Adobe New Licensing, Certification and Curriculum for Primary and Secondary Schools
mary | 02 May, 2007 09:25
SAN JOSE, Calif. — April 24, 2007 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced new site licensing options, curriculum and certification programs for primary and secondary schools deploying Adobe Creative Suite 3. The new resources will make it easier for schools to deploy Adobe’s new offering of tightly integrated, industry-leading design and development tools into the curriculum, as well as into career and technical education programs. The new Adobe Creative Suite 3 K-12 School Site Licenses help primary and secondary schools to cost-effectively deploy Creative Suite on school-owned or school-leased computers across the campus. Once deployed, educators can implement one or more of the year-long project-based curricula which help to develop key digital communication and foundational career skills for students. The curricula, which ships on a DVD with the site licenses, include Visual Design: Foundations of Design and Print Production; Digital Design: Foundations of Web Design; and Digital Video: Foundations of Video Design and Production. Projects in each curriculum engage students in all aspects of design and development from planning to evaluation.
“Adobe is committed to offering educators the resources to help students succeed in today’s highly competitive workplace,” said Megan Stewart, director of K-12 Education at Adobe. “The combination of Adobe Creative Suite 3 with our new education resources will help teachers take classroom instruction beyond traditional learning techniques and engage students to express their ideas and prepare for future career paths.”
Additionally, through a partnership with Certiport, an industry leader in developing certification programs, Adobe will offer entry-level certification to educators and students. The new Adobe Certified Associate program validates communication and technology skills and tests for competencies in the use of Adobe technology.
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Sunburst Type to Learn and Ice Cream Truck now offering Universal Binary Support for Intel-based Macs!
mary | 01 May, 2007 09:35
Leading educational publisher Sunburst Technology announced that its Type to Learn 3 and Ice Cream Truck titles are available as Universal applications for Intel-based Macs. Sunburst Technology also announced that teachers' favorite classroom curriculum content including its award-winning "Learn About Science" series and the renowned "Tenth Planet" literacy series will soon be available as a Podcast, allowing users anywhere, anytime access to learning resources.
"Sunburst has been developing educational Mac software for over 20 years and we're delighted to be announcing these Universal applications," said David Wolff, Sunburst's Sr. Vice President of Development. "We remain committed to developing outstanding educational content for millions of teachers and students nationwide, whether its for the iPod or powerful Intel-based Macs."
"The blazing speed of our new Intel-based Macs provides a significant performance boost to all Universal applications," said Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. "We're thrilled to see Sunburst developing Universal versions of its key titles and educational Podcasting content to teach and entertain."
Sunburst Technology publishes award-winning instructional software for the K-12 school market. Proprietary series in the Sunburst lineup include HyperStudio, Key Skills, Tenth Planet, and Little Planet. Top selling titles include HyperStudio, Key Skills, Type to Learn, Hot Dog Stand: The Works, Easy Book Deluxe and A to Zap!