Th week I m t th Microsoft Partners n Learning serving a US judge fr th International Competition nd m blown away frm th mzng innovations.

Wht mt impressive tht although many nrdbl uses f Microsoft products r included tht anything nd everything here. Oddly enough, I h seen Google, Apple, nd t bt anything rt f a classroom wth many learning experiences.

Th purpose judges t recognize th best 21st century learning n th classroom based upon th current research. I n personally attest tht th rubrics h n product bias, although r teacher here uses Microsoft n m way. (bt hntl, wh doesnt Microsoft something n thr classroom)

I m finding tht thr r tons f one note uses nd th nw office 360 h m pretty mzng things built n! Ok, more frm m later.

I kd Microsoft Teach Tec Blogger, Rob Bayuk t write a guest post bt wht happening here. Here goes.

Today 100 educators frm 25 states arrived n Seattle fr th Microsoft Partners n Learning 2011 U.S. Innovative Education Forum (IEF). Th IEF rt f a worldwide program designed t shine a spotlight n m f th worlds top educators nd provide thm th opportunity t collaborate, exhibit nd share innovative tech-infused projects thve done wth students. Over th past year educators applied nd th 100 educators wr chosen representing ll K-12 subjects nd grade levels. Whl attending th event educators wll l participate n a number f unique professional learning activities.

Ten finalists frm th U.S. event wll b chosen t represent th United States t th Partners n Learning Global Forum n Washington, DC n November. Th global event expected t attract more thn 700 teachers, school leaders, press nd education thght leaders frm more thn 75 countries.

On th agenda fr th teachers over th two day forum hosted n Microsofts main campus n Redmond, WA wll b project exhibitions evaluated b a panel f judges frm education nd education-related fields, learning excursions t m f Seattles best known historical nd cultural landmarks such th Space Needle nd Pike Pl Market whr collaborative teams f educators wll rt project-based activities based n thr experiences, nd hands-n technology workshops using Microsofts latest programs fr education.

Th group wll l hear two inspiring keynote speeches n Thursday nd Friday b Dr. John Medina, author f th Nw York Times bestseller Brain Rules: 12 Principles fr Surviving nd Thriving t Work, Home, nd School nd Dr. Jane McGonigal, world-renowned game designer nd author f Reality Broken: Wh Games Mk U Better nd Hw Th Cn Change th World wll deliver th closing keynote.

Both f th keynote presentations wll b streamed live through th Partners n Learning Facebook page. Lk th page t watch th streaming nd gt th details n whn th wll b streamed live th wll nt b recorded. W wll l stream thm through r IEF web site nd f d lk t follow along n Twitter follow m @TeachTec nd watch fr #msftpil.

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