Giveaway: Back to School With Microsoft Student Encarta

by Heather on August 7th, 2008

Can you solve this? If f(x) = 3(2)x, find f(0)

Yeah, me neither. In fact, my brain just cramped up. It’s been, well, quite a microsoft encarta long time since I was in high school!

So what are we supposed to do when our kids come to us for homework help and we either don’t remember it or never did it in the first place?

If you’re me you have them go ask dad (or the neighbor), otherwise check out Microsoft’s Student with Encarta Premium.

The software package includes:

Learning Essentials (report templates, bibliographies, presentation outlines)
Microsoft Math (3-D graphing capabilities, step-by-step homework helpers, a graphing calculator)
Encarta Premium (over 30,000 trusted Web links, a 3-D atlas with multiple maps, search tools)
Foreign Language help (Microsoft Word writing capabilities in multiple languages)
Book Summaries (better than Cliff’s Notes!)
Encarta for Kids (a fun, colorful version of Encarta Premium designed for the younger set)

It retails for $49.95 but guess what? You’ve got a chance to win a package for yourself! Read on:

To Enter:

Leave a comment here and tell me what your favorite subject was in school.

That’s it! Please keep in mind that entries that do not answer the question (and instead just put something like “enter me”) will be discarded. Take a minute and think about it!

The Rules:

~ The contest will run until next Wednesday, August 13th at 11:59pm Eastern. One winner will then be drawn randomly from the eligible submissions on Thursday, August 14th and the winner will be notified by email and announced here on the site.

~ One entry per household! Multiple entries will all be discarded!

~ Make sure you leave a valid email address with your comment (will not be displayed) so I can contact you in a timely manner if you win.

Tags: contest, encarta, giveaway, microsoft, school, student, subject

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Jay Kloosterman
Aug 7, 2008 at 6:22 pm

My favorite subject in school was History…
christopher h
Aug 7, 2008 at 6:27 pm

math was my favorite subject in school
michael woods
Aug 7, 2008 at 6:37 pm

Thinking back that far…lol…it was definitely Global Studies in high school
Louise Brouillette
Aug 7, 2008 at 6:43 pm

I loved English and grew up to become an English teacher!
Meredith Rowe
Aug 7, 2008 at 6:46 pm

My favorite subject is school was always English! Whether it was reading, writing or spelling, I loved it all! Still do!
Lisa
Aug 7, 2008 at 6:48 pm

My favourite was grade 11 and 12 chemistry. I can still remember finally “getting” a problem that had been eluded me for a long time. same teacher for the 2 years…Mr Haroun…he was awesome!!
karissa
Aug 7, 2008 at 7:00 pm

I loved biology and any type of science.
SANDY
Aug 7, 2008 at 7:08 pm

hmm- we are being honest here- when I was in school..photography, art and sportsmedicine- and when I wasn’t there haha baseball games and the musuem of science and history. Who knows how I graduated with honors but I did..ps I cringe at math questions too!
Heather Lessiter
Aug 7, 2008 at 7:13 pm

I loved English in any form. I took journalism, expository writing, American Literature, English Literature and anything else I could devour. I also love History, but I had a horrible teacher one year and now I perfer to learn History on my own- mostly by reading. :o)
Lisa Gordon
Aug 7, 2008 at 7:26 pm

I loved Math
Jennifer Barnett
Aug 7, 2008 at 7:46 pm

I always loved History.
JONI CHADWELL
Aug 7, 2008 at 8:14 pm

I GUESS ENGLISH
Pam Tufts
Aug 7, 2008 at 8:46 pm

math
Desiree
Aug 7, 2008 at 8:49 pm

Favorite subject was math, closely followed by science ;)
Cathy
Aug 7, 2008 at 8:54 pm

My favorite subject was computer class. I hung out in the pc lab every chance I could get and shhhh, even when I was supposed to be somewhere else.
Carol B
Aug 7, 2008 at 9:04 pm

My favorite was biology.

Thanks for the opportunity. I understand totally. My oldest is starting high school this year (sob). It took me an hour to help her with her math homework in Jr high!
Toby
Aug 7, 2008 at 9:05 pm

My favorite subject was English.
MaryBeth I
Aug 7, 2008 at 9:09 pm

English was my favorite
alice t
Aug 7, 2008 at 9:47 pm

My favorite subject was English.
DIANA TREJO
Aug 7, 2008 at 9:53 pm

I LOVED ACCOUNTING!! I WAS JUST VERY GOOD WITH NUMBERS, I WOULD GET 100′S ON MY REPORT CARD.
Stephen Saunders
Aug 7, 2008 at 11:28 pm

