Gleanings from ISTE #2: Microsoft at ISTE 2013

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">It was such a great experience to visit ISTE in San Antonio this June. Microsoft was one of the Level 1 sponsors so I thought I would write a post especially about their generosity to teachers at ISTE 2013</span></div><br /><h2 style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PRYXhLHJttAtPLVzGBNU1VDA3LZdSHTuK1ihqu-f8tb_zTcG5gWNpktrZlPA6NBwPb_3xlJNthjY3zJBc2QElOKRgo206fgKeYmi_2rHqOouQ5FBi7zl7-gX-j_EspnApPSqD8mr-e0/?imgmax=800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PRYXhLHJttAtPLVzGBNU1VDA3LZdSHTuK1ihqu-f8tb_zTcG5gWNpktrZlPA6NBwPb_3xlJNthjY3zJBc2QElOKRgo206fgKeYmi_2rHqOouQ5FBi7zl7-gX-j_EspnApPSqD8mr-e0/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="244" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">The BIGGEST thing about Microsoft at ISTE was their extreme generosity in giving out 10,000 Surface tablets (or was it 11,000) to the registered attendees. Can you imagine the excitement about this as the Surface is said to be a tablet AND a laptop – something really new! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">A great thing about the Surface tablet is that Office 2013 RT is freely available on it. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Of course Microsoft wasn't just dishing these out randomly to anyone that asked for one - a lot of thought had been put into it, prearrangements had to be made,  and there were conditions attached. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbK2HymY9werTfx3_g4feDhbz9JFJlpHpe431wBcjqzqhNWQfB_kaet-srPqF3F3yy2oSvbRz-tYNNztZ5jUweC8rrAeyB7Eq6bF5-MJ1SV24ryqvDZb82SJVX8P0xZZOSLMXjS0ueqM/?imgmax=800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbK2HymY9werTfx3_g4feDhbz9JFJlpHpe431wBcjqzqhNWQfB_kaet-srPqF3F3yy2oSvbRz-tYNNztZ5jUweC8rrAeyB7Eq6bF5-MJ1SV24ryqvDZb82SJVX8P0xZZOSLMXjS0ueqM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="240" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">1) The tablets were for the school that the attendee represented and this had to be pre-arranged before ISTE via a letter signed by the principal of the school.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">2) The recipients had to be prepared to be involved in the Windows in the Classroom Experience Project whereby they discussed and contributed their classroom activities and lesson plans on how to use Windows in the Classroom  on the Partners in Learning Network, and showed the teachers at their schools what was available on the Partners in Learning network. The recipients would also</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"> join the Microsoft in Education newsletter and receive additional training resources.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In my mind I can see the Partners in Learning Network becoming an exceptional resource for teachers around the world with great technology integration activities of every type freely available. It is REALLY worth joining that network. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">During ISTE participants were invited to </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">hands-on demonstrations and training in Microsoft’s Learning Lounge in Exhibit Hall D Room 1A during exhibit hall hours.  Those who were offered Surface tables were also pointed to the support offered. They could </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">visit the </span><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/surface-with-windows-rt/home" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Surface web site</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"> to download the </span><a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/D/4/BD44C612-D08E-4586-9345-ACA8AB978BC8/Surface%20RT%20User%20Guide_Final.pdf" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Surface RT User Guide</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">, </span><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/support/register" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">register your Surface</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">, and find </span><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en-us/support/home" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">support</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I unfortunately didn't get to join one of the hands-on experiences on shows how to use Windows 8, Microsoft Office, and Windows Phone to enhance teaching and learning but I constantly took a walk to see what was happening in the Microsoft Lounge. I could see that it was interactive, experiential, and fun and there was a great, excited buzz. </span></span></div><h2><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span><table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="width: 400px;"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="200"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVShhrwWtCXhUDFHza1QO4pCiy5r-UK-Slp0XOZcyM2u0QvH4R-EO1Up53ATxKWVc8UPlX0fI_Tb0xvr3zfR4383H_MqwkBB3j08xkihsOHE5NIsbAsV6xFrxdOU9ebbMlTVKTXucjbwk/s1600-h/20130623_173333%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="20130623_173333" border="0" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofA3tFdMBiIBaM2Yuwf3Qsc3as05cXFFLm-335XhyphenhyphenIm3aCZ5dRi8kc4qGCHdJGUgKeTkrKoO3w92BwjeUa8rgsYcYcT95d4VQPnNyoM_uzPTUvwBG7Cwj_vkNIWv-fCGH0woCj2AR3oI/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="20130623_173333" width="244" /></span></a></td> <td valign="top" width="200"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHrUDAMJEo3A2iI7Ekchxv9meG0dU1fcQ0wRvoVU5mcS20ty3sr4LztPxw4U1scYJPSj-oeHv5eeDIR74IvUJTaTeT4I-tAIXx-gCGofyX_rxYxBVDcYMc-VBjagv0IL0hEnRYEsng1Gs/s1600-h/20130623_173600%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="20130623_173600" border="0" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMWScY-aMH50ssvjlEUQ8rc5ve7wLbtkbuJACBt31LOaM5wzDUvFgtn6XueBoyQCaEwwsiFaLltymyJ13feXXVBmo9Ik1usHoJ19mBHmpCNZDqlqBHligO-30zp7pEwhvztlzQZ56qcU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="20130623_173600" width="244" /></span></a></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Looking around – the new Surface</span></td> <td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Volunteers helping with setup</span></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="200"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6KMFh0CMEvxM1Jd_TDMHFYBLsJrLdpdB7jrx-JJN2qjlJjykwedwFyWQYZi3SdpWPNScrnvWPK97YYt_OpHmWyawlzUWLQDjHuC4YC989TKsbXIZqgSbEsAJYdIY8g8Aj7hU-xGCJjA/s1600-h/20130623_172721%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="20130623_172721" border="0" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOBjTN2O5xQUMPOWdIwFK0YbFhLrRQqAIqQX1oQfFNc1LwTPH0AzWaEpxkGUvg4RHZyD8NRWpleTlTZmDt5gfY4Jpcqon8fFLOGDz1WMjLSFGr_2YeYGoWmY_4OFrlincakiYzX8PeL2A/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="20130623_172721" width="244" /></span></a></td> <td valign="top" width="200"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBZ5HTSLnqZlXeESiIikHT_JPwukQ3oOC6WD2CPkwWXxJ0OBmsqc98kCcZRoCecfK3ajIQJW2hHYooIDSo6xgGiHfCA_2_zV-vsqIdvZNSmHZ8b6zMvb7kzy1e5XSB2_qg3DIR0MNS98/s1600-h/20130623_180730%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img alt="20130623_180730" border="0" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQq_GmWaEJb1Sy1FJ5wpz7Iyz9atQx-xiCGrvfDeX-5Wp5HspVa_Nl89Q3cDKluj_gXH7tH1EWwSOgxUoB6CKL1VTK4nva9TK5SVC81AO0hNxq0k61hDVWcnxv1i7w4ZyZIJn9V072vA/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="20130623_180730" width="244" /></span></a></td></tr><tr> <td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Videos dotted around explaining Windows 8</span></td> <td valign="top" width="200"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">People gathered in groups looking at their new Surface machines</span></td></tr></tbody></table></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Why don't you join the Partners in Learning Network today if you haven't already done so? You'll be amazed at the magnitude of the free resources, the ideas, the discussions, and the great network of educators from around the world that you can collaborate with. </span></span></div></div>

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