This post about teachers sharing their presentations with students using  Broadcast Slide Show in PowerPoint 2010 was written by Joy Miller.

Nowadays, students bring their laptops, smartphones, and iPads into the classroom to take notes, research online, and work on assignments.  But for many students, it can be difficult to see a presentation from the back of a large lecture hall. Why not embrace the use of digital devices and invite them "in" to your lectures?

Gather videos and photos of you and your friends and make a commemorative movie using Windows Live Movie Maker. When you’re done, you can publish your movie to YouTube, Facebook, or even to Windows Live SkyDrive.

Download the free program and get started today!

And if you're the über creative type, try writing your own graduation song. You could become an Internet sensation like Corey Tynan!

Congratulations, graduates!

--Jennifer Bost

Kristin Beck, a writer and editor at Office.com, offers personal advice to students with ADHD about study habits, deadlines, and taking exams.

As finals approach, many students are feeling an intense pressure to perform. I know, because I went through it as a student with (yet undiagnosed) ADHD. The pain and frustration of being behind with my work still stings, 25 years later. I’ve picked up some good habits over the years, however, which I will share with you.

Did you know that May is Teacher Appreciation Month? Well, the month’s not over yet. So consider this a gentle reminder to reconnect with those teachers who have inspired you over the years. Let them know how much you appreciate what they do for you.

Share your teacher appreciation message! 

In this video, I’ll show you how to drag a PowerPoint presentation into OneNote and take notes next to the slides.

Find out more about how OneNote and PowerPoint are better together!

--Jennifer Bost

This post about using Office Web Apps and Windows Live SkyDrive with Office for Mac 2011 was written by Dawn Reeder, a writer for Office for Mac.

Tired of lugging your MacBook from home to school and back again? Then it's a good thing that Office for Mac 2011 works with Office Web Apps. This means you can access your documents from any computer with an Internet connection—even from … gasp … a PC!

When you save your documents to Windows Live SkyDrive, which offers 25 GB of free online storage, then you can access and edit your documents using Office Web Apps.

If you’d like to lighten your load and leave your MacBook at home, read the full blog post for details.

On our new Preservice Teachers website, you'll find links to lesson plans, Office tools for teachers, classroom management strategies, and teacher communities that will help get your student teaching off on the right foot.

I've spoken with a number of students who plan to make education their career, and one common theme seems to be "OMG! Can I do this? What have I gotten myself into?" So if you feel this way, you aren't alone.

On the website you'll hear a principal/superintendent talk about his expectations for student teachers and identify what he sees as common pitfalls. I've also included links to teacher blogs...

Patrick Harless, an algebra and geometry teacher at Fay School in Southborough, Massachusetts, uses the inking capability of a Tablet PC and Microsoft OneNote to work through math concepts with his students. In an issue of Mathematics Teacher, a monthly periodical put out by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Harless analyzes this process of "scribing"--a new technology-based instructional strategy.

Not a math teacher? That's okay. Any teacher could implement these scribing best practices.  

Today's post about a creative use of Access 2010 is by Abhay Parekh, who's in his last year of studies in engineering at the University of Mumbai in India. Abhay also teaches lower-level students how to create and use Microsoft Access databases.

For my final project, I had to create a website that tracks real-time details of flights, buses, taxis and other services for a fictional high-traffic airport. I needed a database that could feed this mass of data through my algorithm, so I could predict when and where taxis were needed.

I recently asked a group of students about how and when they use Office Web Apps. Based on their feedback, I've got some advice on how they can help you.

Read the full post to find out when others are using Office Web Apps to get ahead in school.