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Technology can
accelerate insight
and impact
An excellent
education is a basic
right and a social
imperative
Effective, immersive
learning
experiences inspire
improved
outcomes
Communities of
committed,
collaborative
participants are
essential to
advancing
education
We believe
Skills for Tomorrow’s Workforce Insights into transformative teaching practices
3%
Source: ITL teacher survey, 2011 Based on analysis by SRI International
Uses of Information and Communications Technology
Remain Limited
Percent Teachers Citing Most Significant Barrier
Source: ITL teacher survey, 2011 Based on analysis by SRI International
Why is Integration so Hard?
School Rewards
Introducing Bing for Schools
Students get
better search.
Teachers get
teaching support.
Schools get
Surface RT
tablets.
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Bing for Schools
• Easy to implement (IP-based)
• Removes all ads from the Bing experience,
including SmartSearch in Windows 8
• Completely free, no subscription
Ad-free
• Easy to implement (IP-based)
• Filters out adult content from search results at
the server level, so students can’t circumvent
• Completely free, no subscription
SafeSearch
• Parents and community members can sign up
for Bing Rewards and choose a school to
donate their points to
• Points are pooled by school and Microsoft will
donate Surface RTs for classroom use
Bing Rewards • Daily mini-lessons focused on search literacy,
critical thinking using Bing homepage images
• 3 lessons per day: K-4, 5-8, 9-12
• Mapped to Common Core standards
• Hosted on Partners In Learning network
Lesson Plans
Microsoft®
Partners in Learning 15 Years
$750 Million
11M+ Educators Trained 21M+ Students Reached
Transforming Education
Connect Opportunity to connect and collaborate with other educators, school leaders, and their classrooms in building communities of practice
Resources Enable educators to find resources that can be immediately used in the classroom: software, tools, lesson plans, and user generated content
Support Acquiring the skills needed to use technology for teaching and learning practices through a meaningful set of professional development content and curriculum
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Partners in Learning Objectives
