Bootcamp feature for Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Honest Technology has been making a wide variety of video and DVD burning software for years. One notable new product is VHS to DVD 3.0 Deluxe. For under 80 dollars...it gives you the hardware and software you need to take your old video tape collection....and digitize the content onto DVDs or CDs. Another, perhaps more unique offering is called Claymation Studio. Managing director Jay Choi...says it is simple enough for kids....or grown-ups

"So you can use your existing photos. So you don't need other software. You can use your digital camera and take pictures, as many pictures as possible, moving the figure or clay, any figure. You can open those files in your program, and our program will create a stop motion video for you. That's one way. Another way is you can utilize your PC cam or any device the computer recognizes to capture on the spot. You can use our software to capture video also, capture pictures."

You can import audio or record your own and synchronize the clips with stop motion frames. The program lets use chroma key to change the background for your video. From there...

"You can save it in WMV format for compression and also AVI format, if you want to save it on your computer as a bigger file."

Educational discounts are available for these and other Honest Technology titles:

Honestech Backpack Journalist (Academic Pricing)

Honestech Fireman CD/DVD Burner 3.0 (Academic Pricing)

Honestech Video Editor 7.0 (Academic Pricing) 

Stationery Studio, FableVision's K-5 writing software, garnered yet more recognition this month, this time with Parents' Choice bestowing their Recommended Software Award. Our award-winning Stationery Studio software inspires kids to express themselves through writing, both on and off of of the computer.

As our friends at Parents Choice point out, "Stationery Studio is useful to those working in a wide range of handwriting styles and over several years of handwriting development. The software is easy to use, if not absolutely seamless."

Congratulations to Dr. Peggy Healy Stearns, who designed the software with the FableVision team!

Also by FableVision:

BrainCogs: The Personal Interactive Coach for Learning and Studying

Essay Express 

Sibelius Software, makers of the worlds best-selling music notation software, today announces the release of Sibelius 5.1 – a free update for Sibelius 5 that enhances the user experience for musicians using the software with Windows Vista, Mac OSX, Music XML and controller keyboards from M-Audio. The upgrade also makes it easier to audition and find the right sounds using the mixer and to get going with the wealth of new built-in sounds supplied with Sibelius 5.

Sibelius 5 users can download the free update from www.sibelius.com/helpcenter or by choosing Help > Check for Updates in Sibelius 5.

Sibelius 5.1 fully supports the Aero look and feel of Windows Vista, giving it an engaging interface on Microsoft’s new platform. On the Mac, version 5.1 enables users to locate scores using Spotlight, and preview scores using Quick Look in the new Leopard operating system (Mac OSX 10.5).

MusicXML 2.0 – the latest version of the industry-standard format to transfer scores between notation engines – is fully supported in Sibelius 5.1. This includes the new compressed .mxl format, which reduces MusicXML file sizes by around 20 times. The handling of instruments and layouts from MusicXML files has also been enhanced, and more notation than ever are imported, including unpitched percussion, multirests, guitar chord diagrams, and many more.

Users of M-Audio controller keyboards that offer extra buttons, faders and rotary controls can now easily use these to manipulate audio and other settings within Sibelius Software, thanks to a range of new input maps for M-Audio keyboards.

An update to the brand new mixer in Sibelius 5 makes it easier to identify sounds by seeing their program names, rather than just sound IDs. Users can also audition sounds and change a staff’s MIDI channel all directly from within the mixer to help find the right sounds more quickly.

Playback of rolls and other unpitched percussion effects has been enhanced and it is now easier than ever to get started with Sibelius 5’s brand new built-in sounds thanks to a default playback configuration.

Corel, a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced Corel® Painter™ X has been honored with Technology & Learning's 2007 Award of Excellence. Awarded annually for over 20 years, the Award of Excellence recognizes both the "best of the best" as well as creative new offerings that help educators in the business of teaching, training and managing with technology.

"Corel® Painter™ X is part of a group of winning products honored because they reflect an impressive effort by publishers to respond to the real needs of schools," said Susan McLester, editor-in-chief of Technology & Learning. "The offerings being honored are practical, innovative and central to a variety of district and site operations."

Corel® Painter™ X is the world's most powerful natural media painting and illustration software, delivering a next-generation art studio that blurs the line between traditional and digital art like never before. Corel Painter X has become the industry standard for digital painting and illustration, with the introduction of unparalleled performance, new composition tools and the revolutionary RealBristle Painting System that provides an organic painting and illustration experience – right down to the individual bristles on the brush. Educators around the world are harnessing the power of Corel Painter to enhance the learning experience and provide students with the skills they need to succeed as leading creative professionals.

