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If you're a teacher, and you've been looking for a multimedia project that your class can do that:
A) Doesn't cost much
B) Is easy to learn how to do
C) Integrates a lot of writing standards
D) Gets the kids really charged up
E) Is easy to share with the community (especially parents)
AND
F) Is just plain fun
Podcasting just might be what you are looking for!
If you aren't familiar with what this is, it basically boils down to the students...
It was almost as if my last post on Microsoft Office was a prayer that has been immediately answered!
Now, I understand that this won't be exciting to about 85% of the world's computer owners (because that is the rough percentage of Windows only users), but just last week, Apple announced iWork '08. This would be their first attempt to compete head-to-head with Microsoft Office.
iWork '06, which was the previous version, consisted of two programs: Pages (word processor) and...
No, it's not!
Lately, I've become very interested in alternatives to the traditional Microsoft Office Suite of applications. You know, the ever useful, standardized, and famous Word, Excel, and PowerPoint applications. These are great computer programs, make no mistake. There is definitely a reason why they have become the standard for office applications world wide.
There is, however, the problem of money. For normal folks, Microsoft Office isn't exactly...
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