Francine C. Coss
Classroom Resources
Apple
¨
Video Solution Bundle
. Providence, RI: Unicom/MicroAge Computer Centers. Cost: $309.00
Contains the following items:
Apple
¨
Presentation System
:
Video converter box cables power adapter
screen squeeze software.
Allows users to connect their Macintosh to a large television for presentations or to a VCR to record presentations on videotape.
Apple
¨V
ideo/TV System
:
Apple
video-in card TV tuner remote control
Apple Video Player software Avid¨VideoShop
Allows users to easily attach a video source to their Macintosh (camcorder, VCR, laserdisc, etc) and capture a still image, which can be included in a document, or an entire video sequence, and saved as a QuickTime movie, and to watch/capture television programs.
Apple¨External Video Connector
:
External video port DB-15 connnection
Allows connection of external monitors or LCD panels, mirroring the computer’s screen for presentations.
Apple
¨
QuickTake 150
. Lakewood, NJ: MacWarehouse. Cost: $629.00
Allows users to take digital, color, still images which can be included in a computer document without the use of film.
HyperStudio
¨. Roger Wagner Corporation. Elgin, IL: Educational Resources. Cost: $112.95
Allows users to take audio, video, scanned and text images and place them into a multimedia/interactive program stack. Easy to learn/use.
Iomega Zip Drive Mega Kit
. Lakewood, NJ: MacWarehouse. Cost: $299.95
Contains the following items:
Iomega Zip Drive
Deluxe Carrying Case
11
Iomega Zip disks
Connector cable 2 Zip disk Caddies
Allows users to copy documents requiring more than 1.4MB of storage. Also allows users to copy large documents to other computers for use.
Connectix Color QuickCam
. Lakewood, NJ: MacWarehouse. Cost: $199.95
Contains the following items:
Color QuickCam QuickCards Lite
Connector cable
Allows users to record digital video and still images directly into the computer via a serial port. Easier to use than a camcorder for a small child. Also available in Grayscale, or Black and White, for $99.95
F
rog Life Cycle.sea
. http://www.shareware.com Cost: See registration information.
Allows users to view a card stack of a frog’s life. Can be downloaded via the internet.
Farm Animals Close Up and Personal
. Videocassette. 1988. 30 min.
A video of farm life for any age group. Children’s Room
Lifeforms, Animals and Animal Oddities
. Videotape. 1987. 30 min.
A video containing tidbits on various types of animals and creatures of interest to children. Children’s Room
Make Way for Ducklings
. Sound Filmstrip. By Robert McCloskey.
Weston Woods.
Provides an example of parent/offspring relationship with ducks. Discusses planning for arrival of eggs and selection of habitat for hatched ducklings.
Milgrom, Harry.
Egg-Ventures
. New York: Dutton, 1974. 31p
Instructions for simple experiments that reveal the characteristics of an egg. J641.37/M
Bought Me a Cat
. HBJ Recording, 1993.
A song which names various animals in its lyrics and which also lends to creative, class-made lyrics about other creatures.
How Much is that Doggy in the Window?
An old song that lends itself to new, child-composed lyrics that describe pets.