"Corel® Painter™ X helps students prepare for a future in graphic design, concept art and the photography industries by providing professional tools- including the RealBristle Painting System and the Divine Proportion composition tool - that faithfully translate traditional art techniques into the digital realm," said Rob MacDonald, Product Manager, Corel® Painter™ X. "We are thrilled and honored that Technology & Learning has recognized Corel's commitment to education with this award."

Available on both the Macintosh® and Windows® platforms, the Corel® Painter™ X Academic Pricing is available to students and educational institutions.

Check out these other offers:
Corel Painter X with Intuos3 6x8 Bundle (Academic Pricing)

Corel Painter X with Intuos3 9x12 Bundle (Academic Pricing)

With Art Across the Curriculum Computer Activities students use Microsoft Office to enrich every student they teach with user-friendly and innovative art activities by Melanie Crowder

Art Across the Curriculum Computer Activities helps the K-8 teacher integrate art and technology into the classroom.  These easy to use lesson plans expand and enrich the subjects educators are already teaching.  Whether your classroom has two computers, or access to a computer lab, whether you have a closet full of art supplies or just a few trays of markers and colored pencils, this standards-based resource will enhance your teaching with great new ideas that will work for you!  

Students learn to integrate Celtic Knotwork into the study of the Irish Potato Famine, Kandinsky’s paintings into a music lesson, mosaics into a geography unit and much, much more using Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint! Grades K-8

Texthelp is dedicated to providing comprehensive literacy software solutions for individuals with reading and writing difficulties, learning disabilities such as dyslexia, and who are English Language Learners. Texthelp has developed a range of assistive technology software products to help individuals with reading, writing and literacy difficulties. Texthelp's premier education product is Read & Write 8.1 GOLD.

Read & Write 8.1 GOLD is an award-winning literacy productivity tool designed to help struggling students by allowing them to complete reading, writing, and research assignments as well as tests independently. The product is an easy-to-use toolbar that seamlessly integrates with widely available familiar Windows Applications such as Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer, and Adobe Reader and allows students with low reading and writing proficiency to work on their own alongside their peers in the classroom.
 
Read & Write 8.1 GOLD is available in three versions:
 
Read & Write 8.1 GOLD (for Windows and Macintosh) - is available on CD with both single user and unlimited site licenses.

Read & Write 8.1 GOLD DELUXE (for Windows only) - is also available on CD with both single user and unlimited site licenses; has all of the features of Read & Write 8.1 GOLD plus two powerful resource tools, Testmaker and PDF Accessibility Editor.
 
Read & Write 8.1 GOLD MOBILE (for Windows only) - comes on a USB flash drive and allows students to use all of the features of Read & Write 8.1 GOLD on any computer running Windows Vista, 2000 or XP anywhere, anytime with no installation required.


 

23 October, 2007

To coincide with the worldwide release of Apple's Mac OS X Leopard on October 26th, Softpress will release version 4.4 of its award-winning web design applications. Both Freeway 4 Pro and Freeway 4 Express add compatibility with Leopard's new "Quick Look" feature and are free to existing users of Freeway 4 as a download from the Softpress website.

As one of the over 300 new features included in Leopard, Quick Look gives an instant preview and improves user recognition of files created in Freeway 4.

"Congratulations to Apple on this groundbreaking release," commented Richard Logan, Managing Director of Softpress. "Although we have been Leopard-ready for some time, we're delighted to offer a free update that goes beyond compatibility and adds real-world functionality."

Registered users will be able to download the update at http://www.softpress.com/support/freeway4updates.php

From Education Week
By Andrew Trotter
 
 
Not all educators agree that the best ways to teach mathematics include giving students electronic calculators. But many do, and their view is reflected in the policies and practices of school districts, textbook publishers, testing companies, and state education agencies.

That adds up to profits for Texas Instruments, the Dallas-based semiconductor manufacturer that invented the hand-held calculator 40 years ago and dominates the school market for the devices today.

The company’s school calculator franchise is protected by a fortress of advantages that its frustrated rivals find hard to penetrate, analysts and educators say. Those include its early lead in the field; its extensive instructional resources and training for teachers; publishers’ inclusion of Texas Instruments-specific lessons as supplements to major math textbooks; and unmatched success at getting districts to buy its calculators or require children to have them.

“Texas Instruments’s genius was to recognize that the key to the acceptance of its technology in schools was tying it to the existing curriculum—everything follows from there,” said Elliot Soloway, a University of Michigan education professor who has developed methods of using hand-held computers in science classrooms. “They got well-accepted by math educators.”

Despite its dominance, analysts point to several potential threats to Texas Instruments’s lead in the school calculator marketplace. The company may be vulnerable on the price front, for example. The tide in math research could turn against calculators. Or the company’s latest generation of new technology, rolled out last month, could fall flat.

