Free software promotes interactive classroom

Microsoft has announced the official release of Mouse Mischief, new classroom software that integrates with PowerPoint and allows teachers to create multiple-choice, matching and drawing question slides that students, each with their own computer mouse, can answer on a shared screen.

To watch a video demo, visit www.microsoft.com. To read a blog post from Microsoft’s Ira Snyder about the benefits of Mouse Mischief in the classroom, visit http://blogs.msdn.com/mousemischief. A free download is available at www.microsoft.com/multipoint/mouse-mischief/default.aspx.