May 16, 2006

Version 10 is Even Better Because of Our Customers

Thanks to a great suggestion from Sheri Ganske, District Technologist at Wharton ISD in Texas, Incredible Tutor™ Version 10 now includes a way for teachers to verify that students are working under their own names.

With Incredible Tutor™ Version 10, your student’s name appears at the top right corner of the ‘student’ screens. This way, you’ll know for sure that the correct student is logged on when you look at their monitor while they are working.

If you have a recommendation on how we can make Incredible Tutor™ even better, please let us know! You may see your suggestion come to life in future versions of the software.

 

Try Our New Games

   
 

Incredible Tutor™ Geek Peek

 

Do you have students who have trouble seeing text on standard computer screens? Incredible Tutor™ has a way to make it easier for students with mild visual impairments to see the text. Simply log into any title using the sleekteacher password. Then go to the Edit pull-down menu (between File and Goto) and select Preferences. A small box will appear. Next, click on the Miscellaneous tab. A window should appear with 5 options in the top screen and 1 option in the bottom screen.

If you select the first one, Background Color, a Value window will appear at the top. Choose the color you want to have in the background and change the number accordingly—1 for yellow, 2 for cyan and 3 for grey.

Similarly, if you want to change the font size, simply select Font Size Offset and change the numbers to 1 for big or 2 for bigger!
   
   
   
Recipe:
Lemon Muffins for Mom

Lynda Tidewell from Lake County School District in Florida, told us that when she was a little girl she used to make these easy muffins for her mother for her Mother’s Day breakfast in bed.

Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda.

Directions:
Mix the dry ingredients together (the flour, baking powder and baking soda) and set aside. Beat the eggs until they are light and fluffy. Add the sugar to the eggs and stir well. Then, to the egg/sugar mixture, add the oil and lemon rind. Blend this until it’s smooth. Slowly add the dry ingredient mixture. It’s okay if it’s somewhat lumpy. Put paper muffin holders into a muffin pan and pour batter in halfway. Cook for 10-15 minutes at 300 degrees F. You’ll know the muffins are done when you put a toothpick in the middle and it comes out clean.
 
 
10 Ways Version 10 is Better
 
1.

Renovated User Interface

   
2.

Exciting and fun games (usage is optional)
   
3.

New and animated Warm Fuzzies

   
4.

Livelier graphics for buttons and windows

   
5.

NEW Grade 8 Science

   
6.

Updated elementary school science

   
7.

Revised help guide

   
8.

New and improved student scoreboard

   
9.

Math content updated to reflect new standards

   
10.

Modified Spanish titles


[EDITOR’S NOTE: For more information on Incredible Tutor™ Version 10 please click here.]


The same great software used by schools like yours can help students prepare for the TAKS, FCAT and other state-mandated tests AT HOME this summer.

For a limited time, these students can even receive a FREE game pack!

Region One Conference:
Come visit us


We’ll be soaking up the sun and introducing attendees to Incredible Tutor™at the Region One Conference at Padre Island, Texas from May 16th through May 18th.

Stop by booth #178 and allow us to give you a warm “Hello” and a FREE 30-day trial CD of our very latest Version 10.0 Incredible Tutor™ software!



 
         
         
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