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The document outlines educational resources and technology initiatives by Microsoft, focusing on tools like Kinect and .NET Gadgeteer to enhance learning and employability in technology fields. It emphasizes the importance of technology skills for future job markets, highlights various Microsoft certifications, and provides insights into curriculum and resources for educators. Additionally, it details the features of .NET Gadgeteer for constructing computing devices while integrating modern design and development practices.
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- 1. Lee Stott Technical Evangelist, Microsoft @Lee_Stott Lee.Stott@Microsoft.com http://www.Microsoft.com/uk/faculty
- 2. Background to Learning Microsoft Kinect in Education Microsoft .Net Gadgeteer - A new way to make inspire and stimulate learning Microsoft Windows Phone & Windows 8
- 3. Supporting Innovation Research Industry Centers associations Student Investors Educators Partner Technical associations Start-Up DreamSpark Imagine Cup Microsoft UK Microsoft Students” MSDN Empower on Facebook BizSpark Community Microsoft Action Linkedin Group for Innovation Academy Packs Educators BizSpark One Cloud Essentials http://www.microsoft.com/uk/faculty
- 4. Future Employability More than 50% of 77% today’s jobs require some technology skills, and experts say that percentage will increase to 77% in the next decade. Within 10 years, 60% 60% of the jobs that will be available are ones that don’t even exist today. IDC
- 5. 81% of hiring managers believe certified 60% individuals perform of IT Cert holders say better than not a certification led to 91% certified peers. a new job. Of Hiring Managers consider employee certification as a criterion for hiring. Sources: MCP Program Satisfaction Study 2010*; 2010 report from the market research firm, Gartner; TEKsystems report, Oct 2011; Network World, November 14, 2011; Robert Half Technology Salary Guide, 2011.
- 6. MTA is an entry-level certification that validates the fundamental technology knowledge that students need to start building a career in IT. IT Covers Three IT Tracks: Developer IT Professional Database
- 7. MTA Certification Tracks Database IT Professional Software Development Database Administration Networking Fundamentals Fundamentals Fundamentals Security Fundamentals HTML5/CSS Fundamentals Windows Operating System Gaming Development Fundamentals Fundamentals Windows Server Administration Mobile Development Fundamentals Fundamentals Microsoft .NET Fundamentals Web Development Fundamentals Windows Development Fundamentals
- 8. MCA Master + Architect/Consulting Skills Master Deep Technical Skills Professional Job Role Experience Specialist 1-2 Yrs. Tech. Experience Associate Beginners
- 9. IT Academy – Curriculum Assets Included with membership/license Digital Literacy E-Learning Portfolio Lesson Plans MOAC MOS eBooks Student Study Guides MOAC MTA eBooks Exam Review Kits Teaching With Technology
- 10. Professional-level development and design tools to students http://www.dreamspark.com FREE for any student and educational institutions FREE download of Professional software To all verified Schools, college, FE and HE Free Dev Center Windows 8 and Windows Phone developer accounts for any student over 18
- 11. FREE Curricula Resources http://www.microsoft.com/faculty
- 20. Microsoft Kinect In Education
- 21. Some Kinect facts Before launch, online retailers (Amazon, Play, Game, etc.) had all announced that they had currently sold out of their first batch of pre order stock More than 10 millions units sold in 6 months. Fastest-selling consumer electronics device ever Microsoft Research contributed to make Kinect a reality
- 22. What is Kinect? What does it looks like: What it really looks like:
- 23. Beyond Hardware • Software makes magic possible
- 24. Natural User Interfaces (NUI) Rethinking ways in which people will interact with computers/technologies of the future Re-evaluating everything from their (non-) physical design to the human needs and interaction models Revolutionize the way we think about technology and what it can do on our behalf
- 25. Kinect for Window SDK http://www.kinectforwindows.org http://research.microsoft.com/kinectsdk/
- 27. A new way to make inspire and stimulate learning
- 28. .NET Gadgeteer is a new toolkit for quickly constructing, programming and shaping new small computing devices (gadgets)
- 29. Some History Microsoft originally built Gadgeteer as a tool for ourselves (in Microsoft Research) to make it faster and easier to prototype new kinds of devices Since then, it has proven to be of interest to other researchers – but also hobbyists and educators With the help of colleagues from all across Microsoft, we are working on getting Gadgeteer out of the lab and into the hands of others
- 30. Goals Low threshold Simple gadgets should be very quick to build High ceiling It should also be possible to build sophisticated and complex devices
- 31. 3 Key Components Modular Hardware
- 32. 3 Key Components Modular Object-Oriented Hardware Programming
- 33. 3 Key Components Modular Object-Oriented Digital Design Hardware Programming and Fabrication
- 34. Building gadgets
- 35. The .NET Gadgeteer Hardware At the heart of every Gadgeteer project is a mainboard. A mainboard is made up of a programmable processor, and a number of sockets that Gadgeteer modules can plug into.
- 36. The .NET Gadgeteer Hardware These are the Gadgeteer modules found in the GHI Spider Starter Kit. Touchscreen Display Camera Multicolor LED Button USB Power Supply + Programming Interface Potentiometer USB Host Ethernet SD Card
- 37. A Closer Look at the Mainboard Socket Numbers Power LED Debug LED Socket Types Reset Button
- 38. Match socket type letters when connecting modules to the mainboard
- 40. t Connect modules to mainboard, and connect to PC via USB.
- 41. NET Gadgeteer let’s you engage your students with compelling projects immediately using world class tools from Microsoft that they can leverage throughout their careers.
- 42. We want to make it easier to give shape to Gadgeteer devices by using digital fabrication technologies First step: integration with 3D CAD modelling software (e.g. Solidworks)
- 44. Falling cost and increasing availability of 3D printers
- 45. Digital design and rapid manufacture
- 46. MICROSOFT CONFIDENTIAL Hardware configuration (~5 minutes to assemble) Four-way switch to control placement of puzzle piece Knob to rotate piece Colour OLED display (128x128 resolution) USB power source and programming socket
- 47. Software development in C# (~5 hours) MICROSOFT CONFIDENTIAL
- 48. Enclosure design in MICROSOFT CONFIDENTIAL Solidworks (>3 hours)
- 49. Enclosure 3D printed (>6MICROSOFT CONFIDENTIAL hours)
- 50. MICROSOFT CONFIDENTIAL Assembly (>30 minutes)
- 52. Gadgeteer Resources End user website http://netmf.com/gadgeteer/ Source repository http://gadgeteer.codeplex.com/ Lesson Plans http://www.gadgeteering.net/ http://www.Microsoft.com/faculty
- 54. Shared Windows Core Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Share Many Components At The Operating System Level
- 56. Develop captivating experiences with, XAML, XNA and .NET Build apps that integrate with Windows Azure and SQL Azure Extend existing web apps to mobile devices Store and synchronize structured data
- 57. Develop compelling apps with .NET, JavaScript, HTML5 Use familiar Visual Studio and Expression tools Write rich web HTML 5 apps