D97 Approved Software Titles

August 31, 2004

All software that comes as part of an official curriculum series is automatically approved. This includes software that is part of the middle school algebra series, Connected Mathematics, Everyday Math, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Human Heritage, Holt Science & Technology , Houghton Mifflin Social Studies, Open Court, and Prentice Hall The American Nation. All licensing restrictions must be observed. Typically this means a single installation for every teacher kit owned by the district. Multiple copies cannot be installed in a single classroom.

All Classrooms, Labs, and Media Centers

Software

Description

System

Accelerated Reader Provides teachers with an easy and effective way to monitor all forms of guided reading practice. ONLY for schools with current support contracts
All if network & Web Based
Adobe PhotoShop Professional photo editing software. Very Expensive.
All
Adobe PhotoShop Elements Powerful, but scaled down version of Adobe PhotoShop. Affordable for schools and labs.
All
Contribute Contribute lets everyone in an organization publish to websites and bring them alive with up-to-date information without changing the design.
All
Dreamweaver Industry-leading web development tool, enabling users to efficiently design, develop and maintain standards-based websites and applications.
All
Excel Office Suite spreadsheet tool.
All
Fireworks Maximum image quality anad minimum compression size as you create, edit and optimize images for the web with precise control.
All
Flash Advanced authoring environment for creating interactive websites, digital experiences and mobile content.
All
Fetch FTP program for uploading files to a web server.
Mac OS X
GarageBand Record/create music. Podcasting.
Mac OS X
Google Earth Hi-res views of cities around the world.
All
Google Sketch-up 3-d Modelng tool
All
Hot Potatoes Create Quizzes, matching, crosswords
All
iPhoto Simple photo editing, slide shows, photo galleries...
Mac OS X
iTunes Music listening software
All
iWeb Web pages using templates. Not recommended.
Mac OS X
Inspiration Develop ideas and organize thinking. Integrated diagrammming and outlining.
All
IntelliTools Classroom Suite Skill-building tool for K-8 students, designed to boost their achievement on standards-based tests.
All
Keynote Apple Computer's presentation tool.
Mac OS X
Kidspiration K-5 version of Inspiration. Build graphic organizers to represent thoughts & information.
All
Macromedia Suite (Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks) Web design productivity tools. Target age: middle school through adult.
All
Magic Word Converter (in Shared Folder>Local Vol1) Convert Appleworks files to Word.
Mac OS X
Microsoft Word Microsoft Office Word Processing tool.
All
mPower Easy-to-use tools that give students and teachers the power to create interactive multimedia content to present their ideas.
All
Pages Part of iWork. Apple's desktop publishing tool.
Mac OS X
Powerpoint Microsoft Office Presentation tool.
All
Sibelius Software for writing, playing, printing and publishing music notation.
All
Skype Free calls via computer. Teacher only. Students under teacher direction for educational collaborations.
All
Terrapin Logo Programming language which suports robotics.
All

Special Education and Other Support Staff

Software

Description

System

BoardMaker  
CoWriter  
Draft:Builder  
Earobics  
Mac OS X
Intellikeys  
Intellimathics  
Intellipics  
Intellitalk  
Intellitools  
KeyMath  
Lexia Learning  
One Hand Typing Keyboarding tutorial for one-handed typists, available in per student CD format. Teachers the one-handed typing method via an eBook. Students continue to use Custom Typing for assessment and practice once the method is learned.
Order through SPED
Overlay Maker  
Phonics Based Reading  
PixWriter  
Strategies for Older Students  
WJR (Woodcock Johnson) – all titles  
Write:OutLoud