1. Benefits overview
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2. Microsoft Imagine Academy Curriculum
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Microsoft Imagine Academy Curriculum
Flexible, classroom-ready resources for IT skills training
MOAC
Microsoft Official Academic Course Digital Textbooks
Online Learning
Microsoft Digital Literacy
MOS Study Guides
Customizable Lesson Plans
3 Core Areas of Study
Productivity
Computer Science
IT Infrastructure
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3. Curriculum: Digital Literacy
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Curriculum: Digital Literacy
Computer Basics
Internet, Cloud Services and the World Wide Web
Productivity Programs
Computer Security and Privacy
Digital Lifestyles
We recommend MOAC as your comprehensive resource for the Microsoft Office and MTA courses if you prefer traditional textbook instruction. The MOAC books are cover each exam objective in detail. Available as a download from the ITA Members site. To give access to students either install on lab PCs, copy or provide on an internal site that only students of the institution can access.
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4. Curriculum: MOAC digital textbooks
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Curriculum: MOAC digital textbooks
Productivity
MOS Office 2010 & Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access
Computer Science & IT Infrastructure
Microsoft Technology Associates (MTA)
Microsoft.NET Framework Application Development Foundation
Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5 ASP.NET Application Development
Designing and Developing ASP.NET Application using the Microsoft.NET Framework 3.5
We recommend MOAC as your comprehensive resource for the Microsoft Office and MTA courses if you prefer traditional textbook instruction. The MOAC books are cover each exam objective in detail. Available as a download from the ITA Members site. To give access to students either install on lab PCs, copy or provide on an internal site that only students of the institution can access.
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5. Curriculum: Online Learning
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Curriculum: Online Learning
Administrator Dashboard
2,500+ courses
Multiple technologies
Evolving administrator and student experience
Multiple languages
Online learning provides 2 separate dashboards – One for Administrators and for Learners. The Administrator Dashboard is for Educators/Faculty to setup and assign courses for students and Teachers/Faculty and to access basic reporting. The Learner Dashboard is where everyone goes to take their courses.
Students will NOT have access to the Administrator Dashboard.
Learner Dashboard
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6. Curriculum: Lesson Plans
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Curriculum: Lesson Plans
Customizable teaching plans
Discussion questions
Quizzes
Student projects
Instructor guides
Presentations
Instructional mapping
Multiple languages
Microsoft Imagine Academy
Maps to Common Core & CCTC
Technologies
Microsoft Office
Windows
Office for Mac
Expression Web
SharePoint
Lesson Plans are an alternative to the MOAC books. These are customizable teaching plans that you can use to guide you in your daily classroom instruction. If you do not need the full lesson plans, the projects can be a great supplement for remediation. And, they are available in multiple languages.
Available as a download via the ITA members site
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7. Curriculum: Study Guides
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Curriculum: Study Guides
The study guides are designed to help students practice and prepare for the MOS exam
Includes:
Full, objective-by-objective exam coverage
Easy-to-follow procedures and illustrations to review essential skills
Hands-on practice tasks provided to apply concepts learned
These resources are great self study materials and can be offered as supplementary resources to MOAC, Online Learning and Lesson Plans. They are super helpful to prepare for certification
Available as download via the ITA Members site
Microsoft Imagine Academy
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8. Prepares Students for the 21st Century Workplace
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Curriculum: Computer Science
Hands-on experience creating new software and applications to develop the skills for life and careers in the digital world.
Prepares Students for the 21st Century Workplace
problem solving
critical thinking
data analysis
computational thinking
Hour of Code
Creative Coding for Games & Apps
Harvard’s CS50 Computer Science Principles
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9. Professional development:
Certification teacher starter kit
10 MCE
10 MOS
10 MTA
Microsoft Certified Educator Exams
Teachers using technology in the classroom
Microsoft Office Specialist
All teachers with productivity skills
Microsoft Technology Associate Exams
Learn and introduce students to technology careers
These exams are purely for Educators/Faculty and must not be distributed to students. These exams provide an opportunity for Educators and Faculty to experience and achieve Microsoft Certification without any cost to the institution or the individual. Program Administrators should request all 30 exams and distribute accordingly to Educators and Faculty.
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10. Professional development:
Microsoft Certified Trainer
50% discount on MCT subscriptions
MCTs are the premier technical and instructional experts in Microsoft technologies
Microsoft Innovative Educator Trainer (MIE)
Support the development of educators in your community
Imagine Academy Member Community
Learn from your peers around the world
Access to:
MCT Download Center
Trainer preparation
Courseware Marketplace
MCT community
MCT Prep Kits
Microsoft Labs Online
Membership in the MCT Program offers a unique set of resources and benefits along with the ability to be part of a program with strong worldwide recognition.  Every IT Academy receives one voucher that covers one MCT membership and allows staff or faculty to be part of the MCT Program.
As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, you gain access to the MCT member site, where you can find a wide variety of useful resources, download your MCT certificate and MCT program logos, and engage with the MCT community.
Ongoing benefits and support
The MCT member site provides the latest news and resources, including trainer readiness resources, announcements about exams, and Microsoft training and certification products. The member site also provides access to the MCT benefits such as
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11. Software: Upgrade to the latest technology
DreamSpark + Microsoft Office

12. Marketing resources Program membership plaque Program logo PR kit
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Marketing resources
Program membership plaque
Program logo
PR kit
Posters
Microsoft Imagine Academy
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13. Resources Member Site: https://member.imagineacademy.microsoft.com/
Imagine Academy Get Started Videos:
Facebook:
Twitter:
Imagine Academy Customer Support
Phone:

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Microsoft Imagine Academy believes… In the power of students In the power of educators In the power of technology in their hands In the power of skills and certification to improve their lives
Questions?
Thank you!
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Appendix
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16. Computing Curriculum Roadmap for STEM
Productivity
Creativity
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Foundation
Get Started (12 -15)
Build Skills (13-16)
Pursue a Path (15 – 18+)
Career
Creative Coding through Games and Apps
Learn to Code
Interactive Experiences
Harvard’s CS50 Computer Science Principles
MTA - HTML5 Fundamentals
Software Dev Fundamentals
1 Semester: 6, 9, 12 or 18 weeks
1 year College Credit
1 semester College Credit
1 hr, 1 day, 1 week
Digital Literacy
MOS Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Hour of Code
Birth of Bot
Bot Levels Up
Dream it, Make it
Touch Develop extensions
Supplemental Course:
Intro to Programming with Python
16+ Hours Video on Demand + Python, Visual Studio
C# Fundamentals
PHP, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Fundamentals in…
Networking
Security
Database
Cloud
Microsoft Certified Solutions…
MCSA
MCSD
MCSE
Here you get a high level overview of the Computer Science pathway and how it fits within Microsoft’s STEM roadmap.

17. Digital Literacy Certificate Test
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Curriculum Overview
Basic Foundation
Main Curriculum
Certification
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)
Master
MOS Expert
MOS
Microsoft Official Academic Curriculum
Available in English / some titles in Arabic for Office 2010
Created for an academic environment
Maps 100% to Microsoft Certification
Digital Literacy
Choose the best ITA curriculum for your situation to use in preparation
Microsoft Technical Certifications
MCSM
MCSE MCSD
MCSA MTA
Lesson Plans
To be used in conjunction with online learning
Step by step guidance for teachers
Digital Literacy Certificate Test
Choose the best ITA curriculum for your situation to use in preparation
Online Learning
Office and technical Training on-line
Best used in conjunction with lesson plans
Use together for Microsoft Certification
Microsoft Certified Educator
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