Updated:
3/28/05
Windows/Intel
- Camtasia - An instructional development tool.
- Clickbook - Creates and prints normal documents into booklets of any size. Great for day planners, CD covers, e-books, schedules, and more.
- DreamWeaver - A web development tool.
- ePrompter - a free email retrieval and notification software utility program that automatically checks up to eight password protected email accounts.
- Ipswitch WS_FTP - A file transfer protocol program.
- McAfee - An antivirus program.
- Norton (Symantec)- An antivirus program.
- PowerPoint - A presentation program that comes loaded on most computers and is available for Macintosh.
- Real Player - To access streaming video (an alternative Windows Media Player and Quicktime)
- Snagit - A Screen copy program to ‘capture’ entire screens or parts of screens as .jpg, .gif and other formats and insert these images into WORD documents, Power Points, Web Pages and attach to emails.
- Ultimate MultiMedia Alarm 3.0 - A personal scheduler (time management tool) for Windows 9x/2000/NT. It lets the user schedule events any time in the future and, when the time comes, Alarm carries out the action associated with that event. There are several possible actions that can be associated with each event: playing a wave file, saying the time, playing CD tracks, sending email, and opening a file. to help you use your computer as a time management tool.
- Zone Alarm - Personal firewall software that automatically protects your computer while on the internet so that no one can can access your computer or your files.
- Wincopy - WinCopy is an easy-to-use Windows screen capture program that creates BMP, GIF, TIFF, JPEG, etc. files. Various print options. Windows 95, Win98, NT compatible.
- Winzip - Tight integration with Windows: without leaving My Computer or Windows Explorer you can zip and unzip files, use drag and drop, and zip and email documents and folders. Supports Windows 95, 98, NT, and 2000.
- WS FTP HOME 9.0 - A file transfer protocol program.
- Flash Drive – You need your own tiny storage device, called a “flash” or “thumb” drive.
- Digital Camera - Use your camera; organize your photos. Put them into presentations, Power Points, documents, and slideshows.
- Headset Microphone - Invest in a little one of these so you can use your sound recorder on your computer to make sound files (.wav). You can make sound files to explain things and give instructions, upload them to your school’s network or the Internet, and let students listen to them over and over, at school or home. This also becomes an important tool for the students to learn to use, allowing them to use more media.
Macintosh
- Clickbook - Creates and prints normal documents into booklets of any size. Great for day planners, CD covers, e-books, schedules, and more.
Shareware
- A.D.A.M. Comprehensive - Study the human body
- All the Right Type - Teach typing in the classroom
- Buzz-o-sonic - Analyze sounds
- ClassMaster - Keep track of grades and attendance
- DivvyUp - Make scheduling classes easier than ever
- Eartraining - Learn to recognize chord intervals
- Extreme Mac HTML Tricks - Learn how to write HTML documents
- First Class Gradebook - Download a free grade-management package
- FishCard - Download a set of all-purpose flash cards
- Get Me Out of Here: Level A - Put on your thinking cap to find your way out of a crazy town
- Get Me Out of Here: Level B - Put on your thinking cap to find your way out of a crazy town
- Grade Machine Updater - Update this grading program to the latest version
- Gradebook Plus - Make your classroom record-keeping easier
- Gradebook Stack - Track grades throughout the semester and provide midsemester reports
- Gradekeeper - Track your students' progress with this easy-to-use grading program
- Grades - Minimize paperwork with an electronic grade book
- GradeTA - Provide grade reports on the Web
- Hot Potatoes - Create interactive testing and teaching programs for the Web with ease
- Inspiration (K-12 Education Edition) - Download a set of visual learning tools for your students
- Instant Math Series - Create math worksheets and grade them quickly
- Internet Training Module - Learn how to use the World Wide Web and the Internet
- LittleFingers Autoplayer - Play lessons from the LittleFingers Classroom Series
- Mac Seat'em - Organize seating charts on your computer
- Master Spell (68K) - Download a program for administering spelling bees
- Master Spell (PowerPC) - Download a program for administering spelling bees
- Mathematics TestBuilder - Make sophisticated mathematics exams
- MCQ Database - Prepare yourself for part one of the MRCP examination
- MediaStorm - Create multimedia presentations with this powerful authoring tool
- Music Mentor - Learn to read written music quickly
- Nothin' But the Facts: Pre-Algebra Skills - Help your students master algebra
- Phonics Based Reading - Teach fundamental reading skills with phonics
- Proctor - Use this applet to display and grade customized tests over the Internet
- QuizMaker Pro - Create quizzes for use in the classroom
- Scholastic Cup - Brush up on your general knowledge and pass those tests
- Secret Phonics - Guess the secret word while learning phonics with Sally Squirrel
- Sentence Starters - Complete a set of sentence starters on a particular topic
- Teach - Design dynamically engaging, interactive projects for your students
- Teacher Worksheet Maker - Make worksheets in a snap
- Teacher's Tool Kit - Generate curriculum with these teaching tools
- Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor - Learn to type with this full-featured, engaging program
- theGrader - Keep track of your students' grades with this simple tool
- theGrader (68k) - Keep track of your students' grades with this simple tool
- TimeLiner - Produce and view historical timelines in multiple formats
- TimeLiner Update Patch - Update your version of TimeLiner
- TypeMaster - Learn to type quickly and accurately
- Web Page Design Tutorial - Learn how to code HTML and publish Web pages
- Word Bingo - Generate bingo cards and calling lists
- Word Cross - Create colorful, thematic crossword puzzles for your students
- Word Link - Generate Cloze exercises
- Worksheet Magic - Create and edit worksheets for your students
