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Programs  Dreamspark – Free Software for Students  MSDN AA – Software for schools  XNA – Game development software and curriculum  Web Design Course – Concepts First  Faculty Connection – Community site and curriculum repository for teachers

DreamSpark High School Microsoft Developer and Design Tools to High School students at ‘No Cost’

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Dream Spark High School DreamSpark gives professional level development and design tools to students at no charge. Students enrolled in secondary educational institutions (Typically, Ages 14-18) are eligible to be a part of the program. DreamSpark gives profession level developer and design tools to eligible students at No Cost. Administrator should provide a few documents to register: Copy of your school Identification card / Photo ID of the Administrator Copy of the schools accreditation certificate / accreditation number or identification number on the school letter head, along with a letter stating willingness to participate Program Summary and eligibility criteria

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What is the program? The Microsoft Developer Network Academic Alliance (“MSDNAA”) is an annual membership program for high schools and colleges departments that teach and utilize technology, such as computer science, engineering, and information systems. As members, high schools and colleges receive a suite of software from Microsoft.

What is included for high schools  Microsoft Visual Studio  Expression Web  Three Microsoft e-Learning Library (MELL) collections: General Programming Microsoft Visual Studio.NET Programming in Visual Basic.NET  MSDN Library Documentation Technical Articles Code Samples

Additional member benefits:  Access to the Member's Area of the Web site  Private MSDN Academic Alliance newsgroups  Additional "Members Only" special offers  2 Professional Technical Support incidents

What if I need more? Full “university level” program available for schools who need it  Systems Management courses  Network Management courses  All servers and operating systems included

What is XNA Game Studio? Framework Framework XNA Game Studio Extends Visual Studio 2008 to create games using C# XNA Framework Cross-platform game development framework and runtime.NET for Xbox 360 and Zune Custom version of the.NET Compact Framework

Academic Content  Academic Resource Center - enter.aspx  Starter Kits, samples, tutorials on CCO  XNA Lab Manual / Curriculum in development – previews are available now  Retail XNA Books

Stats on XNA Game Studio Usage Worldwide Numbers  1,000,000+ downloads  1,000 games  700+ universities  Growing number of high schools

Where to get everything XNA Game Studio 3.0 is free to download from:  Creators Club Online (CCO) website Forums Samples Starter kits Tutorials  Trial Creators Club memberships

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Web Design Course Full Semester Standards based Created by teachers; tested with students Covers web design concepts and skills Modular design Revised with feedback from 70 educators Project-based learning Career skills development

What is included Lesson Plans Everything needed to teach a comprehensive Web design course using Expression Studio Tutorials Supporting Text Assessment Tools Enrichment Activities Materials appropriate as for high school, upper middle school, and introductory college levels. Student Activities

Microsoft Community and Curriculum

Faculty Connection  Academic Resource Center  Articles  Events  Forum

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