Microsoft Solutions for Learning (Free) Mark Becker C/D/H Partner PMP, MCSE,MCNE

Agenda Introduction Microsoft’s school collaboration offering: SharePoint Learning Gateway

Goals of the Microsoft Learning Gateway Helping teams work together efficiently. Simplifying routine tasks. Helping people connect to each other from anywhere. Offering simple-to-use productivity tools for students and teachers. Integrating student information, grades and other content securely and simply. Enabling the delivery of students’ assessments. Giving parents continuous feedback on student performance. Supporting standards (including SCORM and IMS). Providing a framework for integrating other Microsoft components and third-party applications.

Components of the Learning Gateway Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Microsoft SharePoint Learning Kit Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 Active Directory Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006

SharePoint Custom Components Portal site template Site definitions List definitions Web parts Web application (for calendar integration)

Learning Gateway SharePoint Architecture

Portal Site Template

Learning Objects Repository

School Site

My Planner Web Part

My Assignments Web Part

Learning Resources Web Parts

My Classes Web Part

Collaboration Sites

My Site—for Personalized Content

Why Cloud Based? Why Microsoft over Google? What’s included in

Cloud Based Why? Limited Resources –$$$ –IT Staff –Hardware & Software –Knowledge and Experience Why not? Customization versus Cookie Cutter Integration with backend systems Control of data

Microsoft vs Google Microsoft –Familiar Interface, local client integration, true document fidelity –Per User storage (35GB vs 8-10GB) –Administration –Support –SharePoint is coming… Google –First to market – more popular – more seats –Simple –“Do no harm”

What’s Included? Outlook Web Access w/IM presence –2010 Client released earlier this year Office Web Apps: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote SkyDrive Spaces Coming early 2011 – SharePoint 2010Coming early 2011 – SharePoint 2010

Screen Shots Outlook Skydrive Word Excel PowerPoint

Resources Mark Becker’s Presentation Search for MAEDS 2010 SharePoint Presentation on CodePlex link Overview Webcast (Great Detail) CodePlex SharePoint 2010 Education Demo Shareable Content Object Model (SCORM) Codeplex SharePoint Learning Gateway “Not free” SharePoint Learning Management system

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