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WHATSNEW Online & Software DIGITAL PHOTO SUITE 2009 (WWW.SERIF.COM) The Digital Photo Suite 2009 makes it simple to organize, enhance, and share photos. Combining the tagging and sorting features of Serif’s new AlbumPlus X3 with the image stitching of PanoramaPlus 3 and other oneclick image-editing tools, Digital Photo Suite enables teachers to create projects with photos from class projects, trips, and other school events. AlbumPlus X3 streamlines the process of searching a personal image library. The one-click enhancement tools also enable users to give portrait subjects quick makeovers. Price: $49.99 Category: Web Design Tools HOTMATH LIVE MATH TUTORING (WWW.HOTMATH.COM) Hotmath.com now has live online math tutoring. Live online math tutoring connects students instantly with professional math tutors who offer help on topics ranging from pre-algebra to calculus. Communication takes place online through an interactive whiteboard where visual aids such as drawings, graphs, and mathematical steps can be displayed. Price: Less than $20 per hour Category: Math TYPING ADVENTURE (WWW.TYPINGADVENTURE.COM) Adventure Jack and Jane are international explorers trying to recover rare artifacts from around the world. This adventure—created by a teacher—is the foundation of this typing-tutor software, featuring more than 70 lessons, practices, and tests that include puzzles, games, and more. “Tiki Bob” records student scores and tracks their progress. Price: Starts at .50/student Category: Keyboarding Software LOGGER LITE FOR DELL’S MINI 9 (WWW.VERNIER.COM) Vernier has released a free version of their Logger Lite software for the Dell-powered Inspirion Mini 9. Logger Lite provides fundamental graphing and analysis tools for K-12 science students. Combined with Vernier probeware, Logger Lite gives students the ability to draw predictions, collect realworld data, and make conclusions based on their analyses. Both a Windows XP and a Linux version of the software are available for free downloading from www.vernier.com/netbooks. Price: Free Category: Science, Data Collection STANFORD 10 ONLINE (WWW.STANFORD10ONLINE.COM) Stanford 10 Online is a multiple-choice assessment that helps educators determine student achievement in real time for grades 3 through 12. Online assessments allow for automated capture, real-time reporting, and scoring and immediate normative analysis. Price: Ranges per student from $11.99 to $14.99 Category: Online Assessment GINGER SPELL (WWW.GINGERSOFTWARE.COM) Ginger Software launched the free beta of Ginger Spell, a downloadable program that enables children and adults to write error-free texts independently. The program uses patent-pending technology to automatically correct spelling mistakes and misused words in a familiar Microsoft Wordbased environment. Price: Available to schools at no cost through the end of the 2008-09 school year Category: Writing PRIVACYVAULT (WWW.PRIVACYNETWORKS.COM) PrivacyVault is an email-archiving solution that provides users with a simple search engine for all their email. Searches can be performed for a single PrivacyVault user retrieving their email or for an administrator searching across an entire organization’s email. Price: Free Category: Email archiving 40 | TECH & LEARNING http://WWW.SERIF.COM http://WWW.HOTMATH.COM http://WWW.HOTMATH.COM http://WWW.HOTMATH.COM http://WWW.TYPINGADVENTURE.COM http://WWW.VERNIER.COM http://WWW.STANFORD10ONLINE.COM http://WWW.STANFORD10ONLINE.COM http://www.vernier.com/netbooks http://WWW.GINGERSOFTWARE.COM http://WWW.GINGERSOFTWARE.COM http://WWW.PRIVACYNETWORKS.COM http://WWW.PRIVACYNETWORKS.COM

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Technology & Learning - February 2009 Contents Editor's Desk News & Trends How It's Done - The Science of Class Collaboration Put to the Test: T&L Editors Take Some New Products for a Test Drive NComputing X550 Epson DC-10s Samsung UF-130DX Digital Presenter Brother MFC-6490CW All-in-One Adaptive Curriculum: Science Dukane AirSlate 3 A Second Life for Professional Development Control Room 11 Tips for Better Laptop Learning One-to-One Veteran Advice What's New They Said It

Technology & Learning - February 2009

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