Π I talked about what opportunities Google provides for students and educational institutions. For those who missed it, let me briefly remind you: at the age of 33, I went to a master's program in Latvia and discovered a wonderful world of free opportunities for students to gain knowledge from market leaders, as well as for teachers to make their classes closer to the market. This post will focus on what Microsoft offers students and teachers.
Office 365 Education
No matter how many different free alternatives exist, the 3 most popular programs from the Office package - Word, Excel, PowerPoint - remain the most convenient, as for me. LibreOffice is still a little clumsy visually, while Google Docs has slightly less formatting options.
Fortunately, if your school or university provides you with email, you can receive a certain package. . Centrally create an account for an educational institution, as well as get acquainted with the full list of available opportunities .
Azure for Students
Naturally, there were bonuses for accessing Azure, the cloud services provided by Microsoft. Inhabitants can get free access to , as well as $100 to the balance, which can be used for other services. After 12 months, if you are still a student, the amount and validity period can be "reset".
Teachers are traditionally offered a larger amount - $200. available to everyone.
To receive bonuses, again, you need an e-mail of an educational institution, but you donβt need a credit card (I remind you that it is required to register a regular trial account). But that's not all. The package also includes some nice perks:
Educational materials
Inside the Azure classroom, short hands-on tutorials are available for students to discover and play with the platform's capabilities with playful hands. Great use for $100 accrued.
Development tools and tools
The list here is quite extensive. From what interested me: Visual Studio 2019 Enterprise (used on one of the subjects, because the necessary CLion features did not start), Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project (useful in another subject), Windows 10 Education (just came in handy), server Windows version...
WintellectNOW
Free access to a selection of courses on completely different topics, both related to Microsoft products and development in general. However, this platform may not be so interesting, some courses are quite old, and there is practically no interactivity there. Just video lectures.
Pluralsight
Another selection of courses, more interactive. Access is limited to a limited set of courses sponsored by Microsoft. There are also topics of both a general focus and specifically on working with Azure features.
Microsoft Learn
Another selection of training materials for preparing for exams and certifications from Microsoft. All lectures and lessons , however, to save progress, it is better to log in using any Microsoft account. Learning from materials available online is completely free. True, you will have to pay for the certification itself, if you suddenly want to get it.
Center for Teachers
A selection of materials is also available for teachers. β a selection of lectures and courses that allow you to learn how to effectively conduct classes using Microsoft technologies. I can't say how interesting and useful they are, to be honest. But if you know - write, I will add to the article.
Instead of a conclusion
I hope it was helpful. Share information with fellow students, faculty, and deans. If you know of any other educational offerings from Microsoft, write in the comments. Subscribe to us so as not to miss the continuation of various educational opportunities.
On our behalf, we also want to offer all students a 50% discount for the first year of using our ΠΈ and . For this you need , place an order and, without paying for it, write a ticket to the sales department, providing a photo of yourself with your student ID. An employee of the sales department will adjust the cost of your order in accordance with the terms of the promotion.
And again, there will be no other advertising.
Source: habr.com