Parents,

I have many hopes and dreams for the students (and teachers) here at OLL in the area of technology. Students are drawn to the use of technology, and it is my wish that each of the teachers would be able to use this interest to make learning a little more fun and exciting. I would love to see a mobile laptop lab that teachers could check out for their class to use. Teachers would be able to use a LCD projector in their classrooms to help students visualize concepts. These are just a few of my visions of the future; and together I know we can make many of these dreams a reality. 

As always, thank you for your support!

Mrs. Tinter

Here are a few of the software items I wish for---

Software Wish List

V2F Software - Easily Creates Web Videos $67.00

LanSchool v6.5 creates a computer lab environment where teaching and learning really take place. LanSchool gives control to teachers by allowing them to remove distractions, demonstrate skills, and monitor student activity. LanSchool v6.5 is priced at $795 (US Dollars) "per computer lab"  Prices include shipping and handling, 3 years of free support and one year of upgrade protection.

Serious Magic VC 2 Studio $414.95  

Visual Communicator Studio's live output adds the ability for users to self-produce live corporate broadcasts, conferences, distance learning courses, campus-wide newscasts and more.  (The only hardware needed is a webcam!) I would love to have the students produce a once a week newscast.

Inspiration—Site Volume Licensing available through the Diocese of Orlando for about $25 per workstation  

Inspiration^® is the essential tool students rely on to plan, research and complete projects successfully. With the integrated Diagram and Outline Views, they create graphic organizers and expand topics into writing. This powerful combination encourages learning in multiple modes. As a result, students gain and retain a better understanding of concepts and demonstrate knowledge, improving their performance across the curriculum.
 

Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 plus Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 software combines two powerful, intuitive products in one affordable package. Edit, organize, and show your photos in creative and entertaining ways. And create home videos like a famous director. Plus, use both products to burn your photo slide shows to DVD and save your DVD menu designs as templates to use again and again.  ($115 for the combo) 4-6 copies would work well for group projects—especially the yearbook!

Kid Pix® Deluxe 4 for Schools—Site Licensing Available (Single copy $89.00)
Kid Pix® Deluxe 4 for Schools has been designed expressly for the classroom, with extensive input from teachers and students to be the best personal productivity and creative tool for every K-8 classroom. It combines realistic art tools and powerful graphic handling capability, with design simplicity, ease of use, and powerful new teacher tools to inspire creativity and empower learning throughout your curriculum.
New Spanish mode: Spanish language mode includes help, menu options, tool dialogues, and foreign language character support for ESL learners.
Customizable for young students: Teachers can control graphics and background libraries for individual projects to provide better focus on completing assignments.
 

Storybook Weaver Deluxe—Site Licensing Available (Single copy-$69.00)
A time-tested favorite, Storybook Weaver Deluxe inspires and motivates students to author and illustrate their own multimedia story with an easy-to-use word processor and variety of graphic tools. Story ideas that range from fantasy adventures to personal events to historical fiction, and an extensive array of multicultural images from around the world; make Storybook Weaver Deluxe the perfect tool for a wide range of cross-curricular projects. It's also bilingual, so students can write and hear their story's text read aloud in either English or Spanish.
 

Toony the Loon’s Lagoon—Pre-K (School Edition $69.95 per copy)
Early learners develop visual, spatial, logical, and essential critical-thinking skills.
Thinkin' Things Collection 1 combines with Toony the Loon's Lagoon to present six playful activities that focus on memory development, logic, visual and spatial thinking, musical memory, and problem solving. Single Switch option increases accessibility for special needs students.