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An unusual day, part 1

Thursday did not go as planned for me. However, it managed to help me rethink the way our teachers want to, can, and should use technology on a daily basis in their classrooms. by Christopher Dawson

Tags: Classroom, Teacher, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-05

Master the Facts Multiplication 5.0.5 (Mac)

This program was made in direct response to teachers asking for math software that was more educational than entertainment. Master the Facts Multiplication is a no-nonsense approach to aiding students in learning their multiplication facts. Drills up to 12x12. Includes optional timer and displays problems missed at end of drill....

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Teacher, Fast Rabbit Software, Advertising & Promotion, Desktops, Tools & Techniques, Marketing, Hardware, Management

Software downloads 2009-11-02

One-2-Five Music Theory E-tutor 3.0 (Windows)

The One-2-Five E-Tutor will help prepare you for and help you pass all theory grade examinations in the U.K. and other countries up to Grade 5. It is designed to cover the minimum of requirements and to be reasonably comprehensible to children and adults who have at least started learning...

Tags: Theory, Microsoft Windows, Teacher, Music, Note-ability Applications

Software downloads 2009-10-28

Planbook 2.1.7 (Windows)

Designed for teachers, this software is a replacement for the traditional pen and paper Planbook. Support for up to 20 classes (12 on any given day) and a user-definable school year. In addition to duplicating the functions of a traditional Planbook, this software allows the user to: Attach files to...

Tags: Class, Microsoft Windows, Teacher, Lesson, Hellmansoft, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2009-10-26

STEARsoft (School Teachers Electronic Attendance Register software) 4.3.0 (Windows)

An electronic school attendance registration system to record and analyze student attendance. - Full school deployment is easy and quick, leveraging web-based technology. - Flexibility is built in to allow working with your existing school data system, with a dynamic ODBC standards-based data-link option. No need to replace your existing...

Tags: Software, Mobility, Microsoft Windows, Teacher, STEARsoft, Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Marketing Research, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Management

Software downloads 2009-10-20

Getting your teachers started with 1:1

Yesterday I wrote about the potential of 1:1 for improving literacy in our schools. However, as we integrate laptops more and more into classroom time, teachers frequently ask for simple ways to get started. How do they use these new resources for something more than glorified word processors...

Tags: Teacher, Notebooks, Training And Certification, Corporate Communications, Channel Management, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Marketing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-10-08

Practical guide to really making wikis work in the classroom

I stumbled across a great article this morning on the use of wikis in school. As Ruth Reynard points out in The Journal, ...the technology itself does not develop the skill, nor is it the teacher; the technology is only a tool, and teachers must...

Tags: Teacher, Wiki, Online Communications, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-10-07

SMART 1.0 (Windows)

Current assessment processes are inefficient, tedious and time consuming. Assessment papers are graded by teachers, marks are then manually added and entered into computer systems. Valuable teachers' time spent on these administrative tasks can be better utilized in actively engaging students in the learning process. Smart Marking Assessment Reporting Technology...

Tags: Teacher, PicsAlive, Current Assessment Process, Assessment Paper, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-01

I See Graphs 3.3 (Windows)

This math software was developed by a high school math teacher of 30 years. It's uniqueness and strength lie in the way it marries algebra and geometry in a way that enables students to "see" abstract algebraic concepts. Several features of the program cannot be found anywhere else in one...

Tags: Software, Microsoft Windows, Teacher, College Graphs, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2009-10-01

Hong Kong Institute of Education Cuts Internal Support Response Time From Seven to Two Days

Established in 1994, the Hong Kong Institute of Education HKIEd is a leading provider of teacher education in Hong Kong. HKIEd is diversifying its mix of courses to allow students to acquire nonteacher training credentials, such as an International Executive Master of Arts in Education Leadership and Change. They are...

Tags: Education, Oracle Corp., Hong Kong, Training, Teacher, HKIEd, Workforce Management, Roi/Tco, Training And Certification, Human Resources, Finance, Managerial Accounting

Case studies 2009-10-01

JACTVocab 2.0 (Mac)

To accompany use of the Ancient Greek beginner textbook "Reading Greek", by the Joint Association of Classical Teachers JACT, Cambridge University Press. Now updated for the second edition of "Reading Greek." This program includes all the learned vocabulary from the textbook, allows this vocabulary to be sorted and consulted in...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Teacher, Textbook, Vocabulary, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-09-28

Teacher Day Book 1.1 (Windows)

Teacher Day Book is designed to be used as a Day Plan Book by teachers. It can also be used as a Daily Planner for non-teachers. After doing a quick annual setup of the School Year and creating a TimeTable the Teacher Day Book is ready to use to keep...

Tags: Teacher, Robertson Software Solutions, Memory, Microsoft Windows, Flash Memory, Productivity, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-09-22

Don't Panic 1.3 Build 507 (Windows)

Don't want to get busted by your boss or your teacher playing Solitaire, chatting or surfing the web? Close hide or minimize and open multiple programs with the click of a button. So you won't have to panic anymore.

Tags: Boss, Teacher, Tundrea Adrian-Costin, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-09-21

Junglebyte Teach 4.3.189 (Windows)

Junglebyte Teach empowers the teachers and instructors in computer rooms with the ability to remotely monitor and control each and every student's computer to keep tab on student activity without ever leaving the desk. Built-in features such as Internet lock, application lock, keyboard and mouse lock ensure students are focused...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Broadcasting, Teacher, Computer, Junglebyte, Junglebyte Teach, Productivity, Projectors, Mice, Hardware, Components, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-09-01

I'm going to Blogsville!

Blogsville is a conference taking place at the end of October outside of Providence where several prominent bloggers will help explain "What it takes to design, develop, and manage any blog." This is a bit of a departure for me since my brand is so focused on educational technology....

Tags: Administrator, Blog, Teacher, Blogsville, Blogging, Web 2.0, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-23

Making the tablet computer "classroom-ready"

With all the recent conjecture about the rumored Apple tablet (nee "iPad") I found this email particularly interesting. Confessions of a teacher, parent and wanna-be tech geek by John H. Julian I've taught since 1980 and the people to get involved...

Tags: Teacher, Computer, Tablet Computer, Personal Information, Tablets, Notebooks, Productivity, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-16

Edmodo just gets better with Version 3.0

A while ago I posted here ("If a teacher had designed Twitter") about a really slick tool called Edmodo. Essentially, Edmodo is a Twitter-like microblogging platform with grouping, calendaring, and assignment functionality built in. As I wrote back in April, Edmodo is a piece...

Tags: Twitter, Teacher, Edmodo, Productivity, Content Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-11

Is it a bad thing to talk to your kids via social media?

I have a pretty short answer for this: No. OK, you're not getting off that easy; regular readers will know that I can get a bit long-winded. But I think this is important and would like for readers to weigh in. Earlier this week, I...

Tags: Social Media, Teacher, Kid, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-27

FET - Free Timetabling Software 5.10.2 (Windows)

FET is free, open source GNU/GPL software. Localized to English, Arabic, Catalan, German, Greek, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, and Turkish. Fully automatic generation algorithm, allowing also semi-automatic or manual allocation. Powerful flexible modular xml format for the input file, allowing editing with an...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Activity, Teacher, Liviu Lalescu, FET, XML, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2009-07-27

Why doesn't kid #1 tweet anymore?

That's what I call my oldest son on Twitter. Referring to him by name seems a bit unwise and it helps my couple thousand followers distinguish between kids when I tweet about their antics. With four kids and another on the way (don't worry, I live green in...

Tags: Facebook, Twitter, Teacher, E-mail, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-23