Interactive Authoring Tool

I have completed more than half my journey to becoming an educational professional. The course work, independent reading and field experiences have allowed me to study teaching theory and put it into practice in a real classroom setting. More than ever, I embrace strategies that help differentiate instruction, appeal to a variety of learning styles, and help guide students to become independent learners. I recently came across a computer program that helps me accomplish all three.
A professor from one of my classes this semester told the class about an interactive authoring tool (SoftChalk) that could be used for one of the class projects. Since SoftChalk was offering a 30 day free trial, I decided to test it. I was impressed by the features and my ability to easily navigate.
The SoftChalk program allows teachers to easily create interactive lessons that include internet links, built in quizzes and activities (ex. crossword puzzles). Transferring a paper lessons into the SoftChalk template was a matter of coping a word document and pasting it into the template. I transferred a 13 day unit, added quizzes, and PowerPoint slides (need to convert to Jpeg file) in less than 2 hours. The product looks professional and navigation is easy. I plan to use this product, in my future classroom, to create lessons for students to use for independent learning, tutorials, and for absenteeism. If you would like to know more about this product visit http://www.softchalk.com/