Macs for Teachers - Macs for Teachers Author:Michelle Robinette Michelle Robinette has polished every teacher's favorite apple -- Macs For Teachers, 3rd Edition. This complete update to her classic teachers' guide to all things Macintosh now offers the latest information on the Internet and the World Wide Web and ClarisWorks and ClarisWorks for Kids. Robinette wants you to know, too, that she reads ev... more »ery one of the reader requests she receives and has rearranged and tailored information in the book to help it serve your needs even better. Along with all-new classroom activities and troubleshooting pointers, Macs For Teachers, 3rd Edition, offers practical advice on such topics as Setting up Mac hardware and installing software Connecting to your school's internal network Using ClarisWorks as an all-purpose word-processing, spreadsheet, database, and graphic design tool Introducing your students to the new ClarisWorks for Kids Accessing commercial online services, such as AT&T WorldNetSM or America Online, and connecting directly to the Internet through an ISP (Internet Service Provider) Making do when your whole classroom has to share a single Mac Stretching your hardware and software budget as far as it can go and getting the most bang for your buck Formerly a classroom teacher and now a curriculum consultant for Apple Computer, Robinette knows whereof she speaks when it comes to successful computing for teachers. You -- and your students -- will enjoy and appreciate her thoughtful activities and lessons all the more so because Macs For Teachers, 3rd Edition, comes complete with a bonus CD-ROM containing software and resources, such as AT&T WorldNetSM Service with Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer Web browsing software -- so that getting online and onto the Internet is hassle-free A ready-to-use, trial version of the latest ClarisWorks release, ClarisWorks 4.0, as well as ClarisWorks for Kids and templates and clip art Gradebook and curriculum-planning software demos Educational software demos, including Science Sleuths, My Secret Mac Diary, and MayaQuest Chapters from the previous Macs For Teachers edition that wouldn't fit in this new, third edition« less