We need to know that you value DreamSpark   help us, help the next generation of students We are inviting students to complete a short survey to help us better understand how the DreamSpark programme is supporting your skills development, learning outcomes and career potential. We...

We are inviting educators to complete a short survey to help us better understand how the DreamSpark programme is supporting skills development, learning outcomes and career potential in your institution. We would like to understand what range of applications and tools have been of use, how often they...

On the 11 th December 2011,  the DPE Academic team exhibited at the annual Microsoft Research Cambridge Think Computer Science event held this year at The Imperial War Museum, Duxford .   A suitably expansive and fun  venue for the focus of the event - Inspiring 12-14 year old school children...

Today’s leaders need new and professional sets of resources to make learning more motivating, relevant, and engaging — that’s why DreamSpark puts the latest tools and technologies into your classrooms and labs. We offer dreamspark so your students and faculty can start building apps that build their...

  University College London (UCL), transforms its Computer Science teaching by introducing students to app-building tasks which address real life problems for business, public services and charities. In order to achieve this, students and staff deploy a full range of Microsoft technologies, including...

All student now get Pluralsight, simply go to Dreamspark.com and then go to download software.  At the bottom of the screen, all by itself is Pluralsight, with a bunch of training modules.  There are modules available on C++ programming. HTML5 ,XAML and many more .

I am happy to confirm that DreamSpark has been modified and we have reinstated the ability to download batches of Windows 8 Professional and Windows Server 2012 unique retail keys. These student keys, are available from the MSDN Subscriber Portal for Program Administrator to distribute to their students...

Kinect for life This week we had an event showcasing  medical technology innovation in partnership with Kingston University, the University of Surrey, Brunel University and Microsoft. Given the revolutionary advances made possible with Microsoft’s Kinect for Windows, Medical professionals and researchers...

Today we are announcing the following changes to www.dreamspark.com 1. An new site design which is the result of improvements to the user experience based on internal and external feedback. Notably creating more clarity around the fact that the DreamSpark program is both a direct to student program and...

This week sees the launch of Visual Studio 2012.  On the 12 th of Sept we launch Visual Studio 2012 with Jason Zander CVP who will be presenting the keynote. This is where the development of apps really starts!  Visual Studio 2012 is the most significant Tools product we have ever launched...

Microsoft supports the dreams and aspirations of the next generation of technology innovators the students now studying will drive the next wave of technology innovation and Microsoft is committed to helping them achieve their goals through programs such as Microsoft Students to Business (“S2B”) . What...

  The  RTM versions of Visual Studio 2012 require developer activation to enable the developer to develop a Windows Store application. This activation is via a registered LiveID/Microsoft Account, and simply enrols VS2012 for a 90 day development license. I have a had a number of question how...

Due to the number of comments I have had on this post , I just wanted to confirm what products will be available under DreamSpark for students. MSDN Subscriber Downloads: August 15 th , 2012 Visual Studio 2012 and Windows 8 are available as of, August 15 th , on MSDN Subscriber Downloads to DreamSpark...

  Today marked an exciting day, we announced via S. Somasegar’s blog post and Jason Zander’s blog post that MSDN subscribers including DreamSpark premium institutional administrators now have access to Visual Studio 2012. DreamSpark subscribers can download and install Visual Studio 2012 later this...

This week, the Windows Phone Team launched the new Windows Phone Dev Center. Student still get free access as before via DreamSpark but the experience is slightly different. Here is a summary of the key changes you should familiarize yourself with: · App Hub remains only as a landing page, the App Hub...

The winners of the 10th annual Imagine Cup , the world’s premier student technology competition, the winning Software Design project developed by Ukrainian Team quadSquad allows deaf individuals to communicate verbally using custom-designed sensory gloves and a smartphone application to translate sign...

Do you want to provide your students and educators with the latest and greatest developer and platform software tools? Have you heard of DreamSpark?   Microsoft DreamSpark provides no-cost access to Microsoft designer and development tools for verified students and educators around the world, to...

    With a FREE Apphub account for every DreamSpark subscriber and XNA Game Studio, included as part of the Windows Phone Developer tools, you can create games for Windows, Xbox 360, and Windows Phone. Follow these step-by-step instructions for getting access to all of the dev tools you need...

There are two options to distribute products to your students. The first, and most commonly used, leverage the e-Academy License Management System (ELMS) Webstore that comes with your subscription. ELMS is a Web-based software distribution system that program administrators can tailor to their department...

DreamSpark is simple: it’s all about giving students Microsoft professional-level developer and designer tools at no charge so you can chase your dreams and create the next big breakthrough in technology—or just get a head start on your career. DreamSpark gives students the chance to develop world-class...

Since its introduction in 2001, students and educators around the world have utilized DreamSpark to support and advance their learning and skills through technical design, technology, math, science and engineering activities. This software equips them with the tools they need to succeed during their...

The UK Academic Team and Education Team have teamed up to run awareness on Microsoft DreamSpark .   We’re on a mission right now to let anyone and everyone know what DreamSpark is and how they can benefit from it. We’d love it if you could help us out with this too!  In a nutshell, Microsoft...

We know you love the way Windows Phone puts People First. Do you want to win one? Course you do! The Microsoft UK Student team have put together a competition for those people who like writing Apps for mobile devices. With our latest programme, only available to students aged 16 or over in the UK, we...

The redesigned My Academy benefits page will provide a consolidated view of all program benefits and enable you to explore all the great resources and academic discounts available to your institution. The new site can be used by both educators and administrators to quickly access and activate your benefits...

There has been tremendous excitement with Microsoft Kinect within the robotics space signalling the potential opportunities that exist in transforming robots to low-cost mainstream consumer devices. RDS 4, with support from the Kinect sensor, aims to make it easier for developers to build applications...