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At Academic Licenses we specialize in volume academic software--discount software for schools and libraries. Just five software licenses is usually all it takes to qualify, and the academic license discount prices are much better than educational software box prices, even though these are discounted for education. The truth is, higher-volume academic software orders often merit even lower discount prices.
We also offer special academic pricing for individual students and educators - official proof of student or educator status is required.
Please go to the Academic Software Publishers page or use the search bar below to find software titles and discount software pricing. Let us answer your academic software licensing questions and help you find the software solutions you need!
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New! Academic Licenses Blog
April 22, 2008 -- Jane DuBois McCarthy
So I just don't feel like I get to talk to you guys enough! So, starting today, Academic Licenses Blog is born. I hope you might find the info helpful. And of course there is the added bonus of getting to make fun of my picture so HEY! Why wouldn't you check it out!
Academic Software Review: Merriam-Webster's Visual Dictionary
January 15, 2008 -- Valerie Bruchon
Merriam-Webster's Visual Dictionary is an unbelievable visual resource, including more than 20,000 definitions and beautiful illustrations. Not only does this software offer detailed graphics for simple object-identification, but it elaborates into interpretation: the function, purpose, and significance of terms. Featuring 6,000 illustrations, all sophisticated, high-quality graphics, Visual Dictionary software is quick to load and very simple to navigate! It allows users to browse the listings, conduct searches of listings, or find listings through hierarchical categories, beginning with seventeen main categories like "Arts and Architecture", "Sports and Games", "Food and Kitchen", and "Transport and Machinery".
The Visual Dictionary is a versatile tool, and can be used in traditional classroom settings or translation exercises, by teachers or the students themselves, and by people of all skill levels. Published by Innovative Knowledge, its entries are up-to-date, and illustrations are realistic, and diagrams help make concepts clearer for quicker learning. Students can take advantage of five learning exercises, including "Scrambled Words" and "Type What You Hear"; in addition, there is always an Index feature handy for locating listings. Fully equipped with thousands of real human-voice pronunciations and textual definitions—along with the visual representations, of course—the Visual Dictionary is educational for students, a delight to look at, and fascinating even for adults.
Learn more about Merriam-Webster's Visual Dictionary here.
Academic Software Review: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus
December 31, 2007 -- Valerie Bruchon
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, published by Innovative Knowledge, is all the word reference you could ever want, all in one CD-ROM. Boasting more than 225,000 definitions, as well as 340,000 thesaurus listings, this software is incredibly thorough, offering impressive advanced-search options while remaining user-friendly. Within its attractive, simple layout, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus's allows users to conduct specific searches with its twenty-one search options, which include "Entry word is...", "Rhymes with..." and "Homophones are..." This gives users maximum versatility when searching for words! Students from the elementary level on up will grasp the software's functions in no time, and adults will appreciate its ease of use. Great for any classroom writing, from term papers to everyday homework assignments, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus will help students gain a wider overall vocabulary, as well as a greater understanding of context and connotation.
The Dictionary features thousands of color illustrations, improving the clarity of visually-dependent explanations. It also offers comprehensive pronunciation guides and real human-voice pronunciations of every entry, for a multimedia experience. For those who are naturally word-curious, it also offers a unique "Browse" feature, which allows electronic perusal. With a convenient bookmarking feature, as well as "Vocabulary Words" and "Favorites" options, you can customize your dictionary to suit your word-usage needs best. And with easy printing options and handy, built-in Internet links, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus provides the ultimate in ease, comprehensiveness, and versatility. Indispensable!
Learn more about Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus here.
Academic Software Review: Weekly Reader's Mastering Elementary School
September 17, 2007 -- Valerie Bruchon
Weekly Reader Learning System: Mastering Elementary School offers a comprehensive educational roster, featuring a wide variety of video-based lessons, and extensive tests and progress reports. Covering the full elementary school curriculum, from English and history to math and the sciences, the Learning System presents educators with an inclusive educational tool that is easy to use! Its lessons comprise engaging videos and interactive elements, making it simple to keep students' attention and teach them independent learning skills at the same time. Intended for grades 1-5, this software was designed by educational experts to both improve grades and increase standardized test scores, and was developed specifically to maximize the effectiveness of multimedia learning. By using audio, video, images, and text, Mastering Elementary School takes advantage of several different sensory learning methods, to accommodate a wide range of students who absorb commit information to memory in different ways.
With modern capabilities like iPod-enabled lessons and cutting-edge graphics, Weekly Reader Learning System will impress teachers and students alike—even parents—with its versatility and its ability to keep students' interest. The software is so user-friendly that with just a quick and simple tutorial, even the youngest elementary school students will be navigating the lessons in no time! And with more than eighty lessons to choose from, Mastering Elementary School will be compatible with everyday classroom lessons, standardized test training, homework assignments, and more. After each lesson, kids can either take a quiz on the computer, where its results are automatically recorded in the Progress Report session, or have a teacher or parent print out the quiz for hard-copy testing. This makes it easy for educators to pinpoint areas where improvement is most needed, and to reward students when they make visible progress!
Basic categories include English, Literature, U.S. History, World History, Geography, Math, and Science, with numerous sub-topics. Each lesson comes with a topic glossary and an integrated Merriam-Webster dictionary, which act as convenient, real-time resources right at students' fingertips. The Weekly Reader Learning System consists of two DVD-ROMs, is conveniently Windows and Mac compatible, and includes lessons that can be downloaded on to iPod or iPod Nano. Cut down on classroom clutter: with so many lessons to choose from, this single software package could easily replace several other classroom tools!
