Essential Software for the Classroom Video Teacher, iMovie tips, and the Book of the Week, The DV Teacher's Essential Software Toolkit for classroom use. Here are the show notes:

1. FileMaker Pro 8 - this is the swiss army knife to organize anything you can keep in a database
2. Office 2004 for the Mac  - Software that Microsoft does well
3. Keynote - Presentation software for really cool presentations that don't look like Powerpoint boring.
4. Easy Grade Pro - I have tried them all and this is the BEST - and way ahead of the rest.
5. Basmati - Open Source Online grade posting software.
6. StarQuiz - You can make exams that students can take on a computer, online, on paper. A very flexible program.
7. Crossword Forge 4 - When you just have to have a crossword puzzle.
8. Gaggle.net - Monitored email for students. My school system pays for the subscription service but you can use it for free.
9. Geeklog - This is a Web Content Management System that allows me to tie all of my web based content together. You have to have access to a webserver that suports MySQL and PHP. A little technical knowledge is required to set up the system.
10. Transmit - The ultimate FTP program for the Mac.
11. iLife - Includes iMovie HD, the program that revolutionized desktop video, iDVD, the program that makes DVD dead easy, Garageband 2, the program that makes everyone a composer, iPhoto 5, the program that gets web images into iMovie, and iTunes 6, THE online music organization tool.
12. Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express HD  - Professional editing software
13. Cinematize 2.0 - move clips from DVD's to Quicktime format
14. Quicktime Pro 7.03 - this is the swiss army knife for video editors - the best $29.95 you will ever spend.
15. Videocue Pro - teleprompter software and more. I have just started using this program.
16. Toast 7 Titanium - CD and DVD production
17. Pro Tools LE and Peak - for audio editing
18. SnapZ Pro and Audio Hijack Pro - to make video tutorials
19. Broadcast Machine to post videos on the web.
20. Photoshop Elements 3.0 - all purpose digital graphics tool
21. XRay, Carbon Copy Cloner, MainMenu, and Cocktail - utility programs to help maintain my Macs
22. Pair Networks - my webhost

Tips of the Week

From iPod to iMovie Download
Rocketboom Online Video Tool List - great resource
Free Film Courses Online

Book of the Week

Film Directing Shot by Shot - Visualizing from concept to screen by Steven D. Katz

The Podsafe Music Network - resource for music for your podcast.