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Bento 2 upgrade policy
I have been using Filemaker’s Bento for a few months now and it has worked well for me. I purchased it for $49 and although I don’t think it is worth more I was happy with the purchase. It is basically a dumbed down easy to use Database application that tightly integrates with Mac OSX [...]
Elmo Document Camera Update (Coupon Code)
I recently wrote an article about the Elmo Document Camera and it’s bennifits in the classroom. In looking at there site today I found that they have a limited time coupon code that can save you over $80. The code is TT02S
for use with Teacher’s Tool TT-02s Camera. Simple enter the code at checkout.
http://www.protechprojection.com/inc/sdetail/12232
Deep Thoughts Daily
I am pleased to announce my latest blog DeepThoughtsDaily.com. Although it is not very high tech it is a great location to get little thoughts to present to the class. I think it is very valuable for students to learn little thoughts that will help them through life and motivate success. There are a few [...]
Articulate Releases New Suite of E-Learning Authoring Tools
New York, NY (PRWEB) October 1, 2008 — Articulate, the market leader in rapid e-learning software, has released Articulate Studio ‘09, a powerful and easy-to-use suite of e-learning development tools.
significantly upgrades popular Articulate products and introduces a new video encoder.
“In the new Studio ‘09, we’ve combined requests from our users with innovative features no other [...]
Adobe Flex Builder 2 to Students and Faculty Free
SAN JOSE, Calif. — October 24, 2007 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that it is offering Adobe® Flex™ Builder™ 2 software at no cost to students and faculty at educational institutions worldwide. The Flex Builder 2 integrated development environment (IDE) is part of a powerful toolset for designing and developing rich [...]
ELMO Document camera
I have been using an overhead projector for many years in my teachin practice. It was great, I could face the students when I write, I could copy worksheets on a transparency so the kids could see it, and more. Although it was great it did have a few disadvantages. First even whan in good [...]
5 Best Photo Applications for the Mac Classroom
Editing and Manipulating photos is becoming an essential part of the multimedia classroom. In considering which tools are best I looked at a few primary factors. These include: Price, Capability, Ease of use, and educational value.
Pixelmator- $59 Pixelmator is a very powerful photo editing tool that gives you photoshop like capability in a easy to [...]
Investment Simulation for Teenagers
http://simulator.investopedia.com/
In one of my high school business classes we did an activity where we got to buy and sell stocks on paper for a quarter, and it was a great expierence. The down side to that expierence is that it was limited to the major stocks listed in the local paper, and we had to [...]
Mac Express! School Trends vs. Tech Trends!
In fourth Grade my elementary school got it’s first computers. They were the state of the art amazing Apple II Computers. These amazing machines allowed you to type and correct mistakes, without starting all over, and create cool looking banners with Print Shop. It seemed that Mac had a strong hold on the education market [...]
Scholastic Produces Free Resources for Bee Movie
Scholastic Bee Movie Resources
Dreamworks Bee Movie will hit the theaters this Friday. It is a perfect time to use the buzz created by the movie to provide interesting lessons in science and geography. Scholastic has put together a very good collection of resources that will get kids interested in these subjects. It includes a [...]
