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.

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)

43. Auto-generate mounting fixtures

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

55. Windows 8 Platform

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