English maybe or Biology.
Kristi
Aug 7, 2008 at 11:51 pm

My favorite was history or science. Thank you!
Rebecca C
Aug 8, 2008 at 12:15 am

My favorite was always Math! I was just always good with numbers.

legacyofbrutalitysa{at}gmail.com
amy schultz
Aug 8, 2008 at 12:16 am

I loved creative writing and still do!
monte
Aug 8, 2008 at 12:24 am

Math was my favorite !!!!!!

tnaks
Joan
Aug 8, 2008 at 1:34 am

I loved English and Psychology.
Carol Ezovski
Aug 8, 2008 at 1:36 am

I liked Biology and English. I HATED any kind of math. Still do.
Damla Kayihan
Aug 8, 2008 at 3:04 am

My favourite subjects were English and Music at school. Thus, I’ve become a translator and also a musician (singer)!
Dorothy Davidson
Aug 8, 2008 at 3:28 am

English Literature
JRG
Aug 8, 2008 at 4:17 am

Math was always my forte.
Adrienne Gordon
Aug 8, 2008 at 4:56 am

Gym.
Carol Lawrence
Aug 8, 2008 at 5:09 am

I enjoyed English the most,it instilled my love of reading.
Heather
Aug 8, 2008 at 5:29 am

I liked math the most.
Kari Follett
Aug 8, 2008 at 5:38 am

I could really use this for my daughter - she’s going into 7th grade but taking advanced classes (8th grade) and I have been struggling to keep up with her (sadly)

My favorite subject in school was English/reading
Cristina
Aug 8, 2008 at 5:58 am

My favorite subject should be music (I’m an opera singer - or was). But my favorite subject was English. Ms. Benatti (I wonder where she is now??) Ms. Benatti was a beautiful blonde Italian woman who married a Muslim if I recall correctly. She would tell us stories about walking through the streets of foreign lands completely covered in orange cloth (her favorite color) up from head to toe, with just her eyes lined with kohl colored liner, peering out. She had beautiful hazel eyes so I always imagined how pretty she would have looked.

I was just moving from NYC to the suburbs (HA!) of Long Island. She made me feel very welcome playing to my love of books and all things creative to get me to feel comfortable. Granted all 10th graders feel like outsiders, but me even more so as my mother just remarried and had twins around the same time we moved from my childhood apartment to a house in the burbs!

Our first project was to create a newspaper of our family. As I said, my mother just remarried and had twins as well so this was a great way of “fitting us all together on a page” so to speak. I created horoscopes, stories on my brothers and new twin brothers, an advice column about how to deal with calling a new father figure “Daddy” and when to. I included a crossword puzzle of all of our names and even my very own comics. I loved that project and remember getting so hyped up for it I worked on it overnight after a burst of creative ideas. I got an A+. I still have the newspaper with folded edges and yellowed with age, but I am saving it for my kids when they get a little older. We also have a blended family and I think it would help them to see what my frame of mind was, and how important each member of the family was for me growing up. You know, just showing them that I know what they could be going through.

So yes, I love 10th grade English.
Kathy Scott
Aug 8, 2008 at 6:13 am

I loved math.
Kristi C
Aug 8, 2008 at 6:21 am

My favorite subject in school was language arts.
Catherine KingChuparkoff
Aug 8, 2008 at 6:36 am

I loved History!!
Susan
Aug 8, 2008 at 6:43 am

My favorite was music!
David
Aug 8, 2008 at 6:56 am

My favorite was history.
Kimberly Cook
Aug 8, 2008 at 7:40 am

ART
Jamie McEwan
Aug 8, 2008 at 7:54 am

Math and History have always been favorite subjects of mine even after school
Susan C
Aug 8, 2008 at 7:56 am

My favorite subject was English. I read so many good books in school that I wouldn’t have chose on my own.
Lori Hilts
Aug 8, 2008 at 7:57 am

My favorite subject was English. It never ceases to amaze me at how poorly people speak and write! Fortunately, my kids love reading and writing as well. The Encarta would be a wonderful thing to have for the kids.
klm
Aug 8, 2008 at 8:22 am

My favorite subject was English.
Carroll Griggs
Aug 8, 2008 at 8:28 am

Loved History
tim brown
Aug 8, 2008 at 8:47 am

Math
THANK TOU GOD BLESS
Lisa
Aug 8, 2008 at 9:05 am

My favorite subject in school is Journalism.
Jason
Aug 8, 2008 at 9:07 am

Art class was my favorite.
Mia J.
Aug 8, 2008 at 9:50 am

My favorite subjects in school were English and Biology.
Jeff Floyd
Aug 8, 2008 at 10:15 am

