Bytes Of Learning Introduces Laptop Initiative Licenses
mary | 28 February, 2007 12:27
Under a Network IP laptop license, schools and districts can install UltraKey 5.0 on all the laptops while continuing to collect performance data and manage the use of the software. UltraKey communicates with the UltraKey 5.0 Data Server software through any Internet connection. So, if the student is working at home on UltraKey 5.0, his progress is recorded real-time transparently. The UltraKey 5.0 Data Server software is Windows based but it communicates with Macintosh and Windows client copies of UltraKey 5.0.
CREATE Together is also an excellent tool for laptop initiatives enabling students to collaboratively work on projects and integrate them by exchanging project modules by Internet. The Windows format of CREATE Together even has a built-in emailing function. Mac users can email resources and project elements to each other.
Note that laptop initiative licenses pricing is available for schools only when the school owns the laptops.
SYSTAT 12 Is Now Shipping!
mary | 28 February, 2007 12:11
SYSTAT 12 is now shipping! SYSTAT 12 provides a very comprehensive set of statistical techniques, and it includes superb graphics capabilities. Designed for desktop computing in Windows, SYSTAT contains all the stats and graphs you need to get your work done and published. SYSTAT academic pricing is available along with other great titles from our website.
Emanuel Software is dedicated to making Moogie Math the number one software tool for mathematics proficiency test intervention.
mary | 27 February, 2007 09:47
In the fall of 1996, Joe Emanuel was assigned the task of preparing approximately twenty-five 11th and 12th grade students for the Ohio 9th Grade Math Proficiency Test. During the three-week remediation (yes, we know that's not nearly long enough) Mr. Emanuel found himself creating a lot of worksheets, and specifically, the questions that went on them. After about the fifth set, it dawned on him that this was something a computer could do, and thus was born the concept of Moogie Math: Every time a question appears, the numbers are always different. In addition to the ever-changing questions, Moogie allows students to do their Work-Outs in the Learning Strand of their (or their teacher's) choice. And Moogie remembers how students do on each question - not just overall in an area.
In 1999, Moogie Math Plus was released. The Plus version allows teachers to create worksheets and tests by selecting how many questions for each objective should be used. Because the numbers always change, every worksheet is different. As you can imagine, the ability to create an unlimited number of worksheets customized for precisely what their students need is very well received by teachers.
In 2004, Moogie Math officially went online as Moogie on the Net. Now there is no need to install software and wonder, "Do we have the latest version?" Moogie can be used on any operating system with a browser and Internet access.
Moogie on the Net also saw the added features of Online Assessments, AWWS (Actively Working the Weak Spots) Follow-up Workouts, teacher-defined Moogie Educational Plans (MEP's), and the ability for students to Stomp their Red Flags.
Next up will be Moogie Mach 10. It will combine all the best parts of each of the existing forms of Moogie. The anticipated release date is June 1, 2007.
Moogie Math meets NCTM, NAEP and most state standards.
Inspiration 8 and InspireData Announced as Finalists in the Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) 22nd Annual Codie Awards
mary | 27 February, 2007 09:04
Inspiration Software has announced that two of its visual learning software products, Inspiration 8 and InspireData, are finalists in the Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) 22nd Annual Codie Awards. The Codie Awards recognize 72 categories of outstanding products and services. This year's finalists represent more than 1,200 nominations, submitted by more than 600 companies — breaking the record set in the 2006 awards.
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Adobe Digital School Collection: Technology Motivates Students in the Classroom
mary | 26 February, 2007 10:22
Adobe Digital School Collection gives teens the tools to express their technical wizardy.
Classroom teachers know that state standards rather than digital gadgets drive instruction. But truth be told, it's often the technology that motivates students to do the work.
The success of Apple's iPod and Web sites like MySpace, Facebook, and YouTube suggests that tweens (ages 8–13) and teens alike appreciate opportunities to share messages, audio files, photos, and video clips with online friends. Adobe's Digital School Collection turns their love of techno-wizardry into a teachable moment, enabling them to construct digital narratives focused on classroom instruction. If students know they are going public with their work, they will be much more inclined to put in their best effort. This collection of digital communication tools includes four popular Adobe applications: Photoshop Elements 5.0, Premiere Elements 3.0, Contribute 4, and Acrobat 8 Professional. It also has a teacher resource CD with lesson plans and assessments for science, history, civics, and art, plus hands-on tutorials, technical guides, teaching advice, images, videos, and links to online educational resources. I'll examine each product's highlights.
