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NJEA Convention in Atlantic City, NJ, November 6 & 7, 2008
Don, Sandy, Carole and I enjoyed speaking with you at the NJEA. It is inspiring to see your dedication to your students and to hear how you are striving to bring out their best.
As I spoke with many educators, we discussed the differences between the expectations of the classroom and that of the real world. When students work on a homework assignment, they know that they have a captive audience with their teachers and parents. From that perspective, appearance of the page doesn't matter to them because it gets read anyway. That isn't the case after graduation.In this image-rich world, everyone is vying for our attention.Those who can make their work eye-catching and effective will win. It is important that we teach our children that appearance is as important as the content.Submitting an assignment typed in Times New Roman on a plain white sheet of paper doesn't cut it in the real world.Graphics-Toolbox has the easy-to-learn and use tools that teachers and students need to create effective presentations and raise the quality of their work. Kids love technology and students who use Graphics-Toolbox create better presentations, get better grades and are more proud of their final projects. The thought process that goes into creating effective presentations stimulates kids to learn more in the process too.
Your school is being evaluated on the achievement level of the entire school population. Incorporating Graphics-Toolbox into your curriculum will raise the academic performance and comprehension level of every student in the school. Because of its hands-on visual interface, this program engages all students: ESL, special ed, mainstream and accelerated. To quote Dr. John J. Medina, the author of Brain Rules:"We are incredible at remembering pictures. Hear a piece of information, and three days later you'll remember 10% of it. Add a picture and you'll remember 65%."When students can add and customize graphics in their assignments and when teachers can use dynamic visuals to stimulate their students, the entire school population thrives.
All grade levels can benefit from Graphics-Toolbox. Students can begin using it for simple graphic/ mechanical skills in first grade, and develop their skills to make more meaningful and interesting reports in 3rd - 5th grade. By middle and high school, they will have the ability to create professional-looking projects. Graphics-Toolbox is not just academic software, so the tools they learn in school will continue to be applied in their adult lives and professional careers.
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Graphics-Toolbox® was created by a team of software designers with over 20 years experience in graphics programming. We discovered, that most other software programs, being used for graphics, were designed for other uses. For instance, Adobe Photoshop is an excellent photo-editing program, but a lot of people over the years, have had to use it as a general graphics manipulation/design package. They didn't have better options. Graphics Toolbox was designed as a real alternative to Photoshop for all non-photo effects, graphics needs. We created an extensive range of very easy to understand and use graphics tools, for the world's daily graphic needs. The other problem with other graphics software packages is that they were not designed from day one to keep things simple for the end users. Then as new programming was built upon the original design, the functions became more and more complicated for everyone other than professionally trained designers. For the rest of us, these other programs are difficult to learn and awkward to use. We believe that Graphics-Toolbox will quickly become your main graphics editing software tool and look forward to receiving your comments. |
Project Based Learning Kits and Graphics-Toolbox software were created by a team of designers with over 20 years of experience in graphics design and programming and a team of passionate and ambitious teachers. With the Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS) being implemented across the nation, these core learning standards were created in order to instill in students deep thinking, critical analysis, and creative problem-solving skills. Our Common Core Learning Project Kits are an essential tool to add to your academic toolbox. These project based learning kits are the key to helping teachers add rigor into project based education, meet the Common Core Learning Standards, engage their students in learning, improve student assessment, incorporate valuable technology, and publish students work in a variety of relevant formats. Educators are very excited about these units because all kits contain:
As you engage your students in learning with Project Based Learning Kits, you can be confident that you are aligning your curriculum with the standards that are expected of all grades across our nation, that you are offering rigorous differentiated learning opportunities, and that you are providing your students with 21st century instructional technology. You can also take advantage of these great student projects to compile dynamic visuals for hall bulletin boards and school websites. They are a great way to showcase students’ work, showing parents, administrators and colleagues how effective of a teacher you are! Inspiring students to incorporate relevant technology and learn to present their perspectives in formats that will be valuable for future classes and adult careers is fundamental to the goals and principles of the Common Core and Core Curriculum Standards and we are happy to help support that initiative. |