A palettefor learningDiscover

Create

Collaborate

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Every student is different.So is every school.

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Bringing learning to life.

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Microsoft’s palette for learning

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It starts with the Windows platformMicrosoft has many options to help you create the learning environment that’s right for your school

Add professional softwareEverything students need for schoolwork plus free tools to make learning more relevant

At school – or in the cloudStudents can collaborate on the move. You can improve learning with infrastructure hosted by you, Microsoft or a mix

Microsoft® Cloud Services

Microsoft® Office Web Apps

Microsoft® Live@edu

Free learning software

Microsoft® Office 2010

Windows ® Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Windows® MultiPoint™ technologies

Windows® 7

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A platform for the whole school.TeachersEngage students

StudentsLearn their way

IT coordinatorsHave safe and manageable IT

PrincipalsPrepare students for work and study

Many ways to support learning…

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On a laptop, netbook or Tablet PC

In a computer lab

In the cloud

At a shared PC with own mouse

At a digital whiteboard

and many learning journeys

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Discover

Create

Collaborate

Discover

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Dinosaur field tripA journey into prehistory

At the museum, students take photos and make notes and sketches on Tablet PCs, uploading them

to SkyDrive™ for sharing.

They create multimedia shows explaining the dinosaurs’ extinction using Windows Live™ Movie Maker, their notes and photos.

On a shared MultiPoint™ PC, they use their mice to do a Mouse Mischief quiz about what they learned.

Students draw their family tree with Microsoft® Paintor tell their story with blogs, slideshows and films. One records a family anthem with Songsmith™.

Create

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Tell your storyA journey into your family’s past

Students can tell their story – in words, pictures, music– however suits them best.

Students email relatives for more information and do research online.

Collaborate

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Analyse water qualityA journey to protect your planet

Students in Thailand use Microsoft® OneNote® on Tablet PCs to collate research on water quality. Over four weeks, they add photos, observations and statistics.

With Microsoft® Office, they analyse data and create compelling charts and an interactive presentation to share with students researching water quality in New Zealand.

Storing their work online in Skydrive™, they use Microsoft® Office Web Apps to collaborate online to create an international perspective on water quality.

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• Windows® 7

• Windows ® MultiPoint™ technologies

• Windows ® Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

It starts with the Windows® platform

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Everyone gets a turn with shared monitorsMicrosoft® MultiPoint™ Mouse lets you connect up to 50 mice to a single PC and shared monitor.

Give more students access affordablyWindows® MultiPoint™ Server lets you connect multiple monitors, mice and keyboards to a single PC to create independent student stations.

Exciting ways to learnWindows® 7 makes it easy and safe to connect and collaborate using keyboard, mouse, pen and touch across many devices.

Your desktop – on any PCWindows® Virtual Desktop Infrastructure lets students use their personal settings on any internet-connected PC via a central server.

Your school – your choicePCs, netbooks, Tablet PCs, virtual desktops or shared resource computing – all with the familiar Windows® experience and support

A smarter platform for learningWindows® 7 enables an effective learning environment that is safe and easy to manage

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Familiar professional software that prepares students for the workplace

A huge choice of PCs to suit any student and any budget

Greatest compatibility with existing devices

Run more applications – thousands available

Can be used by one user – or shared among many

A range of touch-enabled devices means students can interact more naturally

Get students and teachers started quickly and resolve problems faster

Safe, secure PCs with automatic updates

Learn your way

Visual

Experience the excitement of learning with a modern visual experience

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Simple

Get straight to learning with Jump Lists, integrated search and previews of applications that are running

Personalised

Set up your desktop how you like to learn

Interact more naturally

Paint with your fingers.

Write onto the screen.

Or talk.

Assistive technologies can start automatically

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PCs with multi-touch and stylus input let you write chemical formulas, take notes or edit images on screen – plus use a huge range of full-featured software

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• Microsoft® Office 2010

• Free learning software

Add professionalsoftware

Analyse. Create. Present. Microsoft® Office 2010 includes everything students need to develop projects, compose reports, present ideas and collaborate from many places.

