Microsoft Partners in Learning

Microsoft Partners in Learning (PiL). Now called Microsoft Education its a platform ready to help students and teachers to reach and overcome harsh subjects with technology.

Within the teachers community it is divided into a few sections.
Resources : Free tools for new classes, forum of diferent teachers sharing different projects and ideas.
New topics: To stay tuned with the latest news of the teaching enviroment.
Professional development: Unesco certified courses are held within the platform so teachers can wide their knowledge. Platform participants are awarded by microsoft.
For schools: Schools access to new technologies so they can improve their learning methods. There you can find Mentor schools which are schools that work with new technologies. Their function is to be a role model for institutions seeking new ideas and tech based projects.

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