SmartLab ePortfolio System
Templates, resources and assessment rubric
Price – $1,450 site license

Learning Launcher Titles Currently Available:

Orientation

Orientation Collection
Level 1 – Introduction to Learning Launchers
Level 1 – Getting to Know Your SmartLab
Level 1 – Introduction to Atomic Learning
Price – $249* Site License

Alternative Energy

Solar Energy
Level 1 – Solar Water Pasteurization
Level 1 – Solar Photovoltaics
Level 2 – Solar Energy and the Earth's Orbit
Level 2 – Passive Solar Home Designs
Level 2 – Designing a Solar Box Cooker
Level 3 – Passive Solar Flooring
Level 3 – Solar Cooker Design Challenge
Level 3 – Solar Race Car Challenge
Price – $329* Site License

Wind Power
Level 1 – Introduction to Wind Power
Level 2 – Extreme Wind Power
Level 2 – Initial Turbine Blade Tests
Level 3 – Ultimate Turbine Blade Design
Level 3 – Calculating Turbine Power
Price – $329* Site License

Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Level 1 – Electrolyzing Water with Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Level 2 – Power from Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Level 3 – Hydrogen Fuel Cell Race Cars
Level 3 – Hydrogen Highway Challenge
Price – $329* Site License

Introduction to Alternative Energy & Other Topics
Level 1 – Introduction to Alternative Energy
Level 2 – High Performance Home Design
Level 3 – Who Killed the Electric Car?
Price – $249* Site License

Circuitry

Tronix Electrical Circuitry
L1 – Getting Started with Electricity featuring Tronix
L2 – 1–Way Switch Challenges featuring Tronix
L2 – 2–Way Switch Challenges featuring Tronix
L3 – Series and Parallel Circuits featuring Tronix
L3 – Measuring Resistance featuring Tronix
L3 – House Wiring Challenge featuring Tronix
Price – $329* Site License

Pneumatics
L1 – Getting Started with Pneumatics
L2 – Bernoulli’s Principle
L2 – The Reciprocating Circuit Challenge
L3 – 4–Way Crusher Challenge
L3 – Electro–Mechanical Circuits
Price – $329* Site License

Computer Graphics

Adobe Photoshop
Level 1 – Enhancing Photos with Adobe Photoshop
Level 1 – Morphing Photos with Adobe Photoshop
Level 2 – Text Layers with Adobe Photoshop
Level 2 – Selective Color with Adobe Photoshop
Level 2 – Photomontage with Adobe Photoshop
Level 3 – Pop Art with Adobe Photoshop
Price – $329* site license

ImageBlender
Level 1 – Enhancing Photos
Price – $99* site license

Doodle 4 Google
L3 – Doodle 4 Google
Price – $99* site license

Punch Home Design Suite
L1 – House Design
L1 – Interior Design
L1 – Landscape Design
L2 – Designing Within a Budget
L2 – Thematic Landscape Design
L3 – Elevation Variety in Landscape Design
L3 – Putting in all Together: The Dream Home Challenge
Price – $329* Site License

SketchUp
L1 – Drawing 3–D Objects
L2 – Visualize and Design
L3 – Exploring Patterns in Design
L3 – Drawing Models from Photos
L3 – Product Design Challenge
L3 – Combining SketchUp and Google Earth
Price – $329* Site License

Computer Simulation

Flight Simulator X
Level 1 – Introduction to Flight Simulator
Level 2 – Flying Missions
Level 3 – Mastering Flight
Price – $249* site license

SimCity 4
Level 1 – Getting Started with SimCity
Level 1 – Terraforming with SimCity
Level 2 – Big City with SimCity
Level 2 – Making Money with SimCity
Level 2 – Rush Hour with SimCity
Level 3 – SimCityScaped with SimCity
Price – $329* site license

Concert Tour Entrepreneur
Level 1 – Becoming a Music Mogul
Level 2 – Managing with Business Data
Level 3 – Winning Business Strategies
Price – $249* site license

West Point Bridge Designer
Level 1 – Exploring Virtual Bridge Design
Level 2 – Design Decisions with Estimation
Level 2 – Design Decisions with Graphs and Charts
Level 3 – Designing from Scratch
Level 3 – How Low Can You Go?
Price – $249* site license

Mechanics and Structures

Capsela
Level 1 – Torque It Up! Design Challenge featuring Capsela
Level 2 – Geared for Speed featuring Capsela
Level 2 – Mighty Machines featuring Capsela
Level 3 – Advanced Design Challenges featuring Capsela
Price – $249* site license

fischertechnik Mechanic + Static
L1 – Machines and Gears with fischertechnik
L1 – The World of Statics with fischertechnik
L2 – Levers and Scales with fischertechnik
L2 – Building Bridges with fischertechnik
L2 – Heavy Loads with fischertechnik
L3 – A Car Full of Gears with fischertechnik
L3 – The Marvelous Mixer with fischertechnik
L3 – Super Crane Challenge with fischertechnik
Price – $329* Site License
Note: Requires fischertechnik Mechanic + Static set

Zometool
Zometool Structures
Level 1 – Bridges featuring Zometool
Level 2 – Tall Towers on a Budget featuring Zometool
Level 3 – Colossal Bridge Challenge featuring Zometool
Zometool Science
Level 1 – Spinning Top Challenge 1 featuring Zometool
Level 2 – Spinning Top Challenge 2 featuring Zometool
Level 3 – Spinning Top Challenge 3 featuring Zometool
Price – $329* site license

