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Apple: eNews for Education - September 2008
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September 2008
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Welcome Back to School!Need help in extending innovation
across your campus? Call your Apple Education Representative at
800-800-2775 for limited time offers until September 24, 2008.
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K-12 Education |
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Higher Education |
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IT/Administration |
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New
Recommended Curriculum Collections Review the new collections of educator-evaluated
products that are ideal companions to Apple Mobile Learning Labs.
The standards-based products are designed to raise student
achievement in language arts, math, science, and more.
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Professional
Development Grow your
skills. Transform your teaching. Explore the digital horizon. Apple
provides K-12 schools, colleges, and universities with professional
learning and consultation driven by your needs, tailored for your
objectives.
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Field Trip to
the Apple Store Take your
students on a Field Trip to an Apple Retail Store for an
unforgettable learning experience. Students can create something
amazing right on the spot. Or they can bring in a project they've
already created and turn our store into a theater, sharing their
achievements. Sign up
your class now.
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A Winning
Combination for the USC Trojans When the University of Southern California (USC)
won the 2008 Rose Bowl, USC's Athletics Department streamed game
highlights on the web immediately after the game, thanks to MacBook
Pro, Final Cut Studio, and an Apple Xsan-based technology
solution.
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Set To Screen
Series: Sound Recording The
latest edition to the Set to Screen series, Sound Recording,
features Wayne Pashley, a Sydney-based sound designer whose feature
film credits include "Strictly Ballroom" and "Happy Feet." Check
out his podcast and learn from an expert.
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Higher
Education Summit: Vision 2020 Hear university leaders share their experiences
with dealing with today's electronically equipped students. Their
insights can help you navigate the uncharted waters of what it
means to be a digital campus.
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Vanderbilt on
iTunes U Hear from the CIO
and others at Vanderbilt University how iTunes U enabled them to extend the
reach of their digital content beyond the classroom to a new,
wide-reaching audience. The faculty and staff also discuss the
integration of iTunes U
with their content management system.
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New
Accessibility Features: iTunes and iPod nano Blind and visually impaired students,
faculty, and staff can now browse, search, download, and play
content from iTunes U and many areas of the iTunes Store, using
iTunes 8 with a screen reader such as VoiceOver on Mac OS X, or GW Micro WIndow-Eyes 7 on
Windows XP and Windows Vista.
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Quick Tips:
Mac OS X Download* and listen to this series of
podcasts, which helps you get the most out of Mac OS X. Topics include: "Use custom
search criteria to create Smart folders," "Share screens to see and
control other Macs on your network," and "Use Mail to manage the
RSS feeds you subscribe to." * Free download of iTunes
required.
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The
Presidents PBS's "American
Experience: The Presidents" offers a compelling look at the men who
have defined the modern presidency through some of the most
turbulent and significant events in U.S. and world
history.
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Stargazing
for Everyone Enjoyed by more
than 75,000 students, teachers, parents, and other community
members, "Stargazing for Everyone" provides explanations and
examples of astronomy in layman's terms.
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To Live
Forever View rare objects
from as early as the 19th dynasty from Brooklyn Museum's extensive
collection. Explore the ancient Egyptian belief that death was an
enemy that could be beaten through proper preparation.
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The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Made available through the University of South
Florida's Lit2Go program, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is a
part of the free collection of audiobooks and poems in the public
domain.
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ACOT2: Apple Classroom of Tomorrow -
Today Explore
ACOT2, a collaborative project to help high schools get
closer to creating the kind of learning environment this generation
of students needs, wants, and expects so they will stay in
school.
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Remixing
Canadian History The Cigar
Box Project at the Calgary Science School was a year-long,
historical exploration in which students created five historical
Cigar Box panels and three short documentaries.
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Apple
Education Leadership Summit This exhibit hosts a range of content from a global
leadership summit for education executives in San Francisco,
California, earlier this year.
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