February 5, 2008 Virtual Tour of the Microsoft Partners in Learning Website and Resources
Join Brian Bratonia as he provides an overview of Microsoft's US Partners in Learning initiative via LiveMeeting. Brian will provide a brief overview of the individual projects within Partners in Learning, assets that have been developed and can be leveraged immediately by the k12 education audience, and a virtual tour in navigating the Partners in Learning resources on the microsoft.com website.
November 13, 2007 Microsoft Windows Server 2008
October 1, 2007 Microsoft Seminar
Maryland Education Enterprise Consortium and Microsoft Corporation invite you to join us for a one day seminar intended for technology and instructional leaders and staff members.
This day long workshop will have something for everyone-from the morning session that will provide an overview of technology's impact on the business of schools, teaching & learning and student lifestyle to the afternoon sessions which will focus on the practical uses of various tools and software that you already own. If you are a member of the higher education or K12 community and are interested in how technology can assist you, your staff and your students please plan to join us for the day. Department and district teams are encouraged to attend.
September 27, 2007 Microsoft School of the Future Visit
The first MEEC workshop of the 2007-08 academic year will be one to remember. On Thursday, September 27, 2007, MEEC members have a unique opportunity to visit The School of the Future in West Philadelphia. As noted on the Microsoft website, "The School of the Future (SOF) project is a unique partnership between the School District of Philadelphia and Microsoft Corp. to create a sustainable and replicable model for improved instruction and systemic reform through the use of organizational best practices and innovations in curriculum, architecture, environmental and technology design.The agenda for the day is listed below. Space is limited. Although all MEEC members are welcome to attend, staff from K-12 institutions may find the event to be most beneficial. Please encourage superintendents, curriculum developers and technical staff to attend.
To encourage participation, MEEC is sponsoring a bus. Although details are not yet finalized, the bus will leave from the UMBC Technology Center and a pick-up is also scheduled for Harford County.
Please RSVP (meec-office@usmd.edu) with your name, institution, title and e-mail address no later than Wednesday, September 19, 2007. Also, please indicate if you will be taking the bus and from what location. Names will be added to the list of attendees on a first come first serve basis.
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Overview presentation
2:00 pm Walking Tour
3:00 pm Informal Q&A
4:00 pm Depart School of the Future
Additional information on the School of the Future may be found at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/sotf/default.mspx
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