AMIS DAISY Reader - Beta 4 now available!

AMIS 3, the free and open source DAISY player for Windows, has just reached its fourth beta release, which is likely to be the last beta before a stable release. This means it's the last chance to stress-test it before widespread distribution.

What's new in beta 4? Improvements were made to internationalization, accessibility, and overall reading experience; and specific requests have been implemented. There are two new notable features:

(1) AMIS supports text-only books now, in addition to full-text, full-audio and audio-TOC books; and
(2) there is a new piece of documentation, in DAISY format: the Keyboard Shortcuts book (found in the help menu).

To get AMIS 3 beta 4 and start testing, go to: http://daisy-trac.cvsdude.com/amis/wiki/BetaTesting
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Beta test a new Statistics Tutorial Software

This caught my eye on the listserves. It seems harmless enough and you might actually discover a new tool that can assist you or your students.

Someone out there is looking for faculty and students to help Beta test a Statistics Tutorial Software. The software is free (beware of what you get for free) and can be used with any Introductory Statistics text. The package allows students to enter data, but instead of just crunching the numbers and showing the result, the student sees the step-by-step method to do a variety of things from graphs to t-tests. (hummm... 'sees the steps' ... looks like we have an accessibility issue already)

Resulting graphs can be copied to the clipboard and pasted into an MS Word document. Also included are random problems with step by step solutions in topics on the Normal Curve, Central Limit Theorem, Confidence Intervals, Correlation, Regression, etc. The software is called Math911 and can be downloaded from the web site http://www.math911.com/

Once installed, it is fully functional and does not require registration. Math911 has been around since 1990 when it was called 'Algebrax.' Renamed Math911 in 1998, it is best used on home computers. A network version is available for Learning Centers and larger applications.

Prof Martin Weissman
Mathematics Dept.
Essex County College
Newark, NJ 07102
1-347-528-7837
weissman@essex.edu
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