Adobe Education Leader
I became an Adobe Education Leader (AEL) via the Macromedia Education Leaders program after the purchase of Macromedia by Adobe. AELs collaboratively develop and share new strategies for using Adobe software solutions in our K-12 schools.
I’m an Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) in Web Communication Using Adobe Dreamweaver CS4.
I create and educate with these Adobe software products:
CS4 Master Collection
Dreamweaver > Build and maintain web sites that conform to web-based standards (CSS and XHMTL)
- example > Primary Source Index (Voices Rising Project)
Fireworks > Use to easily optimize web page images and build interactive visuals.
- example > Saugus Iron Works historic site artifact collage (Voices Rising Project)
- example > Create graphic design elements for the Becoming America wiki
Photoshop > The de facto image manipulation and creation tool.
Soundbooth > Sound recording and editing, great for podcast creation.
Presenter (formerly Macromedia Breeze)
- example > Waterwheels 1 , grade 5 eLearning module
- example > Math MCAS Review, grade 3 eLearning module
Captivate 3 4
Build interactive simulations and web-based training tutorials.
- example > wikispaces login tutorial (Voices Rising Project)
Photoshop Lightroom 2
LR has many cool features such as the adjustment brush, seen here to apply darker eyes on this gargoyle.
Professional photo management software. I manage my photography library, perform image manipulations, and export lower resolution images for the web. I use the following camera equipment:
- Digital SLR cameras: EOS Canon 7D and Rebel XT (350D)
- Canon lenses: EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II, zoom EF 70-300mm 1:4-5.6 IS USM, macro EF-S 60mm 1:2.8, wide-angle telephoto 24-105mm f/4L IS
- Canon flash: Speedlite 580EXII
- Promaster Multi-Function Timer Controlled Remote Shutter Release (code 3070)
Acrobat 9
The PDF building tool for document distribution just the way you want.
- example > I see/ It means PDF form (Laptops in American History)
- example > Lost Vertebrate PDF Portfolio, grade 4 Biome unit
- example > Fillable evaluation rubric (Becoming America Project)
Photoshop.com (formerly Photoshop Express)
- example > Slideshow presentation widget embedded into blog post. Kilauea volcano
Adobe Ed Leaders blog
Learn about the innovative ways my fellow AELs are using the latest Adobe software products.
