feb 19 2009 01:30 PM by Steve Winfield

Filed under: Mobility, Mobile Devices

Marketing help through the “Partner Business Network”

Hi All: To make sure I know all of the great work being done within the Microsoft Partner Program, I subscribe to a ton of newsletters (so I get as much Microsoft spam as you do…) and just saw this cool resource today. The Partner Business Network is...

Published Wed, Feb 18 2009 12:01 PM by Steve Winfield

Filed under: MSPP

New name for Exchange Labs

Check out the video talking about the new Exchange Labs... mms Format: wmv Duration: 6:33

Published Sat, Feb 14 2009 09:08 PM by Steve Winfield

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