Microsoft MVA Contest–You Could Win a $200 Best Buy GC!

Prairie Dev Con Winnipeg MVA Contest

We’re running a contest with our friends at Microsoft and the prize is a $200 Best Buy gift card – well, that and some great technology learning! Here’s how it works:

1. Complete two (2) Microsoft Virtual Academy modules from the list below by noon on April 8^th.
2. Print out the MVA transcript showing you completed them and bring them to Microsoft’s Jonathan Rozenblit at the conference.
3. You’ll get a very cool t-shirt and will be entered to win the gift card, which we’ll draw for at lunch on April 8^th!
4. If you happen to watch Prairie Dev Con presenter James Chambers’ MVA videos (found here), you can even get your transcript autographed by James!

Pick your two modules from the list below! Note that you don’t have to complete two full courses, just two modules from any of the below options.

• Windows 8.1 Developer Training: Geek Edition Jump Start
• Windows 8.1 UX Design Jump Start
• What’s New in Visual Studio 2013
• C++: A General Purpose Language and Library
• Porting Unity Games to Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone
• Introduction to C++/DirectX Game Development
• C# Fundamentals: Development for Absolute Beginners
• Programming in C# Jump Start
• Windows Store App Development Essentials with C# Refresh Jump Start
• Advanced Windows Store App Development using C# Refresh Jump Start
• Designing Your XAML UI with Blend Jump Start
• XAML Deep Dive for Windows & Windows Phone Apps Jump Start
• Developing Windows Store Apps with HTML5 Jump Start
• Windows Store Apps with HTML5 Refresh Jump Start
• Advanced Windows Store App Development with HTML5 Jump Start
• Building Windows Store Apps for iOS Developers Jump Start
• Gaming Engines for Windows 8 Jump Start
• Windows Phone 8 Development for Absolute Beginners
• Building Apps for Windows Phone 8 Jump Start
• Build Apps for Both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Jump Start
• Applying ALM with Visual Studio 2012 Jump Start
• Administering Visual Studio TFS 2012 Jump Start
• Software Testing with Visual Studio 2012 Jump Start
• Developing ASP.NET MVC4 Web Applications Jump Start
• HTML5 & CSS3 Fundamentals: Development for Absolute Beginners
• Developing in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 Jump Start
• Building Web Apps with ASP.NET Jump Start
• Developing Windows Azure and Web Services Jump Start
• Windows Azure Web Sites – Deep Dive Jump Start
• Developing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Core Solutions
• Developing SharePoint Server Advanced Solutions