In case you missed it, here is some recent news from Adobe about their offerings for education... *---------------------------------* *Adobe Spark w/Premium Features FREE for Education* Adobe announced recently that Spark for Education with premium features and additional functionality is now available to K-12 and higher education students free of charge. Normally priced at $120 per year and available on the Spark for Education <http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fspark.adobe.com%2Fedu%2F&esheet=51785112&newsitemid=20180409005320&lan=en-US&anchor=Spark+for+Education&index=2&md5=2f5b5293304642b19c3b5d26e70bfc47> website, Adobe Spark for Education is a fun and frictionless storytelling Creative Cloud application that runs in any web or mobile browser, enabling students to quickly and easily express themselves via graphics, web stories and video to complete their school assignments and showcase digital creativity. To get started with Adobe Spark for your school/district contact ACTEM ( [log in to unmask]) to get set up with a VIP account. Once your VIP account is set up you will have access to an Admin Console for deployment. Here is a direct link to deploying Spark: https://helpx.adobe.com/enterprise/using/edu-deployment-guide.html Here is a link to the Adobe Spark Guide for Schools and Educators Guide http://www.actem.org/resources/Documents/AdobeSpark_EduGuide.pdf *---------------------------------* *Adobe K-12 Site License Options* *Adobe [VIP] Creative Cloud for Education [Annual Subscription Licensing]* Adobe VIP registration for your school or district is required for site licensing. Email [log in to unmask] with a NAME & EMAIL ADDRESS of the licensing contact for your school to get set up *under ACTEM's VIP registration. * *Creative Cloud Education Device licenses* • Complete set of Creative Cloud desktop applications (services not included) • Licenses for each computer, rather than each user (ideal for labs) • Cost - ACTEM PRICE $24.50 per license per year with the minimum purchase of 100 licenses ($2,450) per school site and 500 ($12,250) per district • Rights to install on one computer per license • Online services and storage not included *NEW - Creative Cloud Education Named-user licenses* • Complete set of Creative Cloud applications and services (age-appropriate only) • Licenses for each student, faculty, and/or staff member • Cost - ACTEM PRICE $4.85 per license per year with minimum purchase of 500 ($2,425) licenses per school site and 2,500 ($12,125) per district • Bring your own device support now available for student-owned computers. • Online services and storage included Here is the link to the deployment webpage that has guides for the admin console among other helpful pieces: http://edu.adobeeventsonline.com/cc/resources/ For more information please check out the following ACTEM website: http://www.actem.org/software-Adobe *---------------------------------* -- Gary Lanoie, Executive Director/Business Manager ACTEM - The Association of Computer Technology Educators of Maine P.O. Box 187, Gorham, ME 04038 Phone: (207) 222-4353 FAX: (207) 222-2057 Email: [log in to unmask] *ACTEM 2018 Conference *•* Oct. 11-12, 2018 • Augusta Civic Center - Augusta, ME*