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The Microsoft Imagine/DreamSpark programs are no more. They are replaced by a new program from Microsoft called "Azure Dev Tools for Teaching". This article will be finalized as soon as our subscription is processed and we figure out how it works. |
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The request should includes not only the name of each software product needed (e.g., Visual Studio), but also the version (e.g., Visual Studio 2019 2017), the exact edition (e.g., Visual Studio Professional 2019 Developer 2017), and the bitness (e.g., Visual Studio Professional 2019 Developer 2017 64-bit). Omitting any of this information will slow the processing of the request.
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For ATs: How Do I Provide Azure Dev Tools for Teaching Software?
The AT will communicate the specific software requests (product name, version, edition, and bitness) to Sande Nissen in ITS. Sande will make sure the requested software is available, then create an account for the AT in our STEM-related ATs pre-register with the ADT4T administrator each year to get access to the Education Hub in the Azure Portal(not yet available), from which the AT can access the software and . Each AT can login and download software and get any necessary product keys, then help install the software on the computers where it is needed. (Rebecca Barkmeier also has access to our Education Hub in the Azure PortalStore.)
The AT will download the software then make it available to the requesting STEM faculty, keeping is required to keep records of whom they provide the software product and product keys to, when, and for which computers. (These do not have to be college-owned computers, but each installation computer and STEM user has to be uniquely identified in the AT's records.)
ATs, please note that the number of downloads of each product for your login may might be limited (e.g., formerly one download, and one more for backup), so keep a copy of the downloaded software for later distribution on other computers or to fulfill other faculty requests.
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Students can always independently sign up for the free Azure for Students offer from Microsoft. Each student starts with $100 of free Azure credit, and no credit card is necessary to sign up. And anyone can sign up for free to get the Visual Studio Dev Essentials.