To read the full article, click here.
AceReader Pro is Top Winner in Technology & Learning Magazine's 2006 Awards of Excellence
mary | 26 February, 2007 09:05
Technology & Learning Magazine named AceReader Pro from StepWare its "Top Winner" in the 24th annual Awards of Excellence. Eclipsing programs from such well-known educational software companies as Microsoft, Apple, Scholastic, and Harcourt, AceReader Pro was singled out as the finest of the 55 curriculum products that won this year's Awards of Excellence.
AceReader Pro teaches students, teachers, and business executives to read faster, on and off the computer. The program enhances reading speed and comprehension by training the eye to properly scan electronic pages. AceReader Pro teaches you to break bad reading habits such as subvocalization (pronouncing the words in your mind as you read), and regression (reading passages more than once). It also helps expand your eye fixation zone so that you can read multiple words at a time.
The judges cited AceReader Pro's text-to-speech features, ease of use, and usability in the classroom and in the home. They also gave high praise to AceReader Pro's interactive flash card games for their ability to engage kids and keep them on track.
Visit us to see all software and licensing options for StepWare AceReader Pro Academic Pricing.
Discovery Channel Software Announces The Release of New Titles
mary | 23 February, 2007 10:53
Try a Free Trial of Stagecast Creator 2!
mary | 23 February, 2007 08:53
Stagecast Creator 2 is unique in its ability to develop thinking skills as students make original interactive simulations, games and stories. Motivated by the desire to get their games working, students learn to diagnose problems, employ logic and exercise patience as they design, program and troubleshoot their animated creations. In project-based learning, students use Stagecast Creator 2 to build simulations that demonstrate their mastery of concepts in science and other subjects. Because Stagecast Creator 2 's totally visual, mouse-driven interface is much easier to learn than a programming language, some computer teachers make Creator a prerequisite to courses in robotics, web scripting and programming.
Winner of several awards including Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award and the Top Choice Software Award, free trials of Stagecast Creator 2 dual license school version are available from CCV Software.
Gamco Software: Spelling Moves Beyond Reading, Memorizing to Pattern Recognition
mary | 22 February, 2007 08:00
Recent educational research suggests that the traditional method of teaching spelling through reading and note memorization may not be the best approach. Rather, teaching students to recognize letter and word patterns empowers them to be independent readers.
Gamco Software, published by Siboney Learning Group, met this change in spelling education with its latest program, Spelling Buzz. Students compete against each other or against Buzz the Bee in several spelling bee activities, earning points for spelling correctly. This flexible software program allows students to set the pace from easy to challenging, while teachers can import their own words or use the lessons provided.
Students in kindergarten through 6th grade encounter words commonly found in basal series used by schools. Each lesson contains 10 words that share a letter or sound pattern or that relate to a subject area like science. Students learn to manipulate words and gain experience in components of words, such as roots, prefixes, and suffixes, as well as spelling patterns, such as word families.
Spelling Buzz academic software discounts are available through CCV Software.
Harmonic Vision's Music Ace Maestro Named Notable Software by Association for Library Service to Children
mary | 22 February, 2007 07:08
CHICAGO, IL—February 15, 2007—
Harmonic Vision, a leading developer of music education software, announced that its
Music Ace Maestro music theory curriculum was named a 2007 ‘Notable Computer Software for Children’ title by the Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC). Each year the ALSC recommends exemplary books, videos, recordings, and computer software for children.
When announcing the 2007 honorees, ALSC described
Music Ace Maestro as, “This easy-to use music theory software gives students the ability to learn independently and at their own pace while having fun with a new game for each lesson. Skills are logically scaffolded and will suit the novice or those looking for a refresher equally well. Combining the 48 lessons from
Music Ace and Music Ace 2, Maestro includes new student assessment and curriculum management tools for teachers as well as Music Doodle Pad, a program that allows students to
compose and hear their own music. This entertaining and educational software will be one that students choose to return to whether it’s assigned or not!”
Music Ace Maestro was the only ‘Music and Arts’ software recognized.
In addition to the ALSC Notable Computer Software for Children honor,
Music Ace Maestro has received Technology & Learning’s 2006 Award of Excellence and a ComputED Eddie Award.
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