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D.C. EVEREST SOFTWARE EVALUATION SUMMARIES

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ALPHA BETTY

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

2

 Confusing without the manual.

Approach:

3

  

Teacher’s Guide:

0

 None available for the preview.

Met Objectives:

2

  
Standards/Benchmarks   LA, Math

Overall Value:

2

  

What Grade Range:

 

 PreK-2

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ARTHUR'S COMPUTER ADVENTURE

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

4/4/4/4

 Clear choices.

Approach:

4/4/3/3

 Math, reading, science variety.

Teacher’s Guide:

3/2/3/3

 Better directions could be given for some games.

Met Objectives:

4/3/4/3

 Highlights word as they’re being read, good for beginning readers.

Overall Value:

4/4/3-4/3

 

Description to Others:

 
  1. Nice color, graphics, "Arthur".
  2. A fun adventure for your kids.
  3. Good program; gives a lot of mouse practice.
  4. Provides other activities besides presenting the story.

What Grade Range:

 
  1. ESL, LD, K-2
  2. K-4
  3. K-2
  4. K-2

3 Main Strengths

 

 Kids interest, mixture of games.

 

 
  1. Fun to use.
  2. Good choices of games.
  3. Cute story.

 

 
  1. Mouse Practice (lots to click on).
  2. Highlights word as they’re read.
  3. Adjustable difficulty level.

 

 