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MCH Multimedia Developers of Interactive Software
http://mchmultimedia.com
MCH Multimedia's mission is to maximize the potential for successful learning and teaching through the effective use of educational technology.
Tutorial Finder
http://www.tutorialfind.com
This site offers tutorials for a wide range of topics, including technology.
DK Multimedia at Educate me.net
http://www.educate-me.net
Multimedia software and hardware, including DK titles, are sold at Educate Me.
ADAM: The Inside Story
http://www.adam.com/Our_Products/School_and_Instruction/Educators/K-8/atis.html
A.D.A.M. The Inside Story is a multimedia introduction to the secrets of the human body.
RiverDeep
http://www.riverdeep.com
RiverDeep is an education software company.
Clifford Interactive Storybooks
http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/
Stories and games featuring the Clifford character help early readers develop phonics skills.
Sepharus
http://www.sepharus.com
Interactive story software is sold at these sites.
Listing of books online
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books
This site lists over 20,000 free books on the Web.
Free downloadable books
http://www.free-ebooks.net
Free-eBooks.net collects free fiction, tutorial, marketing, and business eBooks.
Encarta
http://encarta.msn.com
Encarta is an online information source that includes the following features: Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Atlas, Homework, College, Grad, Online Degrees, and Career Training.
Encyclopedia.com
http://encyclopedia.com
This online encyclopedia allows keyword searching and alphabetical index browsing.
Britannica
http://encyclopedia.com
This online encyclopedia includes keyword search, subject index, timeline, atlas, and dictionary.
Grolier Online
http://go.grolier.com
The online encyclopedia and reference resource includes homework help, teacher materials, and librarian information.
The Old Farmer's Almanac
http://www.almanac.com
The Old Farmer's Almanac provides astronomy, weather, gardening, and history information for every day of the year.
World Almanac for Kids
http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com
The World Almanac for Kids offers information and games related to geography, culture, and science.
Nation by Nation Almanac
http://www.nationbynation.com
For each country, demographic, historical, economic, and other data is available.
World Atlas
http://www.graphicmaps.com/aatlas/world.htm
Maps, information, and current weather are provided for each country.
World Map
http://www.worldatlas2000.com
Maps, information, and current weather are provided for each country.
USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com
Articles and multimedia from the daily news.
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/
Articles from the daily news.
Graphics for Teachers
http://www.teachingheart.net/graphic1.html
This site provides instructions for teachers on placing graphics in documents, and it includes links to clip art sites.
Microsoft's Clip Art and Media Collection
http://office.microsoft.com/clipart
Clip art, photos, animations, and sounds for Office are provided at this searchable site.
FlamingText
http://www.flamingtext.com
This site creates custom buttons, text, and other visual elements.
Animation Factory
http://www.animationfactory.com/
Thousands of royalty-free animations to download.
SmartDraw's Clip Art Collection
http://www.smartdraw.com/resources/collections/clipart
Clip art and flyers for use with SmartDraw software.
Computer Simulations
http://www.thinkport.org/Technology/simulations.tp
Several examples for education simulations are presented.
CIA World Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook
Maps and information are provided for each country.
Rubric for Evaluating Video Projects
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/videorubric.html
This rubric describes four levels of performance in several categories.
Microsoft PowerPoint
http://www.microsoft.com
PowerPoint is the Microsoft Office presentation graphics program.
OpenOffice – Impress
http://www.openoffice.org/product/impress.html
The free open-source presentation program application from the OpenOffice project. Create effective multimedia presentations with 2D and 3D clip art, special effects, animation, and high-impact drawing tools.
OpenOffice.org
http://www.openoffice.org
OpenOffice.org is a free productivity suite compatible with all major office suites.
Final Cut Pro
http://www.apple.com
Final Cut Pro is film and digital video editing software.
Apple's iMovie
http://www.apple.com
iMovie is digital video editing software.
Avid Xpress Pro
http://www.avid.com
Avid Xpress Pro software combines professional video, audio, film, effects, DVD authoring and encoding tools---plus custom music creation tools---for both Mac and PC.
Adobe Premiere Pro
http://www.adobe.com
Adobe Premiere® Pro provides frame-accurate editing of digital video and audio in real time.
Pinnacle Studio
http://www.pinnaclesys.com
Pinnacle Studio is a software video editor.
HyperStudio Showcase
http://www.hyperstudio.com/showcase.aspx
Example stacks can be downloaded in the Showcase.
HyperStudio
http://www.hyperstudio.com
With brainstorming tools, visual organizers, project planners, desktop publishing features, and multimedia presentation capabilities, HyperStudio® 4 provides students and teachers with a complete array of media-creation tools.
Authorware
http://www.macromedia.com
Authorware is a visual authoring tool for creating rich-media e-learning applications for delivery on corporate networks, CD/DVD, and the Web.
Virtual Reality Toolbox
http://www.mathworks.com
The Virtual Reality Toolbox lets users view and interact with dynamic system simulations in a 3-D virtual reality environment.
QuickTime VR Authoring Studio
http://www.apple.com
QuickTime VR is Apple's photorealistic cross-platform virtual reality technology that makes it possible to explore places realistically.
3DS Max
http://www.discreet.com/
3ds max does highly customizable and scalable 3D animation, modeling and rendering.
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