Andy Jeter's presentation from FETC 2010 (Florida Educational Technology Conference) entitled "Tech Tools for Teachers on a Tight Budget."

1. Tech Tools for Teachers On a Tight Budget Presented by Richard “Andy” Jeter FETC 2010 Thursday, January 14, 2010

2. Tech Tools for Teachers On a Tight Budget Technology plays a vital role in the 21st century classroom. It enhances the way our students learn and impacts the way we teach. It also enables us to prepare students for future careers and everyday life as technology skills are increasingly in high demand.

3. Tech Tools for Teachers On a Tight Budget Effective technology integration can be expensive and most schools have limited budgets. This session will provide money-saving solutions to budgetary woes as we explore freeware alternatives to pricy commercial software as well as resources for acquiring funding for projects that incorporate innovative technologies.

5. There are different types of freeware:

6. Open-Source (libre software)

7. Cloudware – Web-based applications that are often free

8. Donation-ware / Care-ware – While the software is free to download, donations are accepted.

9. Ad-Ware – The software author(s) make money by placing ads within their programs rather than charging the user directly.

11. The money that would have been spent on licenses for commercial software can be spent on hardware.

12. Updates are FREE!

17. Story Telling Alice – animation / programming software

18. Pivot Stickfigure Animator – stick figure animation software

19. Art Rage – painting software

20. Sqirlz Morph – morphing software

21. Sqirlz Reflections – image effects

22. PhotoStory – photo slideshow software

24. Audacity – sound editing software

25. Scratch – video game design / programming software

26. Terragen – photo-realistic landscape generator

27. SketchUp – 3-D modeling software

28. Google Earth – virtual globe software

30. The public actually helps develop the software or it can be adapted by the user to suit his/her needs.

32. Web-mail such as Yahoo Mail and Gmail are considered cloudware as they are web-based applications that aren’t restricted to a specific desktop.Cloudware According to Wired’sGeekipediahttp://www.wired.com/culture/geekipedia/magazine/geekipedia/cloudware

34. Graphics Editing / Diagramming

35. Word Processing / Spreadsheets

36. Video Editing

37. Web Design

38. Gaming

39. Collaboration / Social Networking

41. Imagination Cubed (Paint Software)

42. My Webspiration (Brainstorm / Diagrams)

43. Bubbl.us (Brainstorm)

45. Some websites have been set up so that potential donors can connect with classrooms that need funding for projects.

47. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (gatesfoundation.org)

48. The Airborne Trust (airbornetrust.com)

49. The Best Buy Foundation (bestbuyinc.com)

50. Research your own local organizations as well. Chambers of commerce, and education foundations in your community may offer a classroom grant program.

53. Here are some websites where you can learn about and download all kinds of freeware applications:

54. ABC Freeware - http://www.abcfreeware.com

55. Freeware Files - http://www.freewarefiles.com/

56. No Nags - http://www.nonags.com/

57. Source Forge - http://sourceforge.net/

59. Grantsweb - http://grantsweb.com/

60. Grants Alert - http://www.grantsalert.com/

61. Grant Wrangler - http://www.grantwrangler.com/

62. Donors Choose – http://www.donorschoose.org

63. Adopt A Classroom – http://adoptaclassroom.com

64. Some great places to spend your money:

65. PC Mall – http://www.pcmallgov.com

66. Qwizdom - http://www.qwizdom.com/

67. Amazon – http://www.amazon.com

68. New Egg – http://www.newegg.com

70. Feel free to visit me on the web:

71. Class Website – http://dpm.leeschools.net/DEMO

72. My Website – http://www.andyjeter.com