I think I enjoyed recess the best =)
Angela J
Aug 8, 2008 at 10:32 am

I loved math, then English. I would love this for my grandkids who are struggling.
Sunshyne B
Aug 8, 2008 at 12:37 pm

My favorite was World History.
Jennifer Richardson
Aug 8, 2008 at 12:47 pm

Mechanical drawing was my favorite and best subject. I later became an Architect.
Patty
Aug 8, 2008 at 1:00 pm

Thank you for having this contest. I really appreciate it. My favorite subject was math.
jffryclough
Aug 8, 2008 at 1:13 pm

it would have to be art with a minor in phys. ed./recess/hookey
djp
Aug 8, 2008 at 1:18 pm

i didn’t like it at all, now i drive a bus and when the kids get on crying…well i know how they feel
B. Wong
Aug 8, 2008 at 1:28 pm

My favorite subject was reading.
Krystal deblasio
Aug 8, 2008 at 1:29 pm

my favorite subject is science.
Nikki
Aug 8, 2008 at 2:39 pm

Definitely history was the most interesting!
Denise B.
Aug 8, 2008 at 2:47 pm

My favorite subject was math.
Dan Smith
Aug 8, 2008 at 3:54 pm

I liked math
Barbara Fox
Aug 8, 2008 at 4:03 pm

Sociology.
Miranda Allen
Aug 8, 2008 at 4:07 pm

science
Leona P
Aug 8, 2008 at 5:06 pm

It was math
Regina
Aug 8, 2008 at 6:05 pm

Biology! Thanks Mr Agardi.
Roxanne
Aug 8, 2008 at 6:31 pm

I am going for my degree in Communications, I love the classes about how advertising has evolved
Susan A
Aug 8, 2008 at 6:47 pm

My favorite subject was English, the reading part, not the grammar! I taught myself to read at 3 and have going at it ever since! This would be a great help to a lot of children!
John Stetson
Aug 8, 2008 at 6:51 pm

I enjoyed all my math courses, that’s probably what lead to my second career as a math teacher
Erica C.
Aug 8, 2008 at 9:08 pm

chemistry!
Tammy Sinclair
Aug 8, 2008 at 10:43 pm

My favorite subject in school was Home Ec. I aced everyone in all the different categories: cooking, sewing, everything! I loved it!
Allison
Aug 8, 2008 at 11:06 pm

physio!!!
Kristie Belding
Aug 8, 2008 at 11:35 pm

History.
Sharon Jones
Aug 9, 2008 at 7:48 am

English for sure…always loved to read and to write…loved it..
Linda Moeller
Aug 9, 2008 at 7:49 am

I loved school. English & writing were my fave. Also loved math.
Kam A
Aug 9, 2008 at 7:57 am

My favorite was Social Studies or English :)
loralie
Aug 9, 2008 at 9:04 am

favorite subject: algebra
Linda Lansford
Aug 9, 2008 at 10:37 am

My favorite subject in school is history
T.Y. Williams
Aug 9, 2008 at 12:50 pm

Hands down my favorite class was band class. The music helped me get away for at least part of my day.
David W Hawkins
Aug 9, 2008 at 2:30 pm

Physical Education
Mindie W
Aug 9, 2008 at 3:23 pm

My favorite subject…hmmmm….ok I guess it was chemistry. Geek? yeah!
Will
Aug 9, 2008 at 6:32 pm

Biology for me.
Alicia
Aug 9, 2008 at 7:17 pm

My favorite subjects in school were Band, Biology, and Chemistry.

Total Nerd
Alan Huestis
Aug 9, 2008 at 7:43 pm

I enjoyed (Mech.) design and drafting.
tobye
Aug 9, 2008 at 7:45 pm

I liked history and creative writing.
Donna
Aug 9, 2008 at 8:24 pm

Math. thanks.
Tracy H
Aug 9, 2008 at 8:35 pm

My favorite subject was english literature.
Ginny
Aug 9, 2008 at 11:34 pm

Mine was science for sure!
Danielle
Aug 10, 2008 at 12:06 am

My favorite subject in school was History, but for some reason I got the worst grades in it.
brandy
Aug 10, 2008 at 3:17 am

I loved marketing class!
Deb
Aug 10, 2008 at 8:02 am

History hands down was my favorite subject. I would even read ahead of the assigned chapters because I found it so fascinating. My children are the same way, although I am more of a History geek than they are.
Angela Palmer
Aug 10, 2008 at 8:15 am

I really enjoyed Physiology. We had a great teacher. I think that makes all the difference.
charline s
Aug 10, 2008 at 9:11 am

