Apple eNews for Education: April 2004

John Breeden II reviewed the 20-inch iMac and came away mightily impressed. “The monitor rotates around the silver arm,” he explains. “If you often collaborate with someone else or have multiple work areas, you can simply slide the LCD to where you want to use it. This impressive feature can’t be overrated. The monitor moves horizontally or vertically in such a smooth fashion that you can sit anywhere close by and adjust the monitor for optimal viewing. It does an excellent job of saving space, too.

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It’s two weeks until Open House, and your students just finished designing the invitations you’ll be sending their parents. Now’s the time to use Mac OS X version 10.3 “Panther” to breeze through a previously annoying task: printing mailing labels.

No need to open your word processor—you can print your labels directly from Address Book, the contacts manager that comes with Panther. Here’s how. Open Address Book and

1.	Create a Group folder and fill it with invitees.
2.	Click a name, Select All (Command-A), then choose Print from the File menu.
3.	In the Print dialog, select Mailing Labels from the Style option, and click Layout to specify the Avery or Dymo label you plan to use.

Click Print and enjoy your new mailing labels.

Is your district ready for the power of Mac OS X v10.3 Panther? With its many great features, security, and reliability, no operating system better prepares schools for 21st-century teaching and learning than Mac OS X.

And thanks to Apple’s new Mac OS X District License program, there’s never been a better time to upgrade.

By taking advantage of this program, you can save more than 60% off the already low education price for Mac OS X Panther. In addition to your district-wide licenses for Panther, you’ll receive licenses for iLife ‘04 and Keynote; Mac OS X self-paced training; and twelve months of technical support through the AppleCare Help Desk program.

Like to learn more about the Mac OS X District License program and its eligibility requirements?

With its IntelliTools Classroom Suite—IntellTalk 3 (a talking word processor and writing tool), IntelliMathics 3 (a virtual math manipulatives tool), and IntelliPics Studio 3 (a multimedia presentation tool)—IntelliTools “provides preK-8 educators with an integrated suite of network-capable resources for both general education and special needs students.” Intellitools Classroom Suite “delivers curriculum, creativity, and accountability in one extremely flexible program.”

Each week, developers introduce new hardware and software products for the Mac and Mac OS X. Like to see the latest arrivals?

Apple eNews for Education
April 2004
Volume 3, Issue 4

We hope you enjoyed reading this issue of Apple eNews for Education. Next month, we’ll have even more exciting education news for you.

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With more and more students involved in digital production, you may be one of those teachers working with digital camcorders and spending quality time with applications like Final Cut Pro.

Ever think of building a dream system for yourself? A Power Mac G5 computer with lots of memory sitting beside a beautiful 23-inch Cinema HD Display? Thanks to a pair of Apple promotions, such a dream media solution is more affordable than ever.

In fact, from now until June 26, you can save $300 (via mail-in rebate) when you purchase an Apple 23-inch Cinema HD Display at the same time you purchase any qualifying Power Mac G5 computer. (Terms apply.)

And if you purchase your Power Mac G5 from the online Apple Store, you can also save up to $630 instantly on select memory upgrades. (Terms apply.)

Big display. Lots of memory. Power Mac G5. Can you hear opportunity knocking?

Track grades. Manage To-Do lists. Create photo ID cards. Develop lesson plans. Manage student admissions. Generate online report cards. Maintain attendance records. Store student portfolios. Design tests and quizzes. Track books and equipment.

When it comes to managing information—all kinds of information—teachers and administrators have found a truly dependable solution.

FileMaker Pro.

And now a new version of this fully relational cross-platform database application—Filemaker Pro 7—offers more than 100 new features, including the ability to import, store, or export virtually any file on your computer: such as PDFs, Word files, and Excel spreadsheets. Yet FileMaker Pro 7 remains as easy to use as it is powerful.

Discover FileMaker Pro 7’s new features and take a look at its starter solutions for education.

The science teachers at Upperman High School have discovered an exciting new tool, and student enthusiasm has soared. What’s got everyone so excited about science?

The school’s new Science Curriculum Mobile Lab, of course.

“When we go on our hiking and camping trips,” says Janice Cox, the head of Upperman High Schools science department, “we’ll be able to take the iBook laptops and the probes, collect the data, put everything into the computers, and immediately see charts and graphs. With the digital microscopes attached, we can examine fungi or whatever the kids happen to find. Then when we get back, the students will use the iBook laptops to analyze the data and prepare presentations on their findings.”

Would you like to explore new ways of using technology during summer break? Or broaden the technology knowledge you already have?

Then you might want to consider enrolling in one of the continuing education courses offered as part of Apple Professional Development. The Summer Institute immersion experience, for example, lets you combine topics of your choice—“The Power of Video,” “Super Science,” “1 to 1 Learning,” or “iLife in the Classroom,” to name just a few—into a customized, leader-led training session.

And don’t forget to plan future development opportunities for yourself. Apple Professional Development provides leader-led workshops and online courses on all experience levels year-round. Find out how you can build your skills and maximize the use of technology in your classroom.

As more students use wireless iBooks in Apple’s 1 to 1 Learning initiative, districts are taking advantage of an Apple-sponsored program to help teach enterprising middle and high school students how to support each other.

In a one-semester course for up to 16 workshop attendees, the Mac OS Help Desk offers tools and training to set up student-managed Mac OS support centers. The students gain valuable experience and skills in problem solving, technology project management, and communication. And for their own support needs, the students have access to many of the same resources and databases as AppleCare technicians. It’s a great way to keep support costs down while giving students (or volunteers) solid, real-world experience.