WG-Software


 * Software WorkGroup Summary **

=Recommended Toolbox: (* indicates software not currently licensed)=

Current Minimum Hardware Standard:
G4 e-Mac with 512mb RAM OS 10.4.11

__For Every School Computer:__
 **Symantec** (or other Virus Protection)
 * OS 10.5.8 or 10.4.1**1 (minimum) Standard Install (and all required software updates)
 * iLife '09** ** (need consistent version across machines) ** Also need imovie HD
 * Microsoft Office** - Must upgrade to 2010 (Pilot first to make sure it works in managed environment)
 * OpenOffice**-For those who want to try it.
 * FirstClass**
 * XMLConverter** ** (For all computers without Office Uprgrade) **
 * FireFox and Safari** ** (with __all__ plugins installed-RealPlayer, Flash, Flip4Mac) **
 * Windows Media Player**

__For Every Lab Computer: (All the above and...)__
[|**Scratch**] [|**Ezedia**] [|**Inspiration**] Current version is 7.5 [|**Kidspiration 2**] (shortlist for upgrade to version 3-STM) [|**Google Earth**] [|**Google SketchUp**] [|**TimeLiner5**] =__ Notes for Toolbox: __=
 * KidPix**
 * ****Audacity**** **
 * ****Phun*** **
 * [|**NVU**] (Open Source Dreamweaver-like HTML editor)**
 * Holt World Languages - Do schools have this working?-STM**
 * The Graph Club**
 * Edmark Bundle** ** (Bailey's Bookhouse, Milley's Math House, Sammy's Science House, * // Trudy's Time and Place) //**
 * //*Database Application (// [|**//Bento//**] //or// [|**//InspireData//**] //) (//**//InspireData **[|$799 Starter Kit-Buy] one kit and share?) (**Bento **$725 for 25 seats. Share one kit?)**//
 * //*Writing Tool for Grades K-3//** //? ??//

3. iLife needs to be consistent on all machines
**__Web Subscription ToolBox__** ** At the present time, funding for subscriptions to online resources varies from school to school and is very inequitable. Some school PTOs fund hundreds or thousands of dollars towards these subscriptions, while other PTOs refuse to fund these costs because they believe the monies should be provided from the District. We strongly believe that these curriculum resources are an essential tool for today's classroom and should be funded __ equitably by the District. __**

__**Priority 1: **__Fund //BrainPop// at the Classroom Combo Level for each school lab @$380. Brainpop supports nearly every curriculum area, providing introductions, summaries, and activities at all grade levels. The Combo level would provide much needed support for ELL students. //Brainpop Espanol// would provide resources for World Languages.

__**Subscription Proposal 1**__: Each school receives allocated portion of software budget to select and pilot resource subscriptions from an approved menu for one year. Each ETS would share pilot experience after a year with each other.

__**Subscription Proposal 2**:__ Each ETS submits proposals to pilot subscription re sources.

//Raz Kids// //Reading A-Z// //Science A-Z// //Enchanted Learning// //Glogster// //ExploreLearning// //XML Math// //Poll Everywhere// //Pebble Go - Note: District science coordinated feedback- has concerns about quality of information. Expensive-STM//
 * Suggested Web Subscription Menu:**

[|**NoodleTools**] (already funded) //VoiceThread (funded in Spring 2011)//
 * Current district Subscriptions:**

=How Would You Spend Ten Bucks?= Show your preferences for updating our Software Toolbox by allocating funds. Spend $10 in a manner that you think would best support teaching at your school.


 * Rescource ||=  Lincoln ||= Heath ||= Baker ||= Pierce ||=  Lawrence ||= Driscoll ||=  Runkle ||= Devotion ||= <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Totals ||
 * Inspiration9 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||=  ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||=   ||
 * KidPix4 ||= 0 ||= 1 ||= 2 ||=  ||= 3 ||= 0 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||=   ||
 * Hyperstudio/Blender ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||=  ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||=   ||
 * Type2Learn ||= 2 ||= 2 ||= 2 ||=  ||= 1 ||= 2 ||= 2 ||= 1 ||=   ||
 * Photoshop_Elements ||= 2 ||= 2 ||= 2 ||=  ||= 2 ||= 2 ||= 2 ||= 2 ||=   ||
 * Database_Tool ||= 0 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||=  ||= 0 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||= 1 ||=   ||
 * BrainPop ||= 3 ||= 1 ||= 3 ||=  ||= 1 ||= 3 ||= 2 ||= 2 ||=   ||
 * Kidspiration3 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||=  || 0 ||= 0 ||= 0 ||= 1 ||=   ||
 * iLife '09 Everywhere ||= 3 ||= 3 ||= 0 ||=  || 3 ||= 2 ||= 2 ||= 2 ||=   ||
 * > <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> Total ||= 10 ||= 10 ||= 10 ||=  ||= 10 ||= 10 ||= 10 ||= 10 ||=   ||


 * Comments:**
 * Driscoll: I'm comfortable with the current versions of Kidspiration/Inspiration (Only moderate use at our school) and KIdPix (Version 4 does not seem to offer much and there's been questions about support See Wikipedia ). I'd like to add much needed update to typing and photo editing programs. We're making great use of very limited Brainpop. A lab license would be well used. I'd also like to purchase some data tool (Inspire) and am willing to forgo some new stuff to ensure that every computer has stable 10.4.11/10.5.8 and iLife'0 **