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UFT CONFERENCE, New York City, May 8, 2010
The UFT participants were energized and focused as they made their way around the Exhibition Hall. It may have been because of the spectacular breakfast the UFT provided, but it was probably because of the enthusiasm teachers have when they are looking for new techniques, strategies and technologies to better help their students. We spoke non-stop to teachers and parent advocates throughout the morning, demonstrating and explaining what a wonderful tool Graphics-Toolbox is. Their excitement was infectious and many returned to our booth with colleagues, eager to share what they learned about this new technology and teaching strategy.
Every educator knows that of the three learning modalities, verbal, auditory and visual, it is the visual that most learners rely on. Students benefit from the activation of their visual memory systems and that is why so many teachers use various types of graphic organizers. Many of these, such as Venn Diagrams, Webs and Four Square, for example, can be created using Graphics-Toolbox. UFT participants were able to see the link between students’ thinking strategies, learning and creativity and the use of this software. Graphics-Toolbox allows full engagement of learners as they proceed through the educational process, while they also become more adept in the use of essential technology.
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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. |