10月29日
Free internet based services and other tools from Microsoft.
I got asked for a list of what we can offer for free recently… of course Live@edu topped the list :) there was a lot more however. My thanks to Scott Thompson from MS for helping me pull this together. You can download a word document of this content here.
Live@edu – a complete solution from Microsoft for your school’s email and collaboration needs for students:
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Name |
Description |
URL |
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Live@edu |
A free co-branded service offering student email (Outlook Live) and a range of collaborative online services. |
http://get.liveatedu.com |
Internet based services that you can access through your browser:
|
Name |
Description |
URL |
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Office Live Workspace |
Online storage and sharing for teachers:
· Allow students anywhere, anytime to access class information
· Store course material, assignments, and class notes, and distribute them instantly
· Manage schedules, due dates, and calendars in one place
· Save money (and trees) by printing fewer documents |
http://workspace.officelive.com/en-us/online-storage-teachers |
|
SkyDrive |
25GB of online storage – your USB stick in the cloud. Access your files from anywhere. |
http://skydrive.live.com |
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Live Groups |
Create social or class groups for sharing, discussion and collaboration, features include:
· Discussions
· Calendar
· Group SkyDrive for file and photo sharing |
http://groups.live.com |
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PhotoSynth |
Stitch photos together into an interactive and immersive panorama. Capabilities include:
· Walk or fly through a scene to see photos from any angle
· Zoom in or out of a photo
· See where pictures were taken in relation to one another
· Smoothly change viewing angle between nearby photos
· Smoothly zoom in and out of high-resolution photos
· Find similar photos to the one you're currently viewing
· Send pictures
|
http://www.photosynth.net |
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Microsoft Translator |
Language translation tool that can translate text excerpts or complete web pages into a range of languages. |
http://www.microsofttranslator.com |
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Live Spaces |
Blogging and social networking platform. Teachers can use this to maintain a blog for their class. Students can use this to blog on academic activities, or to build themselves an ePortfolio of their work. |
http://spaces.live.com |
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Worldwide Telescope |
Explore the galaxies interactively in schools lessons. |
http://worldwidetelescope.org/ |
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SilverLight |
A video streaming service offering 10GB of storage. |
http://silverlight.live.com/ |
PC utilities that can integrate with online services:
Other useful free tools:
Teacher Resources:
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Name |
Description |
URL |
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Teacher Toolbox |
A load of free resources that a teacher can use in the classroom. Lesson plans, templates, clipart, media, and more |
http://www.microsoft.com/learningspace/TeachersToolbox.aspx |
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Innovative Teachers Network |
An online community for teachers containing:
· Discussion fora on various topics
· Virtual Classroom Tours
· Professional Development
· Career mentoring for kids
· Peer Coaching tools
· Lesson plans and artifacts
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http://innovativeteachers.com |
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