Post on 23-Dec-2015
Alfred Thompson
Microsoft Corporation
Academic Relations Team
Programs
Dreamspark – Free Software for Students MSDN AA – Software for schools XNA – Game development software and
curriculum Web Design Course – Concepts First Faculty Connection – Community site and
curriculum repository for teachers
DreamSpark High SchoolMicrosoft Developer and Design Tools to High School students at
‘No Cost’
Program
Offering Product & language offering
Dream Spark High
School
DreamSpark gives professional level development and design tools to students at no charge.
Students enrolled in secondary educational institutions (Typically, Ages 14-18) are eligible to be a part of the program.
DreamSpark gives profession level developer and design tools to eligible students at No Cost.
Administrator should provide a few documents to register:
• Copy of your school Identification card / Photo ID of the Administrator
• Copy of the schools accreditation certificate / accreditation number or
identification number on the school letter head, along with a letter stating
willingness to participate
Program Summary and eligibility criteria
Microsoft Developer and Design Tools
What is the program?
The Microsoft Developer Network Academic Alliance (“MSDNAA”) is an annual membership program for high schools and colleges departments that teach and utilize technology, such as computer science, engineering, and information systems.
As members, high schools and colleges receive a suite of software from Microsoft.
What is included for high schools Microsoft Visual Studio Expression Web Three Microsoft e-Learning Library (MELL)
collections: General Programming Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Programming in Visual Basic .NET
MSDN Library Documentation Technical Articles Code Samples
Additional member benefits:
Access to the Member's Area of the Web site
Private MSDN Academic Alliance newsgroups
Additional "Members Only" special offers
2 Professional Technical Support incidents
What if I need more?
Full “university level” program available for schools who need it
Systems Management courses Network Management courses All servers and operating systems
included
http://creators.xna.com
What is XNA Game Studio?
FrameworkFramework
XNA Game StudioExtends Visual Studio
2008to create games using C#
XNA FrameworkCross-platform game
development framework and runtime
.NET for Xbox 360 and ZuneCustom version of the
.NET Compact Framework
Academic Content Academic Resource Center -
http://www.microsoft.com/education/facultyconnection/ARC/ResourceCenter.aspx
Starter Kits, samples, tutorials on CCO XNA Lab Manual / Curriculum in
development – previews are available now
Retail XNA Books
Stats on XNA Game Studio UsageWorldwide Numbers 1,000,000+ downloads 1,000 games 700+ universities Growing number of high schools
Where to get everythingXNA Game Studio 3.0 is free to download from:
Creators Club Online (CCO) website ForumsSamplesStarter kitsTutorials
Trial Creators Club memberships https://www.dreamspark.com/default.aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/academic/default.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/education/facultyconnection/
Microsoft Developer and Design Tools
Web Design Course• Full Semester• Standards based• Created by teachers; tested with
students• Covers web design concepts and skills• Modular design• Revised with feedback from 70
educators• Project-based learning• Career skills development
What is included
Lesson Plans
Everything needed to teach a comprehensive Web design course
using Expression Studio
Tutorials
Supporting Text Assessment Tools
Enrichment Activities
Materials appropriate as for high school, upper middle school, and
introductory college levels.
Student Activities
Microsoft Community and Curriculum
Faculty Connectionhttp://www.microsoft.com/education/facultyconnection/precollegiate
Academic Resource Center Articles Events Forum
Microsoft Developer and Design Tools
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