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eduSTAR
Some of the products that are available under these programs have been pre installed onto the eduSTAR image centrally provided by the department. This is the easiest way for schools to access these software resources. For a list of the current pre-installed applications please refer to the eduSTAR information page. Other Microsoft software applications that are not included in the Department's Standard Operating Environment (SOE) or on the eduSTAR image can be found and accessed through the following resources.
DreamSpark
resources for students
DreamSpark provides professional-level developer and design tools to students and educators around the world at no charge. These Microsoft tools will help you advance your learning and skills through technical design, technology, math, science, and engineering activities. Students can download and use these products on home computers and on school supplied computers.
Faculty Connection
resources for teachers
Microsoft Faculty Connection, a resource for technology news, customisable curriculum, software downloads and newsgroups. Faculty Connection's featured content and valuable tools are exclusive and designed to support technology educators. It is available for download onto faculty computers and teachers notebooks for teaching purposes.
Instructions and information
The verification of Teachers will be through the Microsoft Faculty Connection web site requiring a Windows Live ID account. Note: teachers are advised to create a Live ID account using their edumail address for verification.
MSDN Academic Alliance
resources for schools
The MSDN Academic Alliance is the easiest and most inexpensive way for academic departments to make the latest Microsoft software available in labs, classrooms, and on student PCs. The program, has two primary goals: To make it easier and less expensive for academic institutions to obtain Microsoft developer tools, platforms, and servers for instructional and research purposes and to build a community of instructors who can share curriculum and other learning resources to support the use of these technologies.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-au/academic/bb250591
The registration of schools and school users will be facilitated centrally through the DEECD software licensing area. School administrators will receive further instructions from Microsoft directly.