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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Autodesk Certification for Secondary Schools
Autodesk now offers software certification for secondary schools! Students no longer have to take the same exam as industry professionals. AutoCAD and Inventor (Revit Architecture coming SOON) exams are based on a series of tasks and objectives that are common to all releases. Continue reading
Posted in AutoCAD, Autodesk, Educational Resources, Inventor, Revit
Tagged AutoCAD, Autodesk, certiport, Inventor, Perkins funding, revit architecture, schools, secondary certification, Software, students, Studica
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Now Available – QuarkXPress 9! Xperience Design
Exciting News! QuarkXPress 9 is now available! This is a new version of Quark’s graphic design and page layout application. New features include App Studio, Design for Blio eReader, Export to EPUB and many more… Continue reading
Posted in Brands, New Releases
Tagged App Stuidop, apps, Blio, CEO, digital design, digital publishing, eBook, ePUB, eReader, free eSeminars, Graphic Design, iPad, Macuser, Macworld, Mobile, new, Nook, page layout application, print design, publishing, Quark, QuarkXPress 9, Raymond Schiavone, Sony Reader, webinar, Xperience Design
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Explaining the Common Core State Standards Initiative
The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a state-led effort coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). Continue reading
Posted in Autodesk, Educational Resources
Tagged ADA, and evidence and expertise about educational outcomes. The Standards have made use of a large and growing body of evidence. The evidence base includes scholarly research; surveys on what skills are re, and experts, Autodesk, Autodesk Design Academy, common core standards, for Autodesk to map their curriculum to the Common Core State Standards. More information about Common Standards can be found here, http://www.corestandards.org/. Click here to learn more about the Autodesk Design Academy., I had to pause and reflect on how this initiative fits with the needs of our customers in education. Currently, ITEA, many of the schools we service employ the Autodesk Design Academy (ADA) bundle of software tools and curricula in their day-to-day teaching. The ADA has been extensively mapped to the National Standar, National Standards of Learning, NCSESACommon Core State Standards Initiative When we were asked recently by Autodesk for input and our opinion on the Common Core Standards, NCTE, NCTM, school administrators, since this work began, the highest international standards, there has been an explicit agreement that no state would lower its standards. The Standards were informed by the best in the country, to provide a clear and consistent framework to prepare students for college and the workforce. Designed to build upon the most advanced current thinking about preparing all students for success; this , we believe it is the best interest of schools using the Autodesk Design Academy solution
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Hurry – This California Grant Opportunity is Due May 11th!
The SB 70 Middle Grades Career Technical Education and Career Pathways grant program aims to provide middle grades students with career technical education and career exploration learning experiences due date is May 11, 2011. Continue reading
Posted in Educational Resources, Funding
Tagged california, Career Pathways, CTE, David Militzer, funding, Grant Program, SB70, Technical Education
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Teach Realistic, Industrial Robotics with the new fischertechnik ROBO TX Automation Robots
The fischertechnik ROBO TX Automation Robots set acts as both a replacement and an upgrade to the recently retired “Industrial Robots II” kit. As you would guess from the name, this set addresses the construction and programming of the type of robots commonly found in industrial settings, such as automobile manufacturing, on a production line or in an automated warehouse. Continue reading
Free Informational Wacom Webinars
We are pleased to announced three new Wacom webinars that are free of charge. Continue reading
fischertechnik’s NSTA Contest Winners Announced!
Posted in fischertechnik
Tagged council bluffs, detroit, fischertechnik, iowa, longfellow elementary, NSTA, pneumatics, southwestern high school, universal, winners
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Autodesk Inventor Fusion Free Trial
Autodesk has made a free trial of their new 3D modeling product Inventor Fusion. Continue reading
Posted in Autodesk, Educational Resources
Tagged Autodesk, direct, download, free, inventor fusion, modeling workflows, parametric, trial
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Teaching Technical Success: Peel Technical Skills Competition and FIRST Robotics
The last two weeks have been very exciting in the Dufferin Peel District, with both the Elementary and Secondary Technical Skills Competitions being held with a pause in between for the FIRST Robotics Canada Greater Toronto Regional competition. Continue reading
Posted in Competitions
Tagged AutoCAD, Canada, curriculum, dufferin peel district, electronics, elementary, fischertechnik, Inventor, Mechanical Design, Peel ELementary, PTSC, Revit, secondary, Studica, success, teaching, techn, technical, vex, virtual robotics, wacom
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Autodesk Student Software
Something that many people are not aware of is that Autodesk offers student software at a bargain price for educators and students. As long as you can provide proof that you are faculty or a student currently attending school, then you can purchase many Autodesk products for bargain prices. Continue reading
Posted in Autodesk
Tagged AutoCAD 2011, Autodesk, Software, student discounts, student software, Studica.com
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