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Software in Use in Texas High School Technology Applications Courses

Disclaimer: These lists have been compiled from suggestions from Texas teachers. Much of this software is in use in high school Technology Applications courses across the state. Inclusion on this list does not imply that any single piece of software is sufficient for teaching the range of sophisticated skills found in the high school TA courses. Listing on this page is not an endorsement of these products by the Technology Applications Center for Educator Development or by the Texas Education Agency.

Computer Science I & II
Inprise/Borland: C++ Builder
Inprise/Borland: Turbo C++
Metroworks: CodeWarrior 
Microsoft: Visual Basic
Microsoft: Visual C++
Real Software: Realbasic
 
Desktop Publishing
Adobe: PageMaker
Adobe: Photoshop
Adobe: Illustrator 
Deneba: Canvas
Quark, Inc.: QuarkXpress
 
Digital Graphics/ Animation
Adobe: Photoshop
Adobe: Illustrator
Adobe: Dimensions
Adobe: Streamline
Adobe: Premiere
Apple: Quicktime VR
Autodesk: 3D Studio Max
Corel: Bryce 3D
Corel: CorelDraw
Corel: Vector Effects
Corel: Kai's Power Tools
Corel: Painter
Corel: PhotoPaint
Curious Labs, Inc.: Poser
Deneba: Canvas
Fractal Design Corp.: Ray Dream Studio
Macromedia: AuthorWare
Macromedia: Flash
Macromedia: Fireworks
Macromedia: Shockwave
Macromedia: Soundedit
Maxon: Cinema 4DXL
New Tek: Inspire 3D
Specular, Inc.: Infinti-D
Multimedia
Adobe: Photoshop
Adobe: Premiere
Adobe: Illustrator
Apple: Quicktime VR
Corel: Painter
Macromedia: AuthorWare
Macromedia Soundedit
Macromedia: Shockwave
Microsoft: PowerPoint
 
Video Technology
Adobe: Premiere
Apple: iMovie
Apple: Quicktime Pro
Apple: Final Cut Pro
Macromedia: AuthorWare
Macromedia: Director
Microsoft: 3D Movie Maker
Strata Software: VideoShop
 
Web Mastering
Adobe: GoLive 
Adobe: LiveMotion
Adobe: PageMill
Adobe: Photoshop
Claris: Home Page
Macromedia: AuthorWare
Macromedia: Dreamweaver
Macromedia: Flash
Macromedia: Fireworks
Microsoft: FrontPage
Microsoft: Internet Explorer
Netscape: Composer
Netscape: Navigator

The Technology Applications CED is committed to assisting instructors of the Technology Applications courses by providing a means for sharing resources. If your school uses software that is not included on this list, please send an email to taced@unt.edu