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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...
• Take a look at Microsoft's back to school deals

  1 Aug 2011

  This blog post about Microsoft back to school deals was written by Kristina Libby, a writer for the Windows Experience Blog . It’s August 1st and that means one thing: we all have to start thinking about school. Whether you are gearing up for school, sending kids off to school, or just plain happy...
• Hey, parents! Do you know what your kids really need for back to school?

  1 Aug 2011

  This post about selecting the right computer hardware and software for your back-to-school needs was written by Chris Dawson. Chris writes ZDNet's Education Technology column and is the Vice President of Business Development for WizIQ , a virtual classroom and e-learning services company. My mother-in...
• Office 2010 for back-to-school: 10 tips + free OneNote 2010 student planner

  21 Jul 2011

  The annual back-to-school routine is right around the corner, and this year a projected 55.5 million K-12 students and 19.7 million college students will head for the classroom (according to the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics). That’s a lot of laptops and jeans! Whether you’re...
• You need a shorter resume

  7 Feb 2011

  Resume expert Kim Isaacs describes how to pare down your resume to a career snapshot in this last of her series of five posts. Did you ever overpack for a trip and wish you could just take half of your suitcase's contents and throw it in the river? Traveling light can help you avoid checking luggage...
• Are hard-copy resumes obsolete?

  24 Jan 2011

  Resume expert Kim Isaacs explains why a resume is worth the paper it's printed on in this third of five series. When I started my resume writing practice in the mid-1990s, I loved paper. I could spend hours at the stationery store comparing gorgeous textures, colors, and weights. I kept my favorite paper...
• It's back to school time: Does your youngster PowerPoint?

  17 Aug 2010

  A fact recently rounding the Internet: 79% of Office users aged 18-24 learned to use the Office programs before learning to drive, compared with 24% of their elders aged 25 and older. So, where’s Driver’s Education for Office? Over the next few weeks, we will be giving you our best advice...
• Back to School: New free Education add-ins, templates, and teacher how-to’s for Office 2010 and 2007

  16 Aug 2010

  Today we're releasing 2 more education add-ins, 20+ new education templates, and how-to materials designed to help teachers inside and outside the classroom. The new Interactive Classroom Add-in, Mathematics Add-in, and Learning Essentials templates can save time and engage students. Jump right to the...
• Mouse Mischief: 1 computer + 25 mice equals a cool (& free) education tool

  30 Apr 2010

  Mouse Mischief , a free PowerPoint add-in debuting today, fills a great need at many schools: how to get kids involved with computers on a budget. The trick here is up to 25 kids can interact with one computer (the teacher's) with just one mouse per student. See how one school works with Mouse Mischief...
• Lucky mud*

  17 Oct 2009

  When my colleague Daniel sent this link around, it quickly put what until then had been a lackluster day into perspective. It's a BBC story about Babar Ali , a 16 year-old from West Bengal who has taken charge of educating more than 800 local children too poor to attend school any other way. What began...
• Returning veterans: jobs, education, and community with social networking

  23 Sep 2009

  Dear veterans, job-seekers, and veteran students, The people returning from duty in Iraq and Afghanistan are looking for opportunities for jobs and education. They're also seeking to re-integrate into mainstream society. With social networking, there are many ways to feel understood, appreciated, and...
• 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...
• Internships: not just for students any more

  12 Aug 2009

  Dear readers and job-seekers, We've all had to reconsider our career paths. It's not easy to leave a familiar place, but there are ways to learn about a new path, or get needed help: Internships. These days age doesn't matter, in fact, mid-career folks are sought after as much as the twenty-somethings...
• Show me the money: grants, loans, and support for jobs and education

  22 Jul 2009

  Dear readers and job seekers, Be you a student, small-business owner, veteran, grant-writer, or someone wanting to start a business, there could be money out there for you. You need a smart idea, excellent study habits, and the willingness to fill out forms. Grants.gov - Find and apply for federal government...
• Women empowered with career change

  15 May 2009

  Dear readers and job seekers, the women in my life amaze me. I polled all my friends for stories about how planned or unplanned career changes turned out to be positive. Women replied with brave, interesting, and compelling stories. Today is part two of a five-part series: Pat (Seattle) - Four of us...
• Stifled genius, K-12?

  28 Jan 2009

  In my recent post about creative competence , I promised I'd follow up with more posts about creativity, broadly defined. Here's one of the videos I wanted to pass along. Sir Ken Robinson's presentation at TED.com describes how our educational system--still based on a 19th-century model--is tailor-made...
• A stupid way to teach

  16 Jan 2009

  Warning--I'm not happy. It's late on a Friday and I'd normally wait until Monday to catch you fresh, but this is time-sensitive and I'm ticked off. And I owed you another post about creativity anyway, so here we go: On my way home tonight I heard a story on my local NPR station, KUOW , that riled me...