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Conversation about integrating gaming into learning

Being a gamer myself…and someone who not only grew up with video games and seen the emergence of games mirroring the emergence of technology…I understand the culture and the environment, and certainly the potential games can have to inspire students and...

Published Thu, Mar 11 2010 08:54 AM by Education Insights

Filed under: gaming, Education, Videos, Technology, Innovation, Trends, Curriculum, 21st century learning, Ribbon Hero, game-based learning, Arizona State University, Adrian Sannier

Challenges with optimizing curriculum for state assessments, grades and competencies

I always enjoy talking to Kurt Madden, and learning more about his progress and vision for Fresno Unified School District . They're making significant strides with regards to the use of technology and its potential impact on student achievement in...

Published Tue, Mar 9 2010 04:12 PM by Education Insights

Filed under: Education, Videos, Curriculum, Workforce Readiness, 21st century skills, assessment, data analytics, competencies, Kurt Madden, Fresno Unified School District

Good example of building an identity strategy

Earlier this year, I blogged about the value of identity and the work Microsoft is doing with the Lake Washington School District to deploy the “Geneva” platform to provide students, parents, teachers and staff easier access to education materials and...

Published Fri, Dec 18 2009 03:58 PM by Education Insights

Filed under: Videos, Technology, Best Practices, Identity, End to End Trust, Geneva, Partners, Windows Identity Foundation, Lake Washington School District, Intand, SharePoint Server

Microsoft donates PhotoDNA technology to make the Internet safer for kids

As a technology vendor and industry leader, we take very seriously the responsibility of helping make the Internet safer for everyone. For schools, Microsoft supports mandatory online safety education…which safety experts say is the top way to reduce...

Published Thu, Dec 17 2009 03:22 PM by Education Insights

Filed under: Videos, Technology, Microsoft Research, PhotoDNA, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), Dartmouth, online safety

Using data to inform instruction

I am catching up on sharing some video interviews with you from a recent partner event. Today’s conversation is with Alvin Crawford from Schoolnet. Schoolnet solutions take a platform approach using Microsoft technologies, primarily SharePoint Server...

Published Fri, Oct 16 2009 03:28 PM by Education Insights

Filed under: Videos, data analytics, Partners, SharePoint Server, Schoolnet

Data analytics -- more than a buzzword

Schools, districts and states have been collecting data for decades…but, the art of perfecting the management and analytics of data seems to be hitting a crescendo this year. I think this is largely in part due to the fact that emerging technologies are...

Published Mon, Oct 12 2009 08:18 AM by Education Insights

Filed under: Videos, 2009 Recovery Act, data analytics, Mariner, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, David Fitzgerald

Schools reinventing education with Windows 7 and more...

It’s going to be an exciting year here at Microsoft as we are introducing a wave of new innovative software. This fall, we are helping institutions and IT professionals optimize PC environments, increase productivity and expand innovation in the classroom...

Published Tue, Sep 29 2009 06:35 PM by Education Insights

Filed under: Windows 7, administrators, Videos, Technology, Innovation, Windows Server 2008 R2, Exchange Server 2010

Video of the week: University of Miami Saves Money, Delivers More with Virtualization

Both K12 and higher education institutions are increasingly looking to virtualization as an opportunity to save money, to save the environment and to deliver more value to their constituents. We believe that Microsoft technology supported by Windows Server...

Published Thu, Aug 13 2009 03:03 AM by Education Insights

Filed under: administrators, Videos, Technology, University of Miami, Virtualization

Video of the Week: Teaching & Learning & Technology at Washington State University

Institutions have long realized technology’s promise for impact in education is only fulfilled by a connection and integration to the core teaching and learning process….or at least that’s the hope. Here’s just one example of a thoughtful approach to...

Published Fri, Jun 12 2009 07:15 AM by Education Insights

Filed under: Education, Office SharePoint Server, Washington State University, Videos, Technology

My Interviews with U.S. Imagine Cup Winners

My video interviews with some of the U.S. Imagine Cup winners are now posted (watch below!). The three brothers from Team MultiPoint Web talk about their winning project designed to let multiple students simultaneously use the same computer to learn,...

Published Tue, May 26 2009 04:40 PM by Education Insights

Filed under: Students, DreamSpark, Videos, Imagine Cup

Alabama and Michigan Students Get Ahead of the Competition with CareerForward

Today, we announced the Alabama Department of Education plans to make CareerForward available to every student in the state as one way high school students can meet the new online learning graduation requirement there starting next year. CareerForward...

Published Mon, May 11 2009 11:32 AM by Education Insights

Filed under: Students, Videos, CareerForward, Free Tools and Resources, Curriculum, Workforce Readiness, Michigan, Alabama

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