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Introducing DraftSight

The DraftSight 2D CAD Product. Public Beta Now Available.

DraftSight is a professional-grade, open 2D CAD product for users who want a better way to read, write and share DWG files. DraftSight is easy to use and is available for professional CAD users, students and educators to download and activate. Signing up is easy to do and available at Dassault’s website.

CAD Gorilla

Interactive Applications, the maker of SolidProfessor, has started a new venture aimed at providing self-paced training for Autodesk software. This new venture is called CAD Gorilla (http://www.cadgorilla.com) and will initially focus on Inventor and Revit training. Similar to the qualities that have made SolidProfessor so successful in the SolidWorks community, CAD Gorilla products will contain the highest quality dynamic video instruction with clear and concise lessons that are easy to understand and engaging for the customer.

The CAD Academy - Your Complete CAD Software Solution

The CAD Academy provides text book tutorials, training video and related learning resources to allow students to develop software competencies as quickly as possible thereby enabling them to focus on design. The CAD Academy curriculum maps to the American Design Drafting Industry Certification for General CAD, Architecture, Civil and Mechanical. Our program allows students to experience design education through industry specific technology suites.

SolidProfessor - The most complete video library of SolidWorks instruction on the market

SolidProfessor is a complete library of instruction that will increase SolidWorks skills and serve as a convenient on-demand reference as students progress along their SolidWorks learning path. This program also facilitates self-paced learning that is ideal as a growing number of students are being asked to learn Solidworks on their own, on top of an already demanding curriculum. With lab and instructor time being limited, SolidProfessor is the ideal teaching assistant, putting a wide range of SolidWorks topics at your students’ fingertips. SolidProfessor is also a convenient resource available on-demand 24/7 that allows students to find answers to SolidWorks questions without the need to visit a computer lab or speak to an instructor – critical when project deadlines are looming. This comprehensive library is also available in SolidWorks, through an add-in that brings SolidProfessor into SolidWorks. No more searching the web or opening a new program to find the answers you need. This resource is a great compliment to SolidWorks, please call or email for more information or any questions that you may have.

Totally Trebuchet brings SolidWorks renderings into reality!

The Totally Trebuchet 6 to 8 week curriculum is a suite of self-paced tutorials, teacher-led lessons, and project based activities. The program provides an organized structure in which students acquire engineering skills and competencies through the design, construction, refinement and competitive use of a model trebuchet. Students work in a “hands-on” environment. Watch as they learn how the discoveries of Pythagoras, Galileo and Newton help them build better trebuchets. The Totally Trebuchet project is powered by gravity, not batteries. Students model their designs in SolidWorks® and become familiar with its many powerful CAD features. A complete trebuchet tutorial is included.

WorkKeys in the News

Last week ACT made the long anticipated announcement of their National Career Readiness Certificate. This is a portable credential designed to convey information to a potential employer about the skills of an individual. ACT’s entrance into this initiative is most welcome as it has the potential to remove a lot of the politics from movements of this nature.

A Career Readiness Certificate was put in place in Louisiana several years ago and was almost completely lost due to politics. After all, the program was put in place by the previous governor (R) and therefore has little value or merit to the current governor (D) regardless of how much merit the program has. Now, anyone in any state can get a National Career Readiness Certificate...or get a national seal to place on their current certificate. Great News… Follow this link to get the details... ACT has also established a web site for users to request their certificate. Follow this link for that information.

SolidWorks for Design

Schools in Louisiana and Mississippi should contact us for a trial CD as well as an educational tour CD. You will be amazed at the science and math applications of this powerful design product. Where does this fit in my school? Everywhere science, technology, engineering or math are taught. STEM. SolidWorks is the next “must have” application for schools. SolidWorks is like AutoCad used to be. Contact us to see where design is going. The price is low enough to consider implementation at grades 6 and above.

We are now an educational dealer for SolidWorks. SolidWorks is an easy-to-use 3D CAD software for designing better products in less time. Any school that teaches any form of drafting or CAD should add SolidWorks to the mix. It is a great tool that incorporates high levels of science and math into the design process. Oh yeah...the cost for schools is extremely low. Call us for the details.

Best Wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New Year

As the calendar begins anew and school resumes, the staff at Learn Time would like to wish all of our friends a Happy and Prosperous New Year. We remain dedicated to providing the best educational products and services available anywhere. Stay tuned in the coming days as we will have announcements about a variety of products of interest to all of our friends in education, training and workforce development.

National WorkKeys Conference 2006

OK...it’s official. New Orleans, in the wake of hurricane Katrina, has canceled its convention schedule through the spring of 2006. The ACT National WorkKeys Conference 2006 scheduled for New Orleans will now be held in Nashville. This link will provide you with the latest information as it becomes available.

Furniture for Schools

This is a reminder to school systems in Louisiana and Mississippi that Learn Time can supply a wide variety of school furniture. Contact us and we will be happy to send someone out to talk with you.