Transcript High School Educational Curriculum Programs
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 School Microsoft Developer and Design Tools to High School students at ‘
No Cost’
Program Offering Product & language offering
Dream Spark High School Program Summary and eligibility criteria 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
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Administrator should provide a few documents to register:
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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
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?
Framework XNA Game Studio
Extends Visual Studio 2008 to create games using C#
XNA Framework
Cross-platform game development framework and runtime
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NET for Xbox 360 and Zune
Custom version of the .NET Compact Framework
Academic Content
Academic Resource Center http://www.microsoft.com/education/facultyconnection/ARC/ResourceC enter.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 Usage
Worldwide Numbers 1,000,000+ downloads 1,000 games 700+ universities Growing number of high schools
Where to get everything
XNA Game Studio 3.0 is free to download from: Creators Club Online (CCO) website Forums Samples Starter kits Tutorials 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
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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
Everything needed to teach a comprehensive Web design course using Expression Studio Lesson Plans Tutorials Supporting Text Assessment Tools Student Activities Enrichment Activities Materials appropriate as for high school, upper middle school, and introductory college levels.
Microsoft Community and Curriculum
Faculty Connection
http://www.microsoft.com/education/facultyconnection/precollegiate Academic Resource Center Articles Events Forum
Microsoft Developer and Design Tools
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