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Help Pages:

Microsoft PowerPoint
  and final editing tips
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel

Software Information for KJHS:

Operating System: Windows XP Professional.

Microsoft Office 2002 for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in class.

Illinois Learning Technology Purchase Program

Purchase software at good discounts for students and faculty.

Computer Jokes and Fun

 

Software Links and Downloads

Free Downloads
 Quick Time
 Adobe Acrobat (pdf)
 Real Player
 Windows Media Player
 Audacity

Company Information
 Timeliner
 Inspiration
 Sound Companion
 Net Objects Fusion 8, 9, 10

Voices on Technology

Kim Komando
The Digital Goddess, host of a nationally-syndicated technology show

Alex Goldfayn
The Technology Tailor, Chicago Trubune technology columnist
www.technologytailor.com


David Pogue
New York Times technology columnist

Patrick Crispin
Instructional Technology Coordinator
www.netsquirrel.com
www.tourbus.com
WGN Radio Cyber Squad

Mike DiMichele
Alliance Information Technology Solutions
www.savemybutt.com



 

Software Trial Versions to Download and Use

Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 (60-day trial)
Inspiration (30-day trial)

Just for Fun

Homophoner Changes typewritten text using the appropriate (or inappropriate homophones).

This is an example of sum text I typed inn too demonstrate thee sight. Fun, isn't it?




 

Graphics, Fonts, and Animations
www.flamingtext.com
www.animationfactory.com
www.3dtextmaker.com

Audio and Video (speeches, historical events, etc.)
www.americanrhetoric.com

Knoxville Dist #202 School Board Presentation
4-25-06

HTML Design

Learning HTML for Kids

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Amazing Christmas Video

Clip Art Gallery (from http://www.timelinemaker.com/clipart.html) These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by Progeny Software Inc. of any third-party website or its content. Progeny is not responsible for the content of these linked sites and does not make any representations, warranties or conditions regarding the materials available on these websites.

Free Clip Art
http://school.discovery.com/clipart- Discovery School now makes it easy to add graphics to your next project, whether it's for home or school. Choose from hundreds of original clip art pieces, including animations!

http://royaltyfreeclipart.com- Download free clip art, web graphics, pictures and photos.

http://classroomclipart.com - Over 30,000 free clipart images, clipart, illustrations and photographs for every occasion.

http://www.clipart.co.uk - Welcome to the Clip Art Warehouse, here you'll find thousands of clip art images most are totally FREE to do with as you please. Subscription Based Clip Art.

Subscription Based Clip Art
http://www.clipart.com - Welcome to the Web's largest subscription-based collection of clipart, photos, fonts, animations and sounds.

http://www.hemera.com - Pay once, then download all the photos, illustrations, clip art and Photo-Objects® images you like. Choose the resolution you need. It's easy and convenient, and all images are royalty-free! http://www.faithclipart.com - A collection of the finest Christian clip art and church art for illustrating church materials, websites and holiday events.

More Clip Art.

http://webclipart.about.com - Find hobbies and interests clipart by browsing the original hobbies and interests clipart of dance, fantasy, music, religion, and smoking graphics, or browse the clipart links of astrology, crafts, clowns, circus, quilts, sewing, snow globes, teddy bears, theater and movie clipart, games, toys, genealogy, fantasy, mythology, and other hobbies, interests, and pastime graphics.

Citation of Internet Sources

Remember, Google, Yahoo, and Ask Jeeves are search engines. Do not document them as sources. Only the web pages (sites) you use to find information are cited (listed in the works cited page).

Cite the Site!

MLA Citation (Complete description found on Purdue University site)

If no author is given for a web page or electronic source, start with and alphabetize by the title of the piece and use a shortened version of the title for parenthetical citations.

A web site

Author(s). Name of Page. Date of Posting/Revision. Name of institution/organization
   affiliated with the site.
Date of Access <electronic address>.

It is necessary to list your date of access because web postings are often updated, and information available at one date may no longer be available later. Be sure to include the complete address for the site. Also, note the use of angled brackets around the electronic address; MLA requires them for clarity.

Web site examples

Felluga, Dino. Undergraduate Guide to Literary Theory. 17 Dec. 1999. Purdue University. 15 Nov.
   2000 <http://omni.cc.purdue.edu%7Efelluga/theory2.html>.

Purdue Online Writing Lab. 2003. Purdue University. 10 Feb. 2003. <http://owl.english.purdue.edu>.

An article on a web site

It is necessary to list your date of access because web postings are often updated, and information available at one date may no longer be available later. Be sure to include the complete address for the site. Also, note the use of angled brackets around the electronic address; MLA requires them for clarity.

Author(s)."Article Title." Name of web site. Date of posting/revision. Name of institution/organization affiliated with site.

   Date of access <electronic address>.

Article on a web site

Poland, Dave. "The Hot Button." Roughcut. 26 Oct. 1998. Turner Network Television. 28 Oct. 1998 <http://www.roughcut.com>.

"Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format." Purdue Online Writing Lab. 2003. Purdue University. 6 Feb. 2003.

   <http://owl.english.purdue.eduhandouts/research/r_mla.html>.

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