Mary Jane Grissman, Director
Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc.
125 N. Superior Street, PO Box 1855
Appleton, WI  54912-1855
Phone: 920-734-7101
Fax
: 920-734-7161

e-mail:
mgrissman@foxcitieschamber.com
           
www.christamcauliffeacademy.com
July 14-18, 2008

  STATEWIDE ACADEMIES

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Chiwaukee Academy
Kenosha/Racine Area
August 11-15, 2008
 

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Christa McAuliffe Academy
Appleton Area
July 14-18, 2008
 

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Cray Academy
Chippewa Falls Area
July 4-7, 2008

 

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Gitche Gumee Academy
Ashland Area
July 28-August 1, 2008
 

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John Muir Academy
Verona Area
July 28-August 1, 2008
 

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Northwoods Academy
Rhinelander Area
August 4-8, 2008
 

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Sally Ride Academy
West Allis Area/June 23-27, 2008
Waukesha Area
/July 14-18, 2008
Grafton Area
/July 28-August 1, 2008
Fond du Lac Area
/August 11-15, 2008

 

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Star Academy
River Falls Area
July 29-August 1, 2008
 

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Washburn Academy
Holmen Area/July 14-18, 2008
Onalaska Area
/July 28-August 1, 2008
 

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WASDI


FREE SOFTWARE FOR EDUCATION

INSTRUCTOR(S): Jim Goeffrey, Kaukauna High School
GRADE LEVEL: 3-12
 

With limited budgets, schools and teachers are forced to find alternatives to expensive software.  Fortunately, there's a ton of outstanding free software available.  In this class, we'll explore the best of the best of Windows and Macintosh free software:  Google Earth, Google SketchUp, Google Maps, Google Docs, Picasa, TuxPaint, Bubbl.us, TuxTyping, MathTrax, VirtualLab, OpentOffice.org, Audacity, Inkscape, Celestia, NASA WorldWind, Skype, and more.

Participants will be given a CD with this free software on it and will develop ways to use this software in the classroom.