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• A smart interface used worldwide helps students and teachers create great-looking documents with ease

• New features make it easier to take notes, type mathematical text and produce documents

• Work in groups more easily and manage email clutter with new tools

• Produce superb slideshows with new drawing and image editing tools right in PowerPoint® – broadcast in two clicks

• Now integrated with Microsoft ® Office Web Apps online so students can work in more places with complete document fidelity

Work easily with real-world skillsThe consistent Office interface features the Ribbon – context-sensitive navigation that makes it simple to find the right tools and commands

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Communicate clearlyMicrosoft® Office 2010 makes it easier for students to analyse data and present their ideas in multimedia slideshows, reports, brochures and posters.

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• Make amazing charts in minutes and visualise trends instantly

• Polish assignments with new effects and image editing tools

• Draw and edit videos and photos within slideshows

Capture it in notes you can shareWith Microsoft® OneNote® 2010 students and staff can jot notes in digital notebooks – and store and share them easily online

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• Add text, images, videos, sound files and Web links

• Write, copy and paste or drag and drop items into notes

• Organise notes by subject, media type, lesson or project

• Find text in images or handwritten on a Tablet PC

• Edit and share notebooks online with the OneNote® Web App

More effective group workStudents and teachers can work more easily on group projects with new co-authoring tools in Microsoft® Office 2010 plus online access via Office Web Apps

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• Multiple students can edit documents, presentations, spreadsheets or notebooks at once

• Teams can brainstorm ideas and collaborate more easily

• Keep track of the latest version simply

Inspire with free Windows® appsEnrich learning with engaging enquiry, revision and content creation tools for social sciences, music, languages, science, robotics, game design and more…

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Explore knowledge

Worldwide Telescope

Bing™

Chem4Word

Flashcards

Mouse Mischief

Ribbon Hero

Bring ideas to life

Robotics Developer Studio

Kodu™

Photosynth™

Songsmith™

Tell a story

Windows Live™ Movie Maker

Photo Story for Windows®

Microsoft® Paint

Microsoft® AutoCollage

Worldwide TelescopeShow your students that outer space can be exciting, by letting them explore the night sky from multiple wavelengths and pan and zoom to stars, planets, comets and more

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Bing™

Students can find information faster and use online translators and maps to learn about the world they live in and communicate with students globally

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Find information faster with Bing

Chem4WordEasily type chemical formulas, find chemical names and draw molecular diagrams in Microsoft® Word

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FlashcardsCreate flashcards online to study and share with others. This application automatically sets up personalised sequences for effective revision.

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Mouse Mischief for MultiPoint™Create engaging quizzes and more using Microsoft® PowerPoint® – students can interact equally on a shared screen using their own individual mice

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Ribbon HeroLearning skills in Microsoft® Office is simple with this fun game where students take challenges, score points and compete with friends

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Robotics Developer StudioStudents can create robotics applications using a simple drag-and-drop visual programming language, test them in 3D and control them via a PC

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Kodu™

Develop logic and problem solving skills by creating video games with an Xbox® controller or keyboard and mouse – simple visual programming means there’s no need to learn coding

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Photosynth™

Students can stitch photos together to build an interactive 3D environment to explore – plus share their synths and experience others online

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Songsmith™

Students can generate a musical backing track to match any singer’s voice and adjust style, chords, tempo and mood

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Windows Live™ Movie MakerExplore any subject by turning videos and photos into great-looking movies and slideshows – and share them online

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Photo Story for Windows®

Students can create slideshows of digital photos and add special effects, soundtracks, voice narration and captions

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Microsoft® PaintSpark creativity and help students master basic painting software with virtual brushes that let them create inspirational effects – just as if they were painting

