iWorks

You might not even knwo that you have this in your computer. Its a set of tools that allow you to word process,do desktop publishing, make a web site, crunch numbers and make great presentations easily and effectively. In some cases these tools are much better than Microsoft's. Consider these tools as other ways to do what you need to do in the classroom when teaching manipulating, text, graphics and numbers. Here's some links for further information:
 * [|Apple iLife in Education page]
 * [|Atomic Learning's giant list of Resources]
 * Pages
 * keynote
 * Numbers