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History Lesson
• PML • OS/Ecal • Emerge
Background
Partners in Learning began in 2003 • a five year $250 million global initiative • Increase access to technology • Improve technology’s use in teaching and learning • In 2008 the program was renewed for five years
and $235 million
Partners in Education Program
• Introduces and fosters innovative approaches to pedagogy.
• Actively supports teacher professional development.
• Provides education leaders with the tools to envision, implement and manage change
Partners in Learning
To deliver: • professional development, curricula, tools and
resources designed to advance 21st century • teaching learning and digital inclusion that
improve learning outcomes for every student.
“The Partners in Learning program gives us the resources we need to provide the best education available. We look forward to working with Microsoft to identify the ways in which we can equip our students with knowledge, a drive for innovation, and a passion for technological discovery.”
Tommy Maher, principal of Scoil Naomh Fiachra, Ireland
“The Partners in Learning program gives us the resources we need to provide the best education available. We look forward to working with Microsoft to identify the ways in which we can equip our students with knowledge, a drive for innovation, and a passion for technological discovery.”
Tommy Maher, principal of Scoil Naomh Fiachra, Ireland
Partners in Learning program focus
• Building Capacity
• Growing Learning Communities
• Expanding Teaching and Learning
Partners in Learning Expanding
Deeper understanding
Challenges
21st Century Student Outcomes and Support Systems
Alberta Education
Partners In Learning URL
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www.pil-network.com
Partners in Learning Global Site
Getting Started
• Go to this site: www.pil-network.com.
• Sign up for an account with PIL if you haven't already. We now enable visitors to choose multiple means of authentication when signing into the new Partners in Learning Network, including: Windows Live ID, Facebook, Yahoo, or Gmail.Once you have joined and log in, go to this site:
Accessibility in Windows
Personalization • Display • Change colors • Sounds • Mouse pointers
Ease of Access Center • Get recommendations • Narrator • Magnifier • Zoom in Internet Explorer • On-Screen Keyboard • Speech Recognition • Windows Touch
Personalization • Display • Change colors • Sounds • Mouse pointers
Ease of Access Center • Get recommendations • Narrator • Magnifier • Zoom in Internet Explorer • On-Screen Keyboard • Speech Recognition
Control Panel
Magnifier in Windows 7
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Magnifier enlarges portions of the screen making it easier to view text and images and see the whole screen more easily. Magnifier in Windows 7 now includes full-screen mode, lens mode, and docked mode.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Microsoft-Canada-Partners-in-Learning/129718803771418?sk=wall Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/MSFTCanadaPiL YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/MSFTCanadaPiL -you will find the clips listed in the power point for Ian and the New Maryland school under the “Videos” tab.
Social Media – Partners in Learning
Contacts:
Lia De Cicco – Director, Innovative Education Strategies at Microsoft Canada
Microsoft - Education
• http://www.microsoft.com/education/
Microsoft Home Use Program
• HUP
What’s Next – Microsoft Perspective
Goal: To reach the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of ensuring that every child has access to a basic course of primary education by 2015
What’s Next for Alberta Education
Contract regarding Microsoft Office Contract regarding Microsoft OS/ecal Continue to work with Microsoft
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