We're hearing that question from a lot of you, and it's high time we posted a response. We have good news and bad news. What, you want to hear the bad news first? Okay! The bad news: At the moment, Microsoft Learning is not planning to provide an "official" worldwide curriculum for the competitions...

Even if you're not traveling to Cairo for the worldwide finals of Imagine Cup 2009, there are plenty of ways you can follow and participate in the competition. A brief list is below, and if you know of other links please leave them in the comments! Read the Imagine Cup blog Watch Joe Wilson...

These awesome opportunities just keep coming! Our colleagues in Microsoft Learning want to give participants in IT Challenge Round 2 access to even MORE virtual labs. Even if your participation in the competition has ended, you'll be able to use these Microsoft Official Academic Curriculum (MOAC) Labs...

Organize your photos, create exciting presentations and make your spreadsheets into something special! In this brand-new offer, you'll get access to full chapters from 8 Microsoft Press books about Office 2007 and Windows Vista. When you sign up using the link below, we'll send you a weekly email with...

I just returned from vacation (I spent a week in two amazing and beautiful cities--if you live there, I'm jealous!) and while I was gone the Imagine Cup team announced a new competition for YOU to design the 2009 Imagine Cup Worldwide Finals website! This sounds like an amazing opportunity to get really...

Great news! If you're competing in Round 2 of the IT Challenge, you should receive an email very soon (if you haven't received it already) providing you with a password to a new 6-month subsciption of E-Reference Libraries! Now you'll have access to a huge library of Microsoft Press books as you work...

As your competitions start winding down (or heating up), we want to help you answer the questions you have about Microsoft technologies. We'll have our favorites answered by Microsoft tech experts and post them for you to see. How can you send us your questions? You've got 3 options: Take the...

These are available until February 25, 2009 . That's soon! Download 'em now: Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition: Build a Program Now! by Patrice Pelland Make building new programming skills fun and fast with a quick-start, project-based approach. Click to download ********************...

We hope you enjoyed the Live Sessions we've offered over the past few months! We want to help you continue to interact with Microsoft experts as you prepare for your competitions, so send us your questions about the Microsoft technologies you’re using and we’ll answer some of them in short videos posted...

Do you like tech trivia? Do you like random trivia? Do you miss Clippy, the wise-cracking paper clip who used to help you out in Microsoft Office? (Do you all even remember Clippy? Am I really that old? :-D) If you answered yes to any of those questions, or if you just like game shows, check out Are...

The Ramp Up program has just announced another new track: SharePoint for Developers, Part 2 ! This track, and all of the Ramp Up learning tracks, teach the skills you need in a guided path, making the learning process easier and more efficient. We announced the introduction of SharePoint for Developers...

Our colleagues in MSDN and TechNet recently launched a new social bookmarking tool, and they want you to know about it! If you have a profile on either site, you can save all of your relevant bookmarks in one place as part of your profile. You can also search the bookmarks of other MSDN and TechNet users...

Here's your next chance to learn about an IT Challenge monthly topic from a Microsoft expert! In January we'll present a Live Meeting with Bob Spuntak, who will help you get ready for the Management Technologies quiz. Register today, and we'll see you in January! Register for January 7 Live Session...

Hi all, The Ramp Up program, which is a featured learning resource for the Software Design, Embedded Development, Game Development and Robotics & Algorithm competitions, now includes a new learning track! Read on for more information... Ramp Up News: SharePoint for Developers - Part I has Launched...

See below for information about the next IT Challenge Live Sessions, both taking place on December 1 Pacific Time. Both sessions will offer the same content. We hope to see you there! Note : We've heard that some of you receive error messages when you click on the registration links to sign up for...

If you're registered to compete in the Software Design or Embedded Development competitions--heck, if you think you MIGHT register to compete in either one--you won't want to miss the Live Sessions we're presenting this week. The Software Design sessions (November 19, 8am and 8pm Seattle time) will be...

If you're competing in the Robotics invitational, you won't want to miss our Live Session on November 13, featuring Imagine Cup Project Lead Rogerio Panigassi. Details are below. Register today, and we'll see you online on the 13th! Register for November 13 Live Session with Microsoft Experts ...

Quick update to say that the November 3 IT Challenge Live Sessions will be rescheduled for later in November. We'll announce the new date and time as soon as they're finalized. Apologies for the late notice! Can I make it up to you with some unrelated reading material? This is a great blog about what...

Are you registered for this year's IT Challenge or Software Design competitions? Would you like to be able to read and search Microsoft Press books as you prepare for these competitions without carrying around lots of big, heavy books or spending a lot of money? If you answered "yes" to both questions...

After working with many people, we are proud to present the learning resources provided to Imagine Cup participants from Microsoft IT Acacdemy ! :D We are very, very happy about that. You can find the resources here . If you move your mouse over the "Learning" tap on the Imagine Cup website, the first...

Hi all! Erica again, here to tell you a bit more about myself (besides my favorite time-wasting web sites) and post a couple of updates about the learning content we'll be providing as you prepare for Imagine Cup 2009. Learning content updates first: Microsoft Learning is partnering with Microsoft...