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Microsoft: Bill Gates
This site provides a good biography of Chairman of the Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates.
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Microsoft: Password Checker
This handy online tool helps you determine the strength of a password. Enter a password and Password Checker will rate it Weak, Medium, Strong, or Best.
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Microsoft: Map Reading in the 21st Century
Students learn how to make informed use of new digital mapping information and tools. Learners create hands-on learning experiences for understanding the relevance of maps. The lesson plan consists of student activities, resources,...
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Microsoft: The Story of Sacagawea's Son Pomp
Lewis and Clark traveled for two years and covered 4,000 miles to reach the Pacific Ocean. They had the help of a young Native American girl, Sacagawea, who carried with her a small baby! Students will learn about the Lewis and Clark...
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Microsoft Education Lesson Plan: Candy Is Dandy
Explore color distribution of M&M candies using this detailed lesson plan. An engaging integrated lesson that requires understanding of spreadsheets and formulas, and logical reasoning. Links to related websites.
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Microsoft Education Lesson Plan: Making Money From Lemons
Simulation where learners apply mathematics and economics concepts in the lemonade business. Learners set up a virtual lemonade stand and must determine production costs, product variables, and profits. Students record data collected on...
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Microsoft Education: Lesson Plans
To aid teachers in incorporating technology into their classrooms, Microsoft provides technology-rich lesson plans searchable by grade level, theme, learning area, and Microsoft product. Each lesson plan is user-friendly (often with...
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Microsoft Visual Developer Center: C Sharp
This site contains links to documents that describe the C# programming language.
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Microsoft: Loop Structures in Visual Basic
A brief description of the loop control structure and how it is implemented in Visual Basic.
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Microsoft: Character Data Type (Visual Basic)
A description of the character data type and how it is implemented in Visual Basic.
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Microsoft Developer Network: Coding Techniques and Programming Practices
This article provides coding techniques and programming practices for improving the quality of source code.
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Microsoft Xna
"Microsoft XNA" is designed to help game studios and publishers develop better games, more effectively, on all platforms." Also read about XNA Build, XNA Framework, and XNA Studio.
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Microsoft.com: The Kerning Table
This site defines kerning and discusses its use in open type fonts.
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Microsoft: Software Piracy Protection
This is Microsoft's Anti-Piracy Website. You will "find information on piracy, how piracy affects your business, and what Microsoft is doing to stop piracy."
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Microsoft: Globalization Comes to the Table
Students examine globalization by researching the issues surrounding one of the several controversies involving food, and then grappling with those issues in a summit. The lesson plan includes student activities, resources, and a...
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Microsoft: The Olympic Games
Students learn about the Olympic Games and then create a brochure in Microsoft Office about the games held in one host city. The lesson plan includes student activities, resources, assessment, and a teacher's guide. All necessary...
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Microsoft Education: Around the World Calendar
A lesson plan to help students learn about the culture and history of other countries.
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Microsoft Education Virtual Tour: Batter Up!
This downloadable (2.7 MB Microsoft PowerPoint file) project helps students apply their knowledge of fractions and decimals to the game of baseball. They compute batting averages and hitting percentages and participate in a simulated...
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Microsoft : Tablet Pc
Discover the unique features of the Tablet PC. Links to other pages about the Tablet PC on this site.
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Microsoft: Relationships Between Tables in a Data Model
Add more power to your data analysis by creating relationships among different tables. A relationship is a connection between two tables that contain data: one column in each table is the basis for the relationship. To see why...
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Microsoft: Index Function
Learn about the INDEX function that returns a value or the reference to a value from within a table or range.
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Microsoft: New Microsoft Data Shows Improved Civility Online, Driven by Teens
The global Microsoft Digital Civility Index (DCI) improved in 2020, bouncing back from its lowest reading in four years, even as Covid-19 upended the world. A feeling of solidarity during the pandemic among people in some regions, as...
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Microsoft: Safer Internet Day 2021: Closing the Digital Civility Divide
Microsoft's annual Digital Civility Index (DCI) measures teens' and adults' exposure to online risks. This article reports on findings for Asia-Pacific countries.(Published February 9, 2021)
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Microsoft: Choosing an Appropriate Drawing Scale
Drawing objects using a scale. Information on how to choose the right size.