A ‘Good Business’

But for now anyway, Texas Instruments holds, by its own reckoning, 60 percent of the market for the scientific and graphing calculators used in middle school, high school, and university-level education. Melendy Lovett, the president of Texas Instruments’s educational technology division, said the company sells between 3 and 4 million graphing calculators per year and has nearly 13 million calculators of all kinds currently in use in schools.

Its two main competitors, Casio. and the Hewlett-Packard, keep mum about their market shares. But Hewlett-Packard is widely used in universities, suggesting that Texas Instruments may claim an even greater chunk of the K-12 market.

New from Texas Instruments!  The TI-Nspire Graphing Calculator:

TI-Nspire CAS Graphing Calculator

TI-Nspire CAS Graphing Calculator Teacher Bundle

TI-Nspire CAS Graphing Calculator Teacher Kit

TI-Nspire Graphing Calculator

TI-Nspire Graphing Calculator Teacher Bundle

 

Core Learning is pleased to announce the launch of its Core Mind Builder Collection, a personal computer-based software series aimed at using mentally challenging tests and exercises to help sharpen and develop mental abilities and improve memory.

“There is a growing interest in our ageing society for people to do things which keep their minds busy and sharp,” said Doug Hatch , President and CEO of Core Learning. “Coming from a strong, award-winning educational background, we feel we have a lot of proven resources for developing critical thinking skills. We selected and modified these resources to focus on mental fitness for adults, and the result is the Core Mind Builder Collection, an outstanding collection of tests and exercises that are fun and easy for people to use on their home computers.”
Core Learning's Core Mind Builder Collection is different from other popular brain development products in that the software creators have a history of developing industry-leading educational programs, as opposed to games and entertainment. The Collection is also more accessible and easy to use by a greater number of people since there is no special hardware necessary to run the software, which works on any personal computer running Windows 2000, Windows XP or Vista .
The Core Mind Builder Collection includes Core Mind Builder and Core Mind Builder Pro Editions. Core Mind Builder includes hundreds of stimulating multiple choice and simple text questions, designed by top MENSA puzzle editors and test experts. Users can choose a difficulty level, and then increase the challenge as they become more competent. Critical thinking tests help users think more clearly, analyze situations more efficiently and learn to recognize patterns in seemingly confusing situations. Math exercises are included to challenge both working and long-term memory to keep memory function efficient, and support general mental processing capability. Core Mind Builder has been highly rated as a preparation program for SAT and other types of entrance exams.

Core Mind Builder includes four brain building software programs. In addition to the basic Core Mind Builder software, the Pro Edition also includes Core IQ Builder, which tests and broadens general intelligence abilities, Core Career Builder, which is a practical test of verbal, math and other skills commonly assessed and valued by employers, and Core Aptitude Builder, where users employ math, verbal and general intelligence tests to explore personality traits, attitudes and abilities to suggest suitable careers.

Portland, Ore; Langenthal, Switzerland (PRWEB) October 16, 2007 -- GenevaLogic today released an update to its student computer security software. Protect-On2 is now compatible with the new Windows Vista operating systems. This means that teachers can save and restore the original configuration of classroom computers - avoiding viruses, frustrating downtime or unwanted downloads - with a quick restart on their school's newest computers as well as their other Windows legacy machines. Existing Protect-On2 customers with active annual support and upgrade protection packages can download a free update at www.genevalogic.com/protect-on2/.

Founded in 1996, GenevaLogic is a privately held company whose Vision® classroom management software is used in more than 50,000 classrooms worldwide. In June, the company announced that all products in the Vision family - Surf Lock2, App-Control, Pointer On-Screen Annotation and the new Vision Teach-Pad - were also compatible with the new operating systems.

Surf Lock2, App-Control, Pointer On-Screen Annotation are all available as K-12 Site Licenses.

"At GenevaLogic, we are constantly updating our classroom management software so it meets the changing technology needs of today's schools," said Kirk Greiner, chief executive officer, GenevaLogic. "With the updated Protect-On2, teachers can be confident that student computers are virus-free and ready to use all of the time."

Using Protect On2 K-12 Site Licenses, teachers can roll back virus damage and unwanted changes that students may have made to classroom computers. With a simple restart, computers are back to normal with no damage, downloads or games. Protect On2 K-12 Site Licenses allows teachers to remotely reboot, change settings or wake the student computers and schedule unprotected time for system changes, such as virus protection updates. The computer security software saves teachers valuable time that, in the past, was spent changing security settings on individual computers.

While Protect On2 is available as a stand-alone product, it can also be easily integrated with Vision classroom management software. Easy one-button integration with the Vision toolbar makes it simple to open the security console and manage security settings. Teachers can also use the Vision dashboard to keep track of which computers have active security and are protected in the classroom. The Protect On2 console can be opened from the Vision dashboard to change settings.

Learn more about Vision6 K-12 Site Licenses!

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