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June 2008 News and Updates

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Tom Snyder

New! TimeLiner XE, Coming August 2008!

Gather, organize, and present sequential information across the curriculum.

TimeLiner XE is a revolutionary new program to help students find order in information through timelines and sequences#8212; providing structure for better understanding across the curriculum.

  • All-in-one software tool for researching,organizing, and presenting information across the curriculum.
  • Library of start-to-finish sequencing and research projects that build 21st-century thinking skills and align to state standards.
  • Built-in research browser for guided, online information gathering.
  • Organize data or events on a timeline, sequence, or cycle in just minutes!

Major New Features:

  • Integrated web browser available instantly
  • Ability to add Citations to events
  • Ability to create horizontal, vertical, and circular sequences
  • Brainstorming Area to brainstorm ideas before creating sequence
  • Searchable Image Library
  • Save as PDF
  • Makes files sharable
  • Spell check
Hewlett-Packard

New! HP Mini-Note PC

Starting at around $500!

Small Wonder. Big Possibilities. Small but mighty, the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC gives you the freedom to be productive here, there and everywhere. It's ideal for instructional use or general purpose business applications.

  • Minimize weight.
  • Maximize mobility
  • Technology that keeps things moving
  • Cut the cords
  • Stay connected
  • Built to last

HP 2710p Tablet PC

Starting at only 3.7 lbs /1.65 kg and 1.11 in/28.2 mm thin, the HP Compaq 2710p Tablet PC offers you the functionality of an ultra-light notebook plus the flexibility of an ultra-slim tablet.

Starting at $991!

  • Unique display and writing surface
  • Redefining productivity on the go
  • Always adapting
  • HP Professional Innovations

Ask about HP Energy Savings!

Inspiration

New! Kispiration® in the Classroom: Math Made Visual lesson plan book

Introducing Kidspiration® in the Classroom: Math Made Visual, the newest lesson plan book designed to support the integration of Kidspiration into the elementary curriculum. Math Made Visual offers 30 standards-based lesson plans designed specifically to support K-5 math instruction.

The Kidspiration® in the Classroom: Math Made Visual lesson plan book supports teachers as they help students develop mathematical concepts, skills, thinking and reasoning. 30 lesson plans are included, aligned to NCTM standards and designed specifically to support K-5 math instruction using Kidspiration 3.

Lessons focus on core content strands, including number and operations, algebra, measurement, and geometry, in contexts that promote problem solving, reasoning and communication. Utilizing activities created in Kidspiration, these lessons help students develop conceptual understanding while communicating their thinking with pictures, models, words, numbers, math symbols and the math tools available in Kidspiration 3-color tiles, pattern blocks, base ten blocks, fraction boxes and fraction tiles.

Introducing Kidspiration® 3!

The visual way to explore and understand words, numbers and concepts

Students now have more ways to combine pictures, text, numbers and spoken words to strengthen reading and writing skills, build conceptual understanding in math and develop planning and thinking skills across the curriculum.

Adobe

Adobe Font Folio Education Essentials— Now Shipping!

Adobe Font Folio Education Essentials software is a font collection for teaching and learning about typography. You can enrich your curriculum and enhance creative projects with this collection of 500 OpenType fonts.

Key Features:

  • 500 essential fonts for teaching principles of typography
  • Fonts chosen for education in collaboration with AIGA, which is a professional association for design, and leading graphic design educators
  • A full collection that has depth, breadth, contrast, and historical variety
  • OpenType format with enhanced linguistic support, advanced typographic features, expanded character sets, and true cross-platform compatibility
  • Affordable pricing to help eliminate cost barriers and encourage legal use of fonts

Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 Software fo Macintosh— Now Shipping!

Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 combines power and simplicity so you can go beyond the basics. Make your photos look their best, share them in creative ways, and easily find and view them. Photoshop Elements also works great with iPhoto.

Check Out Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection!

Creative Suite 3 Master Collection combines the best of Creative Suite 3 Design Premium, Web Premium, and Production Premium editions, allowing students and teachers to express creative ideas with greater speed, efficiency, freedom, and distinction across multiple media. Master Collection is a comprehensive creative environment, featuring highly integrated, exceptionally productive creative tools in one value-packed offering.

Benefit with Cost Savings!

  • Master Collection costs less than total of individual programs
  • Further discounts with site licensing
  • Save on trade-ups!

K-12 School Site Licenses are available for all Adobe Creative Suite Products!

Contact SMP for details and a request a quote today!