Software Licences
In late October 2002 the Fife Education Service signed an annual agreement with Microsoft to cover the products listed below. All schools are therefore entitled to install these titles on all their computers.
In nursery, primary and special schools this is being carried out by the networking teams.
All schools will be issued with a master set of CD-ROMS.

 

Application
Brief Description

Access

Database (not used for most curricular work)

Excel

Spreadsheet

Front Page

Web Page Design

Outlook

Not needed as GroupWise is the e-mail application in use.

PowerPoint

Versatile, multimedia presentation application

Publisher

Desk top publishing for flyers, newsletters, magazines.

Word

Word processor
 

Windows Operating System

Installation decided by the central Technical Support Team.
 

Encarta

Multimedia encyclopaedia
Apple versions are included in this agreement for those secondary departments requiring copies.

 

Software Discounts

The IT Unit at the Auchterderran Centre is a designated reference centre for a number of software suppliers. Discounts are available if schools send their orders to Jim Birney. An internal transfer is raised to recoup the costs at the discount price. A list of participating companies was included in the August 2001 newsletter and is repeated below.

There is also more iinformation on Special Education Needs software available on page 27 of the April 2002 newsletter.

Companies include:
Crick Software Logotron
Granada learning Sherston
Inclusive Technology

 

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