Software Guide
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This is an overview of software we have and how it can be used. For more information, help and tutorials with any of the software, see Ms. Peskin (Sanborn) or Ms. Forbes (Peabody). |
ActivStudio
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Whiteboard software for creating flipcharts and using the ActivPen. |
Adobe Acrobat
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Open and read PDF files. |
Adobe Photoshop
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Image editing software and software for importing images from a scanner. |
AppleWorks
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Word processing, spreadsheet, drawing (for newsletters and page layout projects), database. |
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All of our flat screen Macs can "burn" a CD of your files. |
Dreamweaver
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Web page editing software. |
ImageReady |
Create an animated image from a series of similar pictures. The image on the top left of CMS Student links was made in ImageReady. |
Excel
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Create spreadsheets for organizing data and tracking costs or math functions. |
FirstClass
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Our email software.
Note: In school the server should be set to 10.0.4.8. At home the server should be set to mail.colonial.net. |
Google Earth |
Explore the Earth from above. Use screen capture (Apple-Shift-4) to use images in your projects and lessons. |
GarageBand
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Music composition |
iMovie
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Creates slide shows of a series of pictures or can be used to create and edit video and movies. For more ideas for using iMovie in your classroom, click here: iMovie page. |
Inspiration
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Create idea webs and diagrams using symbols, links, and text. Convert to outlines and import/export to and from Microsoft Word. |
iPhoto |
Imports images from your digital camera and can organize all images you use from Internet resources and/or digital cameras. |
iTunes
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Sorts your music files. |
PowerPoint |
Can be used to create multimedia presentations combining image, sound and movies. |
Quicktime
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Plays quicktime videos, a common format of videos on the Internet. |
Safari
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Our web browser for exploring the Internet. |
Text Edit
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Basic text editing software, used for HTML and "Read Mes". |
Ultrakey
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Learn and practice touch typing. |
Windows Media Player |
Play windows media player movies, another common format for videos on the Internet. |
Word
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Word processing software.
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