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2/16/2010

It is my privilege to introduce to you Microsoft Flashcards, the latest project from Microsoft Education Labs. Flashcards is a tool that helps you create, share, and most importantly, study more efficiently.
Flashcards offers a unique learning experience that you don’t get with traditional flashcards. Cards that you have never studied before are introduced at a rate that is customized for you; it... (read more)

Posted at 4:55 PM by Luke (Engineer, Education Labs) | Category: Flashcards | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

12/17/2009

December Update to Microsoft Live Services Plug-in for Moodle

Hi everyone,

We have been getting some great feedback on our project over the past two months. We have been seeing folks go into the code, understand it, and offer suggestions and bug fixes. We have even heard of some of you localizing the plug-in for your locales – which is a testament to Moodle’s powerful and simple localization techniques.

This has been an important step for us as a team, because... (read more)

Posted at 3:26 PM by Administrator | Category: Microsoft Live Services Plug-in for Moodle | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

9/30/2009

September Update to Microsoft Live Services Plug-in for Moodle

Hi everyone,
Thanks for your interest in this project and continuous support. We have been working on your feedback to improve the Moodle add-on since our last release in August. Now it is time for the new release.
To get the September Update, please go to Microsoft Live Services Plug-in for Moodle project page then click on “Try It” in that page to download the latest ZIP file.
Some of the highlights... (read more)

Posted at 12:00 PM by Administrator | Category: Microsoft Live Services Plug-in for Moodle | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

9/3/2009

Introducing the Math Worksheet Generator

We’re happy to release a helpful new tool for you to check out called the Math Worksheet Generator. This one is aimed at math teachers, tutors, parents, or anyone wanting to practice math problems with an accompanying answer sheet (and for those folks already using Microsoft Math, a step by step explanation of answers). We’ve known that many teachers spend a lot of time searching for and photocopying... (read more)

Posted at 10:05 AM by Kathleen (Education Labs) | Category: Math Worksheet Generator | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (1)

8/24/2009

August Update to Microsoft Live Services Plug-in For Moodle

Hi everyone,
We've been hard at work on the feedback you have been giving us on the Microsoft Live Services Plug-in For Moodle. Thanks for your interest and insight into how you're using this code in your Moodle and Live@Edu deployments.

Today we are releasing our August Update to the Microsoft Live Services Plug-in For Moodle. To get the update, please click on 'Try It' in the project page to download... (read more)

Posted at 3:30 PM by Kosar (Education Labs) | Category: Microsoft Live Services Plug-in for Moodle | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

7/23/2009

An Update To the Microsoft Live Services Plug-in for Moodle

Hi everyone,

We just updated the "Getting Started" document in the Microsoft Live Services Plug-in for Moodle package. We had been getting some reports of people having trouble getting the Plug-in installed and properly configured on their Moodles, so we went through and read the documentation again very carefully and found some ways to improve it. We have included the latest document in... (read more)

Posted at 6:45 PM by Kosar (Education Labs) | Category: Microsoft Live Services Plug-in for Moodle | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (0)

7/21/2009

Introducing the Microsoft Live Services Plug-in for Moodle

Today, we’re unveiling our first prototype: a plug-in for Moodle. We’re adding our Live@Edu services right into Moodle’s framework so students & teachers can easily get to services like Outlook Live, Calendar, Bing, Live Alerts, and Windows Live Messenger.

A little history and background on this project might be in order. We originally started working on this project back in the Fall of 2008,... (read more)

Posted at 9:05 AM by Kosar (Education Labs) | Category: Microsoft Live Services Plug-in for Moodle | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (2)

Welcome to Microsoft Education Labs

We’re a new team here at Microsoft, and if you’re reading this then we’ve accomplished our first goal—reaching out to you.

The Education Labs team was created to incubate new technology that contributes to the advancement of education. We collect ideas, build working prototypes of the most promising concepts, and then share them with you to hear what you think.
Even though we're a relatively new team,... (read more)

Posted at 9:00 AM by Kosar (Education Labs) | Permalink | Email this Post | Comments (4)