Christmas comes in March for students worldwide as Microsoft corp. announces it is giving away a host of powerful software applications including:
Visual Studio Professional Edition
Expression Studio
XNA Game Studio 2.0
SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition
Windows Server Standard Edition
Silverlight
The Catch? None really...you must be enrolled as a college student. It will also be offered to High School students in the fall.
The Skinny? This is not a Bill & Melinda philanthropic endeavor. It is a strategic move to ensure the next generation of Web 2.0 innovations are borne into the Microsoft family.
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American public education has been chugging down the tracks of Standardized Testing laid by Horace Mann since the 1840's. From Dewey to Prensky, calls to change have rung out for over a century. Due to the rapid proliferation of digital technology, we are now reaching the end of the line for the industrial model of education. 160 years was a good run. This Blog is dedicated to helping public educators make the transition to the 21st century classroom.
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$1 billion over the next five years to teach computer skillsOrganization: Microsoft Corp. Eligibility: Non-profit organizations Value: More than $1 billion
Microsoft Corp. plans to commit more than $1 billion over the next five years to Unlimited Potential (UP), a global initiative focused on providing technology skills to disadvantaged individuals through community-based technology and learning centers. In the first round of UP grants, Microsoft awarded $8.1 million in cash and software to 82 nonprofit organizations. Initially, UP will provide funding to help community-based technology and learning centers hire and train technology instructors. Subsequent phases of the initiative will offer an online global support network delivering technology curriculum, research, tools, and help-desk services. UP also will sponsor a global and regional awards program, which will invest in technology solutions that deliver a social benefit. The awards are designed to encourage innovation and provide the funding necessary to help the best technology solutions scale for broader use.
Contact: http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/citizenship/giving/apply
Microsoft Corp. plans to commit more than $1 billion over the next five years to Unlimited Potential (UP), a global initiative focused on providing technology skills to disadvantaged individuals through community-based technology and learning centers. In the first round of UP grants, Microsoft awarded $8.1 million in cash and software to 82 nonprofit organizations. Initially, UP will provide funding to help community-based technology and learning centers hire and train technology instructors. Subsequent phases of the initiative will offer an online global support network delivering technology curriculum, research, tools, and help-desk services. UP also will sponsor a global and regional awards program, which will invest in technology solutions that deliver a social benefit. The awards are designed to encourage innovation and provide the funding necessary to help the best technology solutions scale for broader use.
Contact: http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/citizenship/giving/apply
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