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Readers may be familiar with Sarah Churman from a 2011 viral video in which she activates a hearing implant and hears for the very first time. In the video here, you can learn more about Churman’s story and how Microsoft technology enabled her to receive an Esteem Hearing implant and experience the laughter of her children in a whole new way.

Mystery Skype is a classroom game that challenges students to use technology in innovative ways and to develop global perspectives. Scott Bedley, a fifth-grade teacher, is excited to connect his students with other kids from all over the world.

Harold Lasko thought his painting days were over when he lost his eyesight. But his PC and Microsoft Paint have enabled him to keep creating. A former typographer, Lasko, 96, calls the computer a “marvelous instrument.”

“Just by using your hands in front of the Kinect you can actually control your x-ray without scrubbing out,” says Eric Vallieres, a general thoracic surgeon at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, Wash. “I can correlate what’s happening on the patient with what’s happening on the images, so there’s better flow of surgery, and that translates into better care for my patients.”