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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 Microsoft software design, Microsoftand developerdevelopment tools, Cloudat Computing Access andfree learningof resourcescost. The program is available for university/college and K-12 students Azure for Student and Azure Dev Tools for teaching are available in more than 140120 countries.<ref name="pcworld">140 countries where available{{cite web|url=https://azurewww.microsoftpcworld.com/en-usarticle/free/free-account-students-faq142597/article.html|title=Microsoft Gives Software to Nurture Future Coders|date=19 February 2008|website=PCWorld}}</ref>
It has formerly been known as '''Microsoft Imagine''', '''DreamSpark''' and '''MSDN-AA'''.
Azure Dev Tools for Teaching (previously known as Microsoft Imagine Standard and Premium) is a subscription-based offering for accredited schools and departments providing access to tools commonly used in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs. It provides professional developer and designer tools, software, and services from Microsoft to your faculty and students. It includes our latest technologies and cloud services to inspire and excite students. And, it provides educators a diverse set of resources to ensure their classrooms challenge, engage, and motivate students in new ways.
This program has the following goals:
* '''Provide access to our software and platforms:''' Educators and students get access to our products and technologies, giving them choices for current and future educational opportunities.
* '''Deliver outstanding value:''' These subscription-based memberships provide convenient per-user license management, removing the complexity of licenses across multiple environments.
Software that is acquired through your Azure Dev Tools for Teaching subscription is only for instructional and research purposes; you can’t use it to run the infrastructure of a department.
Azure Dev Tools for Teaching is more than a software subscription. Your school’s membership includes:
* Access to the Microsoft platform, server, and developer tools and software, along with beta releases, new releases, and technical support.
* Special license rights for departments to install Azure Dev Tools for Teaching software on any number of departmental lab machines for instructional and research purposes.
* The ability for schools, institutions, labs, and their faculty and students to install the software on their personal computers for use in their coursework and development projects. Eligible students must be enrolled in at least one credit-based course by a member department.
* Instant online access to all Azure Dev Tools for Teaching content
==History==
AllTo Studentregister, get access to Cloud resources and $100 of Azure credit studentstudents must register, atvisit the Microsoft AzureImagine for Student <ref>Azure for Students https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/students/</ref>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.<ref>Azure{{citation forneeded|date=March Student FAQ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/free-account-students-faq/</ref>2019}}
The Microsoft studentImagine developer tools programmeprogram 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> and renamed to Azure Dev Tools for Teaching and Azure for Students in June 2018
===Repacked as Azure Dev Tools for Teaching===
The Microsoft Imagine offering Azure Dev Tools for Teaching on 13 February 2019{{citation <ref>Azureneeded|date=March Dev Tools for Teaching FAQ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/education/institutions/dev-tools-for-teaching-faq/</ref>2019}} with Cloudhosting servicesprovided for students usingon the [[Microsoft Azure|Microsoft Azure cloud]] and incorporating Microsoft Learn online learning resources.<ref name="UMASS"/>
==Verification==
Proof of student status is required to download software and obtain product keys. StudentsOn the Imagine website, students can verify their identity using ISIC cards, access codes ordered by school administrators, or [[.edu]] academic email addresses. Students remain verified for 12 months afterwards and can renew after the 12 month period using their academic email. If students can't find their school, they can manually submit a response with a proof of student status. <ref> Azure for Student FAQ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/free-account-students-faq/</ref><!---Anything related to verifying by NIIT must stay out of this section unless there is consensus to add it on the talk page.-->
==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 using your academic email address|website=login.microsoftonline.com|url-access=subscription}}</ref> They include:
===Products available through AzureImagine DevStandard Tools& for TeachingPremium===
* [[Microsoft AccessOneNote]]▼* [[Microsoft SQL Server Web]]▼* [[Windows 10Embedded]]▼* [[Microsoft Visual Studio|Visual Studio ]] Community ▼* Visual Studio CodeProfessional▼
===Products available only through Imagine Premium===
* Microsoft BizTalk Server ▼The following product families are included in the Azure Dev Tools for Teaching subscriptions:<ref>Azure Dev Tools for Teaching FAQ Software Included https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/education/institutions/dev-tools-for-teaching-faq/</ref>
* Advanced Threat Analytics
* Agents for Visual Studio ▼* Azure DevOps Server
* Host Integration Server
* Hyper-V Server
* Machine Learning Server
* Microsoft Project
* Microsoft SharePoint Server ▼* Microsoft Visio
* R Server
* Remote Tools for Visual Studio
* Skype for Business Server
* SQL Server Developer
* SQL Server Enterprise
* SQL Server Mobile Report Publisher
* SQL Server Standard
* System Center
▲* Visual Studio Community
* Visual Studio Enterprise
* Windows Client
* Visual Studo for Mac
There are three Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) not available through Imagine. However, [[Microsoft Office 2013#Comparison|Office Home & Student 2013]] or [[Office 365#Plans|Office 365]] University offers those at a discounted price for students. Unlike the programs listed above, there is no way to access similar older and compatible versions (2010, 2007) of Office for Word, Excel or PowerPoint under Imagine. Also, the only desktop operating system now available for download is Windows 10 Education.{{citation <ref>needed|date=May Azure Dev Tools for Teaching FAQ Software Included https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/education/institutions/dev-tools-for-teaching-faq</ref>2019}}
===Additional Benefits===
* Electronic License Management Systems (ELMS) for software download
* Technical Support Incidents are the equivalent of paid Professional support
* Access to Microsoft training and learning resources
▲* AgentsPriority forSupport in Visual Studio Forums
* $100 of credit Azure Cloud Computing resource for a 12 month period renewable as long as student studying at the institution
==See also==
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