Dreamspark: Getting started-guide

1 DreamSpark gives students the professional-level developer and designer tools they need—at no charge—to build real sites, apps and games for Xbox Live®/360®, Kinect™, Microsoft® Windows® Phone, and more. Now your hacks can help you get ahead, by creating powerful apps, developing the next big thing, and building a kickin’ resume to kickstart your job search. This is the real deal: You can register and start downloading software today! www.DreamSpark.comTurn your dreams intoA DREAM JOB

2 IS IT AS EASY AS OPEN SOURCE? Download professional software, videos, tutorials, sample code, and more at www.DreamSpark.com 4 QUICK REASONS WHY 1 THESE ARE THE LEADING 3 THE SPACE ISN’T ALREADY WHY ARE WE TALKING TO YOU? DEVELOPER TOOLS that pros use to OVERCROWDED, so there’s a fresh Don’t forget, a student named Bill build real apps, real games and real field for you to get noticed on Xbox started Microsoft, so we know the stuff. Live, Kinect, XNA Game Studio, Win incredible potential that students Phone 7.5, and more. have to offer.INSPIRE LEARN LOUNGE NEW PLAY PLAY PLAY 2 THERE’S NO CHARGE to RESOURCES SHARE SHINE SIGN UP 4 START TECH TIPS & TRICKS TRAINING WORK students. No brainer. THE NEXT GENERATION OF APPS, GAMES AND TOOLS IS UP TO YOU —so unleash what’s inside TIPS & TRICKSINSPIRE LEARN LOUNGE NEW PLAY PLAY PLAY RESOURCES SHARE SHINE SIGN UP START TECH TRAINING WORK that head of yours.INSPIRE LEARN LOUNGE NEW PLAY PLAY PLAY RESOURCES SHARE SHINE SIGN UP START TECH TIPS & TRICKS TRAINING WORKINSPIRE LEARN LOUNGE NEW PLAY PLAY PLAY RESOURCES SHARE SHINE SIGN UP START TECH TIPS & TRICKS TRAINING WORK

3 THESE SKILLS ARE IN DEMAND AT SOME OF THE COOLEST COMPANIES THIS IS THE BIG TIME The technical skills driving the most valued platforms, like social media, cloud computing, enterprise software, and of course mobile apps, tools and games. IT’S ABOUT TECH The science, technology, engineering, and math students who are getting ahead fast and getting jobs right out of school. DREAMSPARK PREMIUM GIVES YOU DEVELOPER ACCESS to just about all of Microsoft’s most powerful products (okay, except Office Suite): • Developer & Design Tools Visual Studio Expression Windows Embedded • Operating Systems Windows Client Windows Server • Applications Visio Project OneNote • Servers SQL Server BizTalk Server SharePoint Server Get the real tools you need to develop an awesome portfolio atCAREER CAREER COMPETE COMPETE CONNECT CONNECT DEALS EVENTS EXPLORE FREE FRIENDS FRIENDS IDEAS www.dreamspark.com INSPIRE LEARN LOUNGE NEW PLAY PLAYCAREER CAREER COMPETE COMPETE CONNECT CONNECT DEALS EVENTS EXPLORE FREE FRIENDS FRIENDS IDEAS INSPIRE LEARN LOUNGE NEW PLAY PLAY

4 HERE’S HOW TO GET STARTED WITH DREAMSPARK TODAY DreamSpark comes at no charge for students actively enrolled or educators currently teaching classes. You just need to get your academic status verified every twelve months GET VERIFIED IN THREE SIMPLE STEPS: There are several verification options, depend- • Contact us via the verification wizard if youSHINE SIGN UP START TECH TIPS & TRICKS TRAINING WORK ing on your school or entry: have any problems and we’ll work directly 1. Go to www.DreamSpark.com with you and your teachers to review their • Activation Codes are sometimes given di- 2. Find the first product you want to schedules and verify your identity rectly to students and educators by a Micro- downloadSHINE SIGN UP START TECH TIPS & TRICKS TRAINING WORK soft representative or school administrator After you’re verified, pick your focus and start 3. Follow the steps when starting the developing awesomeness. • International Student/Teacher Identity Card download in the verification wizard (ISIC/ITIC) numbers may be entered for verifi-SHINE SIGN UP START TECH TIPS & TRICKS TRAINING WORK cation through the Identity Card Association • Direct School Login offers verification according to processes set by our partner universities and schools around the worldSHINE SIGN UP START TECH TIPS & TRICKS TRAINING WORK

5THE NEXT BIG THING? MAKE ITYOUR IDEA. DreamSpark puts you where the action is: Games aren’t just being played—they’re being invented every day. Social apps are constantly evolving. And that phone in your hand is at the center of it all. BECAUSE STUDENTS DREAM BIG: They’ve launched some of the world’s most amazing brands and services, like Microsoft, Facebook, Napster, Dell, FedEx, WordPress, and more. DreamSpark puts all the power and cre- ative potential of Microsoft development software behind you.Your future starts right here, right now:www.dreamspark.com© 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

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