My favorite subject in school was math.
Kelly
Aug 10, 2008 at 9:32 am

My favorite class was mechanical drawing, I just wished I had continued with it. Maybe I would have been an engineer or something!
James Coyne
Aug 10, 2008 at 11:02 am

My favorite class was my soccer class in college.
Julieh
Aug 10, 2008 at 12:38 pm

English–I learned about so many great novels in school.
Kelsey Weigel
Aug 10, 2008 at 12:58 pm

My favorite subject in school was English! I’ve always loved the readings and writing!
Cheryl Free
Aug 10, 2008 at 5:05 pm

My favorite subject in school was French :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!
Kristine
Aug 10, 2008 at 6:15 pm

History
Kelly Colucci
Aug 11, 2008 at 7:38 am

My fav subject in school was social studies - oh and lunch
Jenn S.
Aug 11, 2008 at 7:50 am

My favorite subject in school was World History.
Kelly
Aug 11, 2008 at 8:07 am

My fav subject in school was Science. love it!!!
Elisa P
Aug 11, 2008 at 8:57 am

I loved spelling and reading the best. No wonder that I work at home as a transcriptionist now!
Cheryl Lynne
Aug 11, 2008 at 9:04 am

My favorite subject was history.
Evelyn
Aug 11, 2008 at 9:50 am

English - I love the written word
tanya wilson
Aug 11, 2008 at 3:08 pm

I loved psychology.
Terri D
Aug 11, 2008 at 3:49 pm

Biology
Maggie
Aug 11, 2008 at 4:40 pm

I would say Geography because I spent most of my school days not knowing where I was.
Anthony Hedden
Aug 11, 2008 at 5:24 pm

english
Maja
Aug 11, 2008 at 5:47 pm

Psychology and Spanish
Gary Osborn
Aug 11, 2008 at 6:58 pm

Math!
Ginny
Aug 11, 2008 at 7:43 pm

english
Kayce C.
Aug 11, 2008 at 9:56 pm

English
joy
Aug 11, 2008 at 10:01 pm

My favorite subject in school was American Literature.
Leah Juarez
Aug 11, 2008 at 10:32 pm

My favorite subjects in school were English and Science!
:D :D :D
Jacob LaFountaine
Aug 11, 2008 at 10:46 pm

Science
Denise
Aug 12, 2008 at 12:28 am

Psychology for me.
Erma
Aug 12, 2008 at 8:14 am

I loved Biology.
Kefe
Aug 12, 2008 at 8:21 am

My favorite subject was social studies!
Samantha Miller
Aug 12, 2008 at 9:47 am

My favorite subject was gym. I also liked my Television and Radio Broadcasting class. I learned a lot.
C Ro
Aug 12, 2008 at 11:11 am

History was my favorite class. I would LOVE to own this!!!!
valerie mabrey
Aug 12, 2008 at 12:55 pm

I loved english and math
israel y
Aug 12, 2008 at 12:58 pm

favorite was gym. thanks for the contest
Brittany W.
Aug 12, 2008 at 3:11 pm

cool contest!
my favorite subject is history.
Dave Priewe
Aug 12, 2008 at 3:32 pm

My favorite class in school was history
Terre Nesham
Aug 12, 2008 at 5:57 pm

My fav subject was creative writing, lit, art and drama. I loved school.
Max
Aug 12, 2008 at 6:30 pm

history
shar
Aug 12, 2008 at 6:57 pm

English and history
Dean
Aug 12, 2008 at 6:57 pm

math, then science
Amy
Aug 12, 2008 at 7:53 pm

I really enjoyed my history classes.
Heather
Aug 12, 2008 at 7:55 pm

Biology and chemistry were my fav!!! I love learning about science!
Debbie B.
Aug 12, 2008 at 9:34 pm

I enjoyed my computer class !
Chrysa
Aug 12, 2008 at 9:47 pm

I always loved English and Spanish best.
Sherry Campbell
Aug 12, 2008 at 10:13 pm

Art and History
Robby
Aug 12, 2008 at 10:28 pm

Math was my favorite subject, but I really enjoyed science too.
Sherri Siler
Aug 12, 2008 at 10:35 pm

History was my favorite subject.
Renee
Aug 12, 2008 at 10:51 pm

Recess, lunch and study hall were my favorite times in school, but I did enjoy social studies.
Doris Yu
Aug 13, 2008 at 12:05 am

My favorite subject is biology!
Jay French
Aug 13, 2008 at 12:31 am

I always liked math.
Jeanine Price
Aug 13, 2008 at 1:28 am

Cool prize! I liked math and science! I would love to win! Thanks so much for the giveaway!
Julie
Aug 13, 2008 at 6:24 am