Learn more about the Weekly Reader's Mastering Elementary School, published by Innovative Knowledge, here.
Microsoft Office Pro 2007 Price Increase
July 26, 2007
Just a quick note - Office Pro 2007 licenses are now $69 each. Price increases are pretty rare with Office licenses, so hopefully we won't see another one for a long time. If you have a quote from earlier this year, please resubmit to us so that we can re-quote. We're sorry for any inconvenience!
Academic Software Review: Typing Instructor Deluxe 17
May 24, 2007 -- Valerie Bruchon
Typing Instructor Deluxe 17.0, published by Individual Software, is the #1 best-selling deluxe typing software for grades 6-12. This typing software uses innovative teaching techniques, and is entertaining enough to motivate any user to learn quickly. Each typing lesson seems more like a typing game! Proven methodologies allow you to improve your typing skills in fun and efficient ways.
Users can choose between World Travel, Time Travel, or Photo Safari--enough adventures to entertain and educate anyone. After each typing lesson is completed, users will collect another exciting Typing Achievement Stamp in their passports, and will gather more and more, the more proficient they become. Students will appreciate the many customization options as they navigate their way around the globe. Throw in some evocative, location-specific music and fun motivational games, and you've got a fun and effective typing tool!
The Teacher Resource Area is user-friendly and offers classroom activities and downloadable lesson plans. This is a network version, and provides detailed progress tracking and reporting at student and class level. This is top-of-the-line academic software. Learn more about Typing Instructor Deluxe 17.0 here.
Microsoft Office Pro Plus 2007
May 23, 2007 -- Jane DuBois McCarthy
As far as academic software licenses go, for the new Microsoft Office products, Office Pro Plus 2007 is the best deal for education. It includes everything that is in Office Enterprise except OneNote and Groove. So... if you don't need OneNote and Groove, you can save yourself the almost $20 (per academic software license) extra it costs to purchase Office Enterprise.
As far as the product itself goes -- we have mostly heard only good reviews. The one bad review was from a single user with not the strongest computer skills in the world and certainly not the most patience for learning new products. Otherwise, most folks seem to be trying to upgrade now to be ready for the 2007-2008 school year.
Please check out our Academic Software Promotions page if you are interested in a great deal on Office Pro Plus 2007. Learn more about Microsoft Office Pro Plus 2007 here.
Educational Software Review: Groovy Jungle
May 4, 2007 -- Valerie Bruchon
Groovy Jungle by Sibelius is the premier choice for teaching basic music skills to students ages 7-9.
A truly creative educational software program, Groovy Jungle is loaded with sophisticated graphics that will capture the attention of even the most uninterested kid. Beginning with the very fundamentals of music, Groovy Jungle's tutorials are visually simple, but fun enough to keep students' interest. For example, young users will first learn concepts like "loud" and "soft", and as lessons advance and users grasp those basic ideas, they will learn that "loud" and "soft" concepts are called dynamics, and will later learn some of the details of the Italian terminology. Teachers will find that the lessons are well-paced in their degrees of difficulty, and with twelve customizable multi-part lessons, it is easy to match a student's level of expertise with the appropriate lesson.
Students are exposed to a wide variety of virtual instruments, from all of the traditional Western instruments to the more exotic music-makers. Emphasis is first placed on the fundamental instruments they are most likely to encounter (piano, a basic woodwind, a basic percussion, a basic string, a basic brass, etc.), and eventually branches out into the more unusual options. With these instruments painting visual and aural examples, children go on to learn rhythm, dynamics, tempo, arpeggios, the concept of a bass line, meter, melody, etc. Groovy Jungle offers two basic learning methods, "Create" and "Explore"; at any point during the "Create" option, though fun shapes and jungle themes are used, the more-advanced students can view the actual notation of their own creations (a very useful educational tool!). During the "Explore" lessons, users are surprised by exciting "bonuses", exotic animals with their own jungle sounds, acting as an incentive to learn, both fun and educational. Also during the "Explore" option, students get to create their own theme music for their character as they trek through an exotic jungle full of colorful animals, wild vegetation, and bright butterflies. Any kid will love that!
Groovy Jungle is an excellent example of educational software, as it seamlessly integrates music education tools with jungle fun, in an effective and imaginative way! Read more about Groovy Jungle here.
Academic Software
updated April 25, 2007 -- Jane DuBois McCarthy
I get questions about this a lot, so I thought I would address it.
Academic Software is the same software as the products you see in stores--it just has a sticker that says "educational software" or "educational use only" or "academic use only" or "for educational use only"--you get the picture. Adobe CS3 Design Premium is the exact same product for education as it is for business. There is no limited version created for academic purposes.
Another thing about academic software, specifically academic software licenses: not all products are offered by publishers for academic markets. Often, if a product is available in a suite or bundle then only the suite or bundle will have an academic software SKU--not the single product.
Then, the next trick to academic software is that to sell it (and I am talking about legally selling current versions), you have to be an authorized academic reseller (which is what we are), and to buy it, you have to be able to eligible to purchase academic software. Eligibility requirements depend on the publisher. For example: Microsoft offers academic pricing to public libraries; Adobe does not.
I hope this has helped clear up some of the confusion. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.