April 2009 - EDU Community Blog - Microsoft Education Community

Making sure you saw this...Win7 RC availability

A big thanks to everyone who participated in the Windows 7 Beta program. Your feedback was invaluable to Windows 7 engineering teams and has helped make Windows 7 the best Microsoft operating system to date. So far the beta has received very favorable...

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 11:59 AM by Steve Winfield

Filed under: Windows 7

Everyone Can Be an Astronaut With WorldWide Telescope

I’m not afraid to admit that I get truly excited about technology of all shapes and sizes. The joy comes from experiencing cool design, life-changing functionality, and pure fun…but perhaps the most meaningful and powerful reactions are to technologies...

Published Thu, Apr 30 2009 09:41 AM by Education Insights

Filed under: Technology, Free Tools and Resources, Web 2.0 tools, cool technology, WorldWide Telescope

More on Windows 7's 'XP Mode' | Beyond Binary - CNET News

There has been a fair amount of press in the last week regarding Windows 7’s ability to run XP programs within a special environment for compatibility purposes (e.g., here , here , and here ). While this is being aimed mainly at small businesses...

Published Wed, Apr 29 2009 10:27 AM by swinfield

Filed under: Windows 7

So what is in Windows 7 RC1?

I know many of you have been playing around with Windows 7 Beta so you may be interested in these two articles about the changes from beta to RC... http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/02/26/some-changes-since-beta.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive...

Published Tue, Apr 28 2009 09:46 PM by Steve Winfield

Filed under: Windows 7

Imagine Cup 2009 - Last Chance To Vote for People's Choice

Looking for a sign of hope that our country/world will overcome our current financial challenges, and do so with ingenuity and innovation? Don’t worry…the Lucky Tomatoes, Mango Bunnies, and others are here to help. Take a moment to view some or all of...

Published Tue, Apr 28 2009 08:45 AM by Education Insights

Filed under: Students, Innovation, Imagine Cup

Microsoft sets May 5 date for Windows 7 RC public release

Hi All: I wanted to make sure y’all saw this. I have been using Win7 on all of my machines since January and absolutely love it. It will be interesting to see what the uptake in schools and universities will be for this new OS. What do you...

Published Mon, Apr 27 2009 08:45 AM by swinfield

Filed under: Windows 7

The Ultimate Academic PC | ZDNet.com

Microsoft and Lenovo have entered into a partnership to create the “Ultimate Academic PC”; a PC with Windows Vista Ultimate and an Academic version of Office Ultimate 2007 preinstalled and factory tuned for an exceptional out of the box experience. ...

Published Fri, Apr 24 2009 08:55 PM by swinfield

Filed under: Students, Teachers

Identity Is Key

Sorry about the geekiness of the joke in the title of this blog post…but it’s truly the case that a school's journey to deliver personalized and adaptive learning to students starts with building a strong and integrated foundation on identity. As...

Published Thu, Apr 23 2009 11:15 PM by Education Insights

Filed under: Conferences/Events, Technology, Innovation, Identity, End to End Trust, cloud computing, Geneva

Blogging in Rapid City

Cool program in Rapid City Area Schools in South Dakota designed to help get students excited about reading and sharing their reaction in blogs. Here’s a news piece which aired on a local TV station about the project. http://www.newscenterone.tv/stories...

Published Thu, Apr 23 2009 08:20 AM by Education Insights

Filed under: Students, Office SharePoint Server, Web 2.0 tools, Blogging, 21st century learning

Training Opportunity: Become a Public Sector Supplier

The WWPS team is sponsoring some training that may be interesting to those of you who are new to education or for those of you looking to branch out to Government or Health offerings... Become a Public Sector Supplier Part 1 April 29, 2009 from 8:00-9...

Published Tue, Apr 14 2009 02:09 PM by Steve Winfield

Filed under: Webcasts

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Microsoft sets May 5 date for Windows 7 RC public release

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