| Mac
OS 10.4 Tiger |
http://www.apple.com/macosx/overview/ |
| Apple’s
latest operating system. Each year as available, the MLTI
solution will be upgraded to utilize the latest version
of the Mac OS. |
| Appleworks |
http://www.apple.com/appleworks
|
| Productivity
suite that includes word processor, spreadsheet, database,
drawing, painting, and presentation tools. This is Apple's
old Office Suite (like Microsoft Office). It is no longer
supported by Apple and I would suggest you don't bother
starting to use it, if you haven't used it in the past (even
if you have... let it go :o) Try NeoOffice or Pages! |
| CyberDuck |
http://cyberduck.ch |
| CyberDuck
is an open source, fully featured FTP/SFTP client. Users
may use it to upload web pages to web servers and perform
other file transfer needs. |
| Firefox |
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox |
| Fast
and popular open source web browser... like Internet Explorer
(highest rated web browser). You can surf the Internet using
Firefox and have a wide variety of ways you can customize
the Firefox browser to enhance your use of the Internet. |
| GarageBand |
http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband
|
| Digital
recording studio. Record and edit your own music and podcasts.
Podcasting is really easy... it is a great way to create
audio recordings. Podcasts can be loaded onto iPods or other
MP3 players and audio files can easily be linked to web
pages. |
| Google
Earth |
http://earth.google.com |
| Google
Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite
imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world's
geographic information at your fingertips.Google Earth puts
a planet's worth of imagery and other geographic information
right on your desktop. This application uses a lot of bandwidth
(which means it requires a fast Internet connection to work
well). Try a single laptop and projector in class when you
use Google Earth... or use it during group projects (WebQuests)...
where only one computer is being used by each group. Avoid
wheeling in the mobile lab and having every laptop trying
to access Google Earth. |
| GNU
- GIMP |
http://www.gimp.org |
| GIMP
is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed
piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image
composition and image authoring. Similar to Adobe Photoshop.
|
| Grapher |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapher |
| A
2D and 3D graphing calculator. One of the most underrated
features introduced in OS X 10.4 (Tiger), especially for
scientists, is Grapher.app, the powerful 2D and 3D graphing
calculator located in the Applications->Utilities folder. |
| iMovie
HD |
http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie |
| Movie
editing software... like Movie Maker (except a lot easier
and better quality). You can use pictures or video clips...
edit together and create videos/shows. |
| iPhoto |
http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto |
| Digital
photo management, image enhancement, and slideshows... and
so much more. This is a great toolkit for working with still
images. Plug a camera into a Mac and iPhoto will open automatically
to import your images... no need to install camera software.
All photos in your iPhoto library and all music/audio in
your iTunes library are accessible ina variety of Mac Apps.
(iMovie, GarageBand, Keynote)... allowing you to easily
add multimedia to projects or productions. |
| Journler |
http://journler.phildow.net |
| A
daily journal software package. Journler is a daily notebook
and entry based information manager. Scholars, teachers,
students, professors, scientists, thinkers, the business
minded and writers of every persuasion use it on a daily
basis to connect the written word with the media most important
to them. |
| NeoOffice |
http://www.neooffice.org |
| Open
source (free to download) office
productivity suite. A good substitute for what you
have used Microsoft Office to do... create, open, edit,
and save office formatted files (.doc, .xls, .ppt). |
| NetLogo |
http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo |
| NetLogo
is a programmable modeling environment for simulating natural
and social phenomena. It is particularly well suited for
modeling complex systems developing over time. |
| Other
Applications |
http://www.apple.com/macosx |
| The
MLTI image will also include a host of other titles including
Mail, iChat, iCal, Address Book, iSync, QuickTime, Calculator,
Grab... |
| Pages |
http://www.apple.com/iwork/pages |
| Word
Processor and Page Layout. This is a good replacement for
Microsoft Word… and Microsoft Publisher. It has very
nice document templates. |
| PASCO
MyWorld GIS |
http://www.pasco.com/myworld |
| A
Geographic Information System for Inquiry-Based Learning.
Query, plot and analyze geographic data such as climate,
geology, biodiversity, population and more. |
| StudyWiz |
http://studywiz.mlti.org
& http://www.studywiz.com |
| Through
Studywiz, teachers can engage students using the latest
online tools and trends, including Podcasts, Blogs, eLockers,
Learning Plans and Personalized Learning Spaces. Parents
too, can take an active role in their child’s education
through the internet. Studywiz is the complete eLearning
platform for progressive educators in the 21st century–while
still, of course, living up to its claim to be the world’s
easiest eLearning platform! |
| Voice
Over |
http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/voiceover/ |
| The
spoken English interface to Mac OS X, Voiceover enhances
the Universal Access capabilities of Mac OS X to provide
a new way for the visually impaired to access the Macintosh
through speech, audible cues and keyboard navigation. |
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