Another way to find good software is to surf the Net. I have found some wonderful shareware programs that often offer very economical site licenses. Teaching hints are included. The parents were committed to helping students and staff enhance their skills. To help the teachers, I started by writing weekly computer tips.
Many new users have the same questions and problems.
By giving them all a quick computer tip, I shared the answer around the building. The tips have grown into a weekly lesson designed to help teachers create something on the computer or incorporate a computer feature into a lesson. For students, we offered an after school computer camp. In two days, we had 75 students register. We collected the computers in a central room.