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• Taking higher ed even higher with Office 365 University

  11 Feb 2013

  Guest blogger Devin Pastoor is a University of Maryland grad student working on his PhD in pharmacology and biomathematics. Devin shares how he uses Office 365 University to manage his life and stay organized and productive with constantly demanding deadlines. My life is a whirlwind of classes, assignments...
• Clean energy jobs: training and opportunities

  9 Sep 2009

  Dear readers and job-seekers, Clean energy is our future, for jobs and a better quality of life for everyone. The good news is that Recovery Act money is flowing faster out the door to manufacturing jobs, with a 30% tax credit for energy manufacturing industries, namely to green energy. Not sure about...
• Adult education: where do you want to go?

  26 Aug 2009

  Dear readers and job seekers, Adult education, or continuing education, can get you promoted, away from a boring job, or get you on a track to your dream job. I've found some resources for you, including job outlook information by state , but also came across good questions to ask yourself: What are...
• Check out the (Microsoft) student lounge

  20 Aug 2009

  I spent some time exploring the new Microsoft Student Lounge last night, a community site where students from all over the world can exchange information about technology, careers, causes they support, you name it. The Lounge is Microsoft’s answer to students who asked for a place to confer, so if you...
• Just tell the story

  6 Aug 2009

  School is just around the corner and it’s time to put the flip-flops away and squeeze their little feet into school shoes. (What? Are those groans from the wee ones I hear? But wait…something else… Ah yes: The rumblings of relief and sighs of contentment from their parents.) These days when a kid needs...
• Education for jobs: for veterans and for you

  5 Aug 2009

  Dear readers and job seekers, On August 1st, 2009 the largest GI Bill was passed since World War II. This financial support for education and housing is good news for veterans, their families and everyone's future. People coming home from Iraq, and other duties, have numerous challenges and now there...
• Game On! Share your best templates in our new contest

  4 Aug 2009

  Earlier today, Leslie shared a number of great Back-to-School templates available on our site. Did you know most of our best templates come from you, our loyal users? That's why we love to have contests, and feature the winning templates for all users to see and download. And, just in time for Back-to...
• New parent-teacher communications templates

  4 Jun 2009

  I've mentioned before that we love getting feedback from our users. Why? Because you give us great ideas - such as these six new templates that will help teachers let parents know what is happening in the classroom. First, a class calendar to highlight special activities: A class newsletter : Party sign...
• OneNote goes to law school

  4 Aug 2008

  I’ve sung the praises of OneNote here a time or two, but this time I’m going to let my niece, Liz, do that. Liz just finished her first year of law school. I happen to know she purchased a copy of Office 2007 Home & Student before she started school because I shipped it to her. I also know that until...
• Summer reading

  2 Jul 2008

  When I was looking for someone to advocate literacy, as part of our new Back to School pages, my first thought was superstar librarian Nancy Pearl. The following contains excerpts and information from our conversation . When librarian Nancy Pearl was young, she found sanctuary in her local library, where...