My favorite subject was social studies.
Maritza
Aug 13, 2008 at 7:29 am

Business Statistics.
Mary Byerly
Aug 13, 2008 at 7:36 am

Biology/Science
Brent
Aug 13, 2008 at 7:52 am

Music
hazel hunt
Aug 13, 2008 at 7:57 am

I loved English in any form.
Julie Lawrence
Aug 13, 2008 at 9:09 am

I loved Biology
Veronica Garrett
Aug 13, 2008 at 9:25 am

English was my favorite subject.
Louise
Aug 13, 2008 at 9:55 am

History was always my favorite all through grade school to graduation. However it was not my husband’s, he actually failed a history class twice in college. Fortunately the 3rd time was the charm because he needed it to graduate. I would really love to win this for my grand children. It would be wonderful to give them something productive and educational to do on the computer. Instead of games, chatting and IM’ing.
Tammy
Aug 13, 2008 at 10:28 am

My favorite subject was biology.
Jennifer Schroeder
Aug 13, 2008 at 10:47 am

I loved any and all types of science! Thank you for the great contest.
Erin Godtfredsen
Aug 13, 2008 at 10:53 am

I loved PE but English Literature was a great class
Lizzy
Aug 13, 2008 at 11:19 am

My favorite subject was art!
Gianna
Aug 13, 2008 at 11:55 am

Earth Science.
kathy
Aug 13, 2008 at 12:34 pm

I always loved English in high school. Now, I know how hard it is to get published. My favorite subject is now History.
Jean
Aug 13, 2008 at 1:11 pm

Philosophy for me! Thanks!
lorraine johns
Aug 13, 2008 at 2:16 pm

I loved English and Early American History. What a geek, hunh?????
CHERYL A FRANCISCO
Aug 13, 2008 at 2:47 pm

My favorite subject was Creative Writing.
cherylfrancisco@hotmail.com
kathy pease
Aug 13, 2008 at 3:03 pm

i loved science :)
Erica G
Aug 13, 2008 at 3:11 pm

My favorites were math and history.
Carla Pullum
Aug 13, 2008 at 3:23 pm

Favorite subject in school was English!! I love writing!
Rose Y
Aug 13, 2008 at 3:58 pm

My favorite subject was math.
Jenny
Aug 13, 2008 at 4:56 pm

Math was my favorite throughout school and Classroom Management in college.
r ferrell
Aug 13, 2008 at 5:03 pm

my favorite subject in school was definitely math. crazy, but true…. and i went on to get my BA in it as well…. though, now i am in the midst of completing an MSW, go figure. ;)
Kathleen Luman
Aug 13, 2008 at 5:11 pm

Biology
Pamela Hansen
Aug 13, 2008 at 5:16 pm

i would have to say chemistry or anatomy physiology
Samantha Pruitt
Aug 13, 2008 at 5:19 pm

art, it’s not as easy as it seems! that’s why i love it!
Donna Hunt
Aug 13, 2008 at 5:22 pm

My favorite subjects were math, French and music. Thank you for the contest!
K. Cleaver
Aug 13, 2008 at 6:01 pm

Biology and bookkeeping were my two favorite classes.
April
Aug 13, 2008 at 6:05 pm

Does study hall count? My next favorite would have been English class.
Sylvia Porter
Aug 13, 2008 at 6:05 pm

i’ve always liked math, i don’t know why!
Monica Cross
Aug 13, 2008 at 6:08 pm

History.
GENEVA LOVE
Aug 13, 2008 at 6:44 pm

NUMBERS ARE FASINATING
Renee Weinberg
Aug 13, 2008 at 6:55 pm

Environmental chemistry is a study for ecology.
Susanne Troop
Aug 13, 2008 at 8:29 pm

Algebra!
Lisa L.
Aug 13, 2008 at 8:32 pm

Recess because the playground was nice. Swings, jungle gym and nature trails to explore. I am an outdoorsy type!
wendy mcbride
Aug 13, 2008 at 8:34 pm

I liked English!
Gen
Aug 13, 2008 at 8:35 pm

My favorite subject was art- I loved it:-). Thanks for the give away!!
Renee Turner
Aug 13, 2008 at 8:48 pm

I loved English- especially when we got to write!
Marie Noguerole
Aug 13, 2008 at 9:26 pm

Science always held my interest, especially Anatomy and Physiology. I also had a love for ancient mythology and egyptology. Still do.
Janet
Aug 13, 2008 at 10:07 pm

english
kay
Aug 13, 2008 at 10:09 pm

My favorite subject always was math. It was a game to me — and I loved solving the puzzles (equations).

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