A few months ago I wrote an article about what I see as a lack of technology courses for homeschoolers. Many of you commented and shared that your children were learning on their own or using tutorials available on the web.
I was encouraged to learn that so many families are not allowing a lack of curriculum to hinder their child’s education. If your child is interested in learning skills like design, photo editing, or film editing you might want to check out Adobe’s Educator store. Adobe software is great, but super expensive. Homeschoolers are eligible to shop at Adobe’s educator store and can save hundreds of dollars on software.
Here’s who qualifies for the educator discount.
- University and college students — students enrolled at a higher education institution defined as an accredited public or private university or college (including community, junior, or vocational college) that grants degrees requiring not less than the equivalent of two years of full-time study.
- Primary and secondary school students — students enrolled at an accredited public or private primary or secondary school providing full-time instruction.
- Faculty and staff — teachers and staff employed by an accredited primary or secondary school, public or private university or college, school district, or board of education (including emeritus status professors).
- Homeschooled students and their teachers — students and teachers as defined by state homeschooling regulations
If you are eligible the educator discount is a great way to save on Adobe’s premium software.
Christie says
Thanks for sharing this! I’ll definitely have to check this out- my son (turning 10 tomorrow) is fascinated with stop-motion animation and spends all his free time making little movies with his Lego guys. =)
Dawn @ 5 Kids and a Dog says
Oh that’s wonderful! I need to upgrade my Photoshop to the new one. I am still running CS2 and it’s glitchy (or crash-y) on Win7, unfortunately. It’s about time some of the Big Guys started offering educator’s discounts to homeschoolers. 🙂
Ross Rhizal says
I thought the adobe discount sounded great too and as I’m interested in teaching my daughter how to use it. Getting the discount proved to be basically impossible. After submitting a letter of intent to homschool and invoices for the curriculum I’ve purchased, Adobe kept responding that what I had submitted was inadequate. They wanted an ID or something with an insignia. I called to talk to their support (in the Phillipines) and they simply do not understand homeschooling in the US. They wanted me to submit pieces from the Michigan State Law (where I live). They then said that I needed to be on the NCES database to qualify. I looked into what that is and found that NO homeschools are on that list because it’s a database of private and public schools with the mission to collect and tabulate statistics. They won’t accept the things I’ve submitted (meeting the requirements listed on their website) and I’ve spent hours on the phone with them. I still haven’t received the discount…