Some Useful Links For Teachers
I put together a handout of useful links for teachers today for a workshop that was hosted in Microsoft's Waltham sales office today. Most of these links were in response to questions from teachers in attendance. It seemed to me that these links may be interesting to others as well. And I was having trouble coming up with a post that was both original and useful. :-)
Microsoft Education Home – https://www.microsoft.com/education
- Innovative Teachers - https://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7185836
- Technology Lesson Plans for Various Subjects - https://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7185837
- Fresh Start (Software for Donated Computers) https://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7185838
- Product and Technology Tutorials - https://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7185839
- K-12 Faculty Community Site - https://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7185840 (Primarily Computer Science/Technology)
- Academic Licensing Program - https://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7185841
- Student Resources (Coming 1 Sept 2007) - https://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7185842
Microsoft Learning - https://www.microsoft.com/learning
- Microsoft Office Specialist Certification - https://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/officespecialist/default.mspx
- 2007 Office Learning Portal - https://www.microsoft.com/learning/office2007/iworker/default.mspx
Student Tech Support Programs
- MOUSE Squad - https://www.mouse.org/ - (Independent program - Microsoft is a co-sponsor)
- A+ Certification (hardware support certification program) - https://certification.comptia.org/a/
Math Resources
Online Workshop Microsoft has sponsored a free online workshop for 3-5th grade teachers regarding how to teach math better using technology. It can be found on the home page of the math forum: www.mathforum.org (Continuing Education Credits are possible)
Microsoft Math There is a free trial (full functionality for 30 days) available from the left navigation menu at the Microsoft Math website - www.microsoft.com/math.
Computer Literacy
Online Computer Literacy Curriculum from Microsoft - https://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6001189
SharePoint Learning Kit - https://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=7185831 - E-learning delivery and tracking application built on Windows SharePoint Services (free, open source)