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Microsoft® AutoCollagePick a folder and press a button to generate a unique collage from photos – these can be used to start stories, discussions or as desktop wallpaper

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• Microsoft® Live@edu

• Microsoft® Office Web Apps

• Microsoft® Cloud Services

At school -or in the cloud

Collaborative learning in the cloudMicrosoft® Live@edu offers a complimentary collaboration platform with contacts, calendars, email and instant messaging – plus online workspaces

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Calendar Instantmessaging

10GB email inbox, 20MB attachments

Contacts

25GB password- protected storage

on SkyDrive™

Online workspaces

Windows Live™ applications

Office Web Apps

Blog – or say it in picturesMicrosoft® Live@edu integrates with free Windows Live™ tools to bring learning to life

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• Blog easily with text, photos and videos using Windows Live™ Writer

• Set up personal online project galleries – and control who can view

• Organise, share and print photos with Photo Gallery

• Edit and publish videos of drama class, history projects, sport and more using Windows Live™ Movie Maker

Collaborate in real time onlineStore and share class materials in Windows Live™ SkyDrive™ and edit them almost anywhere using Microsoft® Office Web Apps

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• Work in Microsoft® Word, Excel®, PowerPoint® and OneNote®

• Save documents to a public folder or a password-protected space for sharing with your study group or teacher

• Share a single document, a calendar or an entire workspace

• File format preserved – works with popular browsers

Simple ICT for collaborationMicrosoft® Cloud Services provides high quality and trusted learning infrastructure – on your school premises or in the cloud

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• Computing, storage and applications on demand

• Highly secure and available, backed by Microsoft data centres

• Rich user experience on PCs, on mobiles and in the cloud

• Powerful messaging platform based on Microsoft® Exchange

• You retain complete control of access and management

• Adjust your ICT easily as learners’ needs change

• Streamline management and reduce cost

• Peace of mind with Microsoft’s roadmap and ongoing investment in cloud services

On premiseMicrosoft® Office

Microsoft® ExchangeMicrosoft® SharePoint® Server

Microsoft hostedMicrosoft® Live@edu

Microsoft® Office Web AppsMicrosoft® Cloud Services

A partner in educationMicrosoft has a holistic vision and platform for schools

Palette of learning tools

Collaborative learning platform

Easy, affordable licensing

Security and control

Microsoft IT Academy

Curriculum and certification

Partners in Learning

Professional development

Dreamspark™Development software for

students at no cost

Education analytics

It Starts with the Windows PlatformWindows 7 www.microsoft.com/windows7 MultiPoint technologies www.microsoft.com/multipoint Virtual Desktop Infrastructure www.microsoft.com/vdi

Add Professional SoftwareOffice 2010 www.microsoft.com/office Office OneNote 2010 www.microsoft.com/onenote

Free Tools for LearningAutoCollage www.microsoft.com/autocollage and www.partnersinlearningnetwork.com Chemistry Add-in for Word www.educationlabs.com/projects/chemistryadd-in/ Flashcards www.educationlabs.com/projects/flashcards/ Kodu fuse.microsoft.com/kodu/Mouse Mischief www.microsoft.com/mousemischief Ribbon Hero www.officelabs.com/ribbonhero Photo Story www.microsoft.com/photostory Photosynth www.photosynth.net Robotics Developer Studio www.microsoft.com/robotics Songsmith www.microsoft.com/songsmith and www.partnersinlearningnetwork.com Windows Live MovieMaker www.microsoft.com/moviemaker and download.live.com/moviemakerWorldwide Telescope www.worldwidetelescope.org

At School and in the CloudBing www.bing.com Live@edu www.microsoft.com/liveatedu Windows Live SkyDrive skydrive.live.comWindows Live Writer download.live.com/writer

Supporting Programs for EducationDreamSpark www.dreamspark.com IT Academy www.microsoftitacademy.com Partners in Learning www.microsoft.com/partnersinlearning Partners in Learning Network www.partnersinlearningnetwork.com

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