Network Resources
Britannica
Online is licensed district wide and available from 4J's student home
page and from school library web pages. It includes the Encyclopedia Britannica's
complete text, Britannica Internet Guide, Britannica Intermediate Version,
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, and links to evaluated web sites.
Home access is available. Use your 4J email username and password or check
with your school librarian.
World
Book Online includes World Book's complete text, World Atlas, Today
in History, monthly feature, as well as teacher, parent and student resources.
Home access is available. Use your 4J email username and password or check
with your school librarian.
EBSCOhost is accessed through
the Oregon School Library Information System (OSLIS) which provides access
(both full-text and indexing) to periodicals for students at all levels. Other
databases include Funk and Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia, EBSCO Animals,
newspapers, health and business information, ERIC and other professional educational
journals. Home access is available. Check with your school librarian for username
and password.
Desktop Resources
Eudora is licensed districtwide
with the license paid for by 4J. Eudora 6 for Mac and PC is available from
the Network
Services software downloads page. Earlier versions may be checked out
from the 4J
IMC.
LibraryWorld is licensed by CASPR
for an unlimited number of computers in district buildings. LibraryWorld cannot
be loaded on a home computer.
ClarisWorks 5.0 (for Windows, and for Macintosh OS 8-9) can be loaded
onto an unlimited number of machines (Mac and PC) in district schools. Claris
assumes that the program will be used 80% of the time at school and 20% of
the time at home. The ClarisWorks software may be checked out from the 4J
IMC. The district does not have a site license for AppleWorks 6.
MECC programs can be loaded onto an unlimited number of machines (Mac
and PC) in district schools. MECC programs cannot be loaded on home computers
by students and teachers. Master copies of all of these programs are available
in every building.
| Language Arts |
Mathematics |
Science |
Social Studies |
| My Own Stories |
DinoPark Tycoon |
Odell Down Under |
Oregon Trail |
| Storybook Weaver |
Number Munchers |
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Super Munchers |
| Word Munchers |
Tesselmania |
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USA Geography |
Better Telnet (for Macintosh OS 9 and below) is in the public domain
which means that it can be copied, used, and given away without having to
pay the developer. Contact your building computer rep.
Software from many publishers requires a fee whenever the program is loaded
onto a computer. The Organization for Educational
Technology and Curriculum (OETC) has the lowest price for much of this
software. Follow these ordering instructions
when ordering from OETC.
AppleWorks 6, FileMaker Pro and Microsoft Office licensing
fees should be sent to OETC.
Macromedia Dreamweaver licensing fees should be sent to OETC.
The 80-20 rule DOES NOT apply to Dreamweaver. If you want to load it at home,
you will need to purchase an additional license.
Deep Freeze is computer security software. Contact Peggy
Hinsman (email hinsman_p or phone 3198) .
Inspiration -- please contact Kim
Ketterer (email ketterer or phone 3352)
PowerTerm is terminal emulation software for Macintosh OS X. The cost
is $115 per machine. Contact Peggy
Hinsman (email hinsman_p or phone 3198)
MS320 is terminal emulation software for Windows computers. The cost
is $35 per machine. Contact Garry McCready
(email mccready or phone 3359)
Building / Site Licenses
Questions about building licenses should be directed to the building's computer
rep or the person designated in the building to maintain site licenses. Many
companies license their software for building use. Companies differ in how
they define a license, so agreements need to be carefully read.
Keyboarding Software:
All the Right Type is licensed to most 4J elementary schools. The
program can be run from a server or installed on individual machines. Licenses
are platform specific which means that two licenses are required in schools
that use both Macs and PCs for keyboarding instruction.
Type to Learn is licensed at Charlemagne Fox Hollow.
Educational Fontworks allows a school to load its D'Nealian font on
an unlimited number of machines when the school purchases a site license.
Read Naturally is licensed at Corridor, Edison, Gilham, and River Road. Download
the software from the Software
Downloads page.