Knex
L1 – Levers
L1 – Wheels and Axles
L1 – Inclined Planes, Wedges and Screws
L2 – Pulleys
L2 – Gears
L3 – Rube Goldberg Machine Challenge
L3 – Rolling Ball Sculptures and the Big Ball Factory
Price – $329* Site License
Note: Requires K’nex Simple Machines Deluxe collection

Multimedia and Publishing

Sound Engineering with ACID Music Studio
Level 1 – The 12–Bar Blues with ACID Music Studio
Level 2 – Remixing with ACID Music Studio
Level 3 – Composing with ACID Music Studio
Level 3 – Exploring Science and Sound with ACID Music Studio
Price – $249* site license

Sound Engineering with GarageBand
Level 1 – The 12–Bar Blues with GarageBand
Level 2 – Remixing with GarageBand
Level 3 – Composing with GarageBand
Level 3 – Exploring Science and Sound with GarageBand
Price – $249* site license

Video Production
Level 1 – Introduction to Video Editing
Level 2 – Creating Video Storyboards
Level 3 – Introduction to Filming
Price – $249* site license

Stop Motion Animation with Frames
Level 1 – Introduction to Stop Motion Animation with Frames
Level 2 – Clay Animation with Frames
Level 2 – Chroma Key with Frames
Level 3 – Drawing Tools with Frames
Price – $249* site license

Adobe Dreamweaver
Level 1 – Creating a Personal Web Page
Level 2 – Creating a Business Website
Level 3 – Creating a Restaurant Website
Price – $249* site license

Microsoft PowerPoint
Level 1 – Famous People with MS PowerPoint
Level 2 – Animation Mania with MS PowerPoint
Level 2 – Importing the Fun Stuff: Multimedia with MS PowerPoint
Level 3 – Great Presentations with MS PowerPoint
Note: Tutorials written for PowerPoint 2007 but applicable to most software versions
Price – $249* site license

Microsoft Publisher
Level 1 – Greeting Cards with MS Publisher
Level 1 – Business Cards & Stationery with MS Publisher
Level 2 – Creating Resumes with MS Publisher
Level 2 – Designing Ads with MS Publisher
Level 3 – Brochures with MS Publisher
Note: Tutorials written for Publisher 2007 but applicable to most software versions
Price – $249* site license

Timeliner XE
Level 1 – Introduction to Sequential Thinking
Level 2 – Connections – Merging Timelines
Level 2 – Enhancing Timelines with Media
Level 3 – Slideshows and Interactive Timelines
Price – $249* site license

Facial Animation with CrazyTalk
Level 1 – Introduction to Facial Animation
Level 2 – Puppeteering
Level 3 – Animated Comics
Level 3 – Talking Web Avatars
Price – $249* site license

Robotics and Control Technology

Fishertechnik Robotics
Level 1 – Motor Controller featuring Fischertechnik RoboPro
Level 2 – Pedestrian Light featuring Fischertechnik RoboPro
Level 2 – Hand Dryer featuring Fischertechnik RoboPro
Level 3 – Analog Displays featuring Fischertechnik RoboPro
Level 3 – Subprograms featuring Fischertechnik RoboPro
Level 3 – Traffic Light featuring Fischertechnik RoboPro
Level 3 – Theme Park featuring Fischertechnik RoboPro
Price – $329* site license

Lego Mindstorms NXT Robotics
Level 1 – Exploring Robotics with the Taskbot
Level 2 – More Taskbot Investigations
Level 2 – Loops and Logic with the Taskbot
Level 3 – Collecting Scientific Data with Robots
Level 3 – Start with a Brick: Advanced Robotic Challenges
Price – $249* site license
Note: Requires Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy – Volumes I & II

Science and Data Acquistion

LASER Communication
Level 1 – LASER Technology Basics featuring the LASER Communications Kit
Level 1 – Audio Transmitter featuring the LASER Communications Kit
Level 2 – LASER Security System featuring the LASER Communications Kit
Level 3 – LASER Light Show featuring the LASER Communications Kit
Price – $249* site license

Vernier Probeware
Level 1 – A Distant Light with Vernier Probeware
Level 1 – Measuring Temperature with Vernier Probeware
Level 1 – Reflectivity of Light with Vernier Probeware
Level 2 – Measuring Motion with Vernier Probeware
Level 2 – Measuring Heart Rates with Vernier Probeware
Level 3 – Heart Rate Advanced Exploration with Vernier Probeware
Level 3 – Environmental Study with Vernier Probeware
Price – $329* site license

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Level 1 – Mapping Your World with Google Maps
Level 1 – Maps and Geographic Information with Worldmapper
Level 2 – Exploring the US with Nationalatlas.gov
Level 3 – Landscape Ecology – The Mannahatta Project
Level 3 – Natural Hazard Evaluation with GIS
Price – $249* site license

Astronomy with MicroObservatory
Level 1 – Introduction to MicroObservatory
Level 2 – Using Telescopes to Understand our Universe
Level 3 – Voyage to Europa
Level 3 – Exploring Stars, Galaxies and the Big Bang
Level 3 – AstroPhotography
Price – $329* site license

*Learning Launchers are shipped on a high-capacity, reusable flash drive and include instructions for uploading to your SmartLab server. A $25 media fee will be added to each Learning Launcher order for the flash drive, shipping and handling.

Want to learn more?
Call Kim Butler for more information and to receive a sample Learning Launcher: 800-458-2887 x103
Ask about special upgrade pricing for existing SmartLab partner schools!