What education inspiration looks like on a global basis
The Imagine Cup competition, and competitions like it, are so inspiring. This year’s competition, though large and very well done, is only a small representation of the vast…
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EDITORIAL: California moving too slowly on computer science graduation requirements
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Breaking: Microsoft just made its biggest education investment in history
Beginning this Saturday, May 6, Microsoft Store locations across the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and Australia will host STEM Saturdays throughout May in all full-line locations in addition…
Kick off your Hour of Code with Minecraft’s help
Just in time for Computer Science Education Week and the Hour of Code, Microsoft Corp. and Code.org have unveiled the Minecraft Hour of Code Designer, a coding tutorial…
Microsoft to launch full version of Minecraft Education on Nov. 1
Microsoft is finally releasing the full version of Minecraft: Education Edition on November 1, following months of beta testing and ... Read more
App of the Week: A game that teaches game design
Project Spark is a digital game creator that lets students build their own games. Students can browse, play, and learn from other community-designed games and from plenty of…
Edsby making cloud service available on Microsoft Azure
Edsby, a cloud-based learning management system for K-12 school districts that connects teachers, parents and students using modern technologies, will soon be available on Microsoft Azure, Microsoft's hyperscale,…
Microsoft replacing MinecraftEDU with new education edition
Starting this summer, classrooms hooked on MinecraftEDU will be given the option of migrating to a new education-focused Minecraft title, recently announced by Microsoft who has acquired the…
Clash of the Titans! Inside Microsoft’s battle to foil the NSA
After the NSA scandal broke this summer, revealing that the U.S. spy agency was eavesdropping wholesale on the most popular services on the web, Microsoft turned to five…
Microsoft revamps Imagine Cup, adds worldwide semifinals and new challenges
Microsoft's Imagine Cup is one of the world's largest software development competitions aimed at students, TechCrunch reports.
Two Microsofts: Mulling an alternate reality
Thomas Penfield Jackson has died, and the former U.S. District court judge ruled in 2000 that Microsoft was a monopoly that should be broken up into two companies,…
Fostering tech talent in schools
Leandre Nsabi, a senior at Rainier Beach High School here, received some bluntly practical advice from an instructor recently, the New York Times reports.
Bill Gates is wrong: College campuses will not fade away
Earlier this month, billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates predicted that place-based colleges soon will be significantly less important as online learning continues to grow. Writing for the Huffington…
Teacher innovation gets royal treatment
In what could be called a 21st-century teachers' fair, Microsoft chose a select group of educators to participate in the company’s annual Innovative Education Forum (IEF)—a showcase of…
Project lets users explore the cosmos from a PC
In a project that aims to pull a new generation of students toward science and technology, Microsoft and NASA have teamed up to create what they say is…
New technologies move beyond the mouse, keyboard, and screen
Say hello to a new, simpler era of human-computer interaction, CNN reports—this time, with no clunky hardware standing between you and digital information.
Internet sleuths get new way to report stolen data
A new program being spearheaded by Microsoft Corp. is designed to provide a trusted way for researchers to report stolen credit card numbers and other data they've found…
Future of eReading: Following your eyes?
Researchers are creating applications that could take reading to a whole new level, with tools such as Text 2.0—which personalizes the user's experience by tracking eye movements.
Microsoft makes big push for new game audience
Microsoft Corp. wants to build on the success of the Wii's motion-capture wand—by getting rid of the wand entirely, reports the Associated Press.
Microsoft to Business: You Need Windows Phone 7
Citing the strong integration between its upcoming mobile phone software and its popular business-oriented products such as Office, Exchange, and SharePoint, Microsoft is actively pitching Windows Phone 7…
Microsoft gets more aggressive with free software
Microsoft Corp. is rolling out a new edition of its Office programs to enterprise customers on May 12, and for the first time it's adding versions of Word…
Microsoft, ePals team up on collaborative tools
In a move that could spur more widespread use of online tools for communicating and collaborating within K-12 education, software giant Microsoft Corp. has announced a strategic partnership…
Microsoft creates Office plug-in for Moodle
Microsoft is releasing a free add-on that could make life easier for teachers, professors, and others who use the online educational system Moodle, CNET reports.
Technology coalition seeks stronger privacy laws
A broad coalition of technology companies, including AT&T, Google, and Microsoft, and advocacy groups from across the political spectrum said March 30 that it would push Congress to…
Gloves off, Microsoft pushes antitrust review of Google
Microsoft has confirmed it had a hand in helping bring about a European antitrust investigation of its web competitor, Google, The Washington Post reports.
New Windows software turns one PC into many
Microsoft announced Feb. 24 that it is ready with Windows MultiPoint Server 2010, a product that lets schools run a classroom full of systems using just a single…
Microsoft unveils new mobile software platform
Microsoft unveiled on Monday an upgrade to its mobile operating system as the US software giant seeks to regain lost ground in the competitive handset market, according to…
Challengers gain in important phone software fight
As smart phones increasingly appear alike, with high-end models mostly taking their cues from Apple Inc.'s iPhone, more and more it's the software they run that makes a…
Microsoft opens its cloud to researchers
Researchers have until March 15 to submit proposals to the National Science Foundation that would grant access to Microsoft’s massive cloud-computing power for three years.
Free online course helps students plan careers
A free online learning program from Microsoft is helping middle and high school students think about careers they might like to pursue and the skills necessary to attain…