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Bing for teachers Bing™ is more than an Internet search engine. It’s a decision engine that helps teachers and students find what they need fast in a visually dynamic and organized way. ENGAGE STUDENTS The Bing home page displays a new, stimulating photo every day. Teachers use it to jump-start class discussions and trigger their students’ curiosity. Clickable fun facts within the photo instantly connect students to interesting, related content. Bing makes learning spontaneous, fresh, and engaging. FIND FACTS FAST Search engines often deliver a long list of links to Web sites that may not have what a teacher or student is looking for. Bing is different. Simply use the mouse to hover on a result and Bing gives you a quick preview so you can judge the quality and relevance of GET INSTANT ANSWERS Bing offers instant answers to math, language, and other educational questions. Find a square root quickly. Capture the correct spelling, definition, or pronunciation of a word. You and your students get quick, reliable reference information from Wolfram|Alpha™ for geography,

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SHOW A VIDEO IN A SNAPVideos are fast becoming a preferred way to teach and learn about subjects, places, and current events. Bing quickly uncovers the best videos for your topic and offers a high-definition viewing experience.

Even better, Bing can play a short excerpt just by hovering over the video pane, saving the time of launching and loading the full video.

To learn more, go to http://www.microsoft.com/uk/education/teachers/teacher-tools ACCELERATE LEARNING

Bing organizes results by categories making it simple and logical to navigate. Bing also offers a list of Related Searches on the left side of the page. These can help speed your search or suggest a new search path so you can find the right content for your class.

BING™ MAP APPS ENGAGE ON MANY SUBJECTSBing Map Apps, found at www.bing.com/maps, are free tools

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for teachersBing™ is more than an Internet search engine. It’s a decision engine that helps teachers and students find what they need fast in a visually dynamic and organized way.

In short, Bing can save teachers time and help improve learning.

ENGAGE STUDENTSThe Bing home page displays a new, stimulating photo every day. Teachers use it to jump-start class discussions and trigger their students’ curiosity. Clickable fun facts within the photo instantly connect students to interesting, related content. Bing makes learning spontaneous, fresh, and engaging.

FIND FACTS FASTSearch engines often deliver a long list of links to Web sites that may not have what a teacher or student is looking for. Bing is

different. Simply use the mouse to hover on a result and Bing gives you a quick preview so you can judge the quality and relevance of a site before you click. Bing is designed to improve search success.

SAFESEARCH FOR K12 Bing provides SafeSearch settings to help keep inappropriate content from appearing in student search results. Schools can easily employ SafeSearch settings across their computer networks — so Internet access stays productive and educational.

GET INSTANT ANSWERSBing offers instant answers to math, language, and other educational questions. Find a square root quickly. Capture the correct spelling, definition, or pronunciation of a word. You and your students get quick, reliable reference information from Wolfram|Alpha™ for geography, chemistry, and more.

Global Action Atlas, in collaboration with National Geographic, gives you and your students a global view of environmental, humanitarian, and cultural projects taking place around the world — and shows how you can help.

© 2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Bing, and Photosynth are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.This document is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT.

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Photosynth® technology is an interactive, 3-D photo experience. Using Photosynth, students can study historic and significant places and feel as if they are standing right at an archeological dig in Egypt, inside the Roman Colosseum, and thousands more.