Microsoft ® free tools for teachers and faculty The tools described in this piece are free for teachers and faculty in the United States. Some of these tools may be fee-based outside of the United States.

Technology that helps you Offering free tools that help motivate and inspire students.

Using digital tools to help educators engage students

Microsoft is helping teachers with free tools for education AutoCollage – create a unique piece of art with student’s photos. Worldwide Telescope – enable a classroom PC to function as a telescope. Photosynth ® – intriguing 3D experience for sharing or viewing a photo collection. Songsmith ® – bring out your student’s musical and singing talents. Photo Story for Windows ® XP – turn digital photos into compelling slide show. Windows Live ® SkyDrive ® – store and share up to 25GB of files and photos, free. Windows Live ® Writer – makes composing and publishing blogs even easier. Bing™ Translator, Bing™ Search and Bing™ Maps – Free online translation service, improved Web search and interactive, worldwide maps. Mouse Mischief – makes lessons interactive using one computer and multiple mice. Mathematics Add-in – lets students visualize formulas and complex math problems with 2-D and 3-D graphing functions. Interactive Classroom – increase student participation with interactive in-class polling and note-taking

Engage your students

Create a unique piece of art with AutoCollage Quick collage-making photo tool. Inspire students to gather photos on a subject or snap their own pictures. Give your lessons or lectures more stopping power.

Turn a classroom PC into a virtual telescope WorldWide Telescope brings together imagery from the world’s best ground and space- based telescopes. Explore the night sky with seamless panning and zooming of stars, planets, streaking comets and more. Includes guided, narrated tours of the galaxy. Created with the Microsoft Visual Experience Engine.

Photosynth presents an intriguing, interactive way to view photos on any subject Share a photo collection of a famous place by stitching them together for an engaging 3D interaction. Bring cinematic quality and mind-blowing detail to students’ digital photography.

Bring out musical creativity Songsmith generates musical accompaniment to match any singer’s voice. Choose a musical style, sing into your PC’s microphone, and Songsmith produces a finished, rich-sounding music track. Share and post students’ songs online, or create fun music videos. Inspire songwriting by simply singing into a microphone.

Create compelling slide shows with Microsoft Photo Story for Windows ® XP Create a slide show with a simple click or two. Photo stories bring class subjects to life for students. Easy to use, intuitive tools to enhance, rotate and crop photos. Add special effects, soundtracks, and voice narration to your photo stories.

Collaborate better and make everyday tasks easier

Windows Live SkyDrive — store and share your files and photos for free 25 GB of free storage, online. You set password and decide who can see what files or folders. For a workgroup, everyone can upload, download and collaborate. Personal folders. Store and access your personal files and photos anytime. Password protected storage.

Windows Live Spaces & Windows Live Writer Blogging made easy. Easy creation, customization, and publishing tools. Keep students and parents informed. Share ideas and experiences with the education community. Use student blogs to change the way students view self-expression. Windows Live Spaces: set up, customize, and publish your blog Windows Live Writer: makes composing, previewing, and publishing your blogs even easier

Improved Web search with Bing Microsoft Bing Search helps teachers and faculty find the information they need faster. Visual Search makes search results immediately pop.

Bing worldwide maps cover the world from satellite to street views

Free online translation service Microsoft Bing Translator — Compare original text with translated version side by side. Useful resource for educators doing multi-language projects.

Mouse Mischief — students can use multiple mice to interact with a classroom lesson Easily create interactive presentations that engage the class. Supports multiple mice using one computer. Students answer multiple choice questions and draw on shared screen. Simple to integrate with PowerPoint 2007 and Free to download.

Microsoft Interactive Classroom- More participation equals more learning Conduct in-classroom polls and get live responses from students using clicker devices or computers. Create and distribute lessons in PowerPoint® 2007& 2010 with multiple choice, yes/no, or true/false questions. Provide students with the entire lesson using OneNote 2007 and 2010, including, polling results and the educator’s notes. Free download.

Microsoft Mathematics Add-in helps visualize complex equations Improves understanding of difficult math concepts and equations. Easily create 2-D and 3-D graphs with a click. Help with everything from algebra to calculus to statistics. Number crunching with multimedia appeal. Free add-in to Word 2007 and 2010, and OneNote 2010.

Free tools that help researchers collect, analyze, annotate and publish research data Microsoft Add-ins for Researchers: Chem4Word Simplify the authoring of chemical information in Word — specifically the inclusion of chemical structures. Article Authoring Add-in for Word 2007 Open and Save Microsoft Office Word files in National Library of Medicine XML format. Ontology Add-in for Word 2007 This add-in should simplify the development and validation of ontologies.

Additional resources

Additional educator resources Educator videos, getting started guide and step-by-step instructions Teachers: Faculty: © 2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. This document is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. Microsoft, plus Bing™ Translator, Songsmith, Bing™ Search, Bing™ Maps, Windows Live™ Writer, and Windows Live™ SkyDrive are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. These materials were created from a US perspective, some software may or may not be available in your market for free. *Join for free to obtain complete free version of AutoCollage and Songsmith (vs. trial).

Free tools & demos ToolWhere to get it AutoCollage*microsoft.com/AutoCollage Worldwide Telescopeworldwidetelescope.org Photosynthphotosynth.net Songsmith Free Trial*microsoft.com/songsmith Photo Story for Windows XPmicrosoft.com/PhotoStory Windows Live SkyDriveSkydrive.Live.com Windows Live Writerwindowslive.com/Online/Spaces Bing Search and Bing Mapsbing.com Bing TranslatormicrosoftTranslator.com Mouse Mischiefmicrosoft.com/multipoint/mouse-mischief Interactive Classroom and Math Add-insmicrosoft.com/officeaddins

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