Nassau BOCESDepartment of Curriculum, Instruction and Technology

Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 is a new Windows product that allows multiple users to simultaneously share one computer.  Those of you familiar with NComputing will understand this concept right away.

From Microsoft:

Student success is your top priority, so you need to make learning more motivating, relevant, collaborative, and engaging for today’s students and their varied learning styles. Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 is a cost-effective solution that was designed to help you accomplish your goal.

More information on MS Multipoint Server here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/multipoint/learn-more.aspx

Mouse Mischief is a tool that Microsoft makes available free of charge, and that allows teachers to work with Microsoft Office PowerPoint to make interactive presentations. With Mouse Mischief, teachers can add multiple choice questions to their presentations, and large groups of students can answer the questions using mice connected to the teachers PC.

Learn more here: http://www.microsoft.com/multipoint/mouse-mischief/default.aspx

THE Journal article here as well.