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'''Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching''' or simply '''Azure Dev Tools for Teaching''' is a [[Microsoft]] program to provide students with software design and development tools at free of cost. The program is available for university/college and K-12 students in more than 120 countries.<ref name="pcworld">[http{{cite web|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/142597/microsoft_gives_software_to_nurture_future_codersarticle.html PC World - |title=Microsoft Gives Software to Nurture Future Coders<!--|date=19 Bot generated titleFebruary -->]2008|website=PCWorld}}</ref>

It has formerly been known as '''Microsoft Imagine''', '''DreamSpark''' and '''MSDN-AA'''.

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To register, students must visit the Microsoft Imagine website and verify their identity through their verified educational institutions. If an institution is not listed on the available list, the user may manually verify their student status by uploading a proof such as an ID card.{{cn|date=March 2019}}

The Microsoft Imagine program was announced by [[Bill Gates]] as DreamSpark on February 20, 2008 during a speech at [[Stanford University]].<ref name="pcworld" /><ref>[{{cite web|url=https://news.microsoft.com/2008/02/18/microsoft-gives-students-access-to-technical-software-at-no-charge-to-inspire-success-and-make-a-difference/ |title=Microsoft Gives Students Access to Technical Software at No Charge to Inspire Success and Make a Difference]|date=18 February 2008|website=Stories}}</ref> It is estimated that up to 35 million students will be able to access these software titles free of charge through this program.<ref name="webpronews">[http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/02/19/microsoft-dreamspark-ignites-interest Microsoft DreamSpark Ignites Interest | WebProNews<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227063647/http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/02/19/microsoft-dreamspark-ignites-interest |date=2008-02-27 }}</ref> The service was renamed to Microsoft Imagine on September 7, 2016, to better align with the annual [[Imagine Cup]] competition hosted by Microsoft.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tarui|first1=Hideto|title=マイクロソフト、学生支援プログラム“DreamSpark”を“Microsoft Imagine”へ改名|url=http://forest.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1016602.html|website=Windows Forest|accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>

===Repacked as Azure Dev Tools for Teaching===

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==Products offered==

Several development software titles are available for download through the program.<ref name="ImagineProducts">{{cite web|url=https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/authorize?client_id=c7d28c4f-0d2c-49d6-a88d-a275cc5473c7&redirect_uri=https%3a%2f%2fportal.azureforeducation.microsoft.com&response_mode=form_post&response_type=code+id_token&scope=openid+profile&state=OpenIdConnect.AuthenticationProperties%3dL1fh2-bePl5mcI827ggurMj1q0IvR2euGHwWXO4jncYqUrkJJaNtMDBvnqSHl-nYyIYJggdeJjOfIz4RE-7N9z-weZ3jKrlMaKnvhVOwOm6rew5HUwZqV6HRQDSmd27rGxjxWWSdvPj7MBlusLiwxqSjvg6ynA5aqK6E4cwqsDAH4oVu7gg1ZIgEPAPek_bwhmelAUTnbv1aHk4O5uzUBbE5IkpWJHgmqMezrOHrnD7Y-4D7b9uFU3G8IoHrA3uqDMEI2g&nonce=636923875693372405.N2Q2M2E3YzAtNmVlMy00NGIzLTgxOGItMTlmZmZkODMxNTg0YjQzNDk4YzMtODllNi00ZTY5LWI0MGUtN2M4Mjk2NWNlNzVj|title=Sign in to your account|website=login.microsoftonline.com}}</ref> They include:

Several development software titles are available for download through the program.<ref name="ImagineProducts">[https://imagine.microsoft.com/en-us/institutions/Enroll Microsoft Imagine Enroll or Renew]</ref> They include:

===Products available through Imagine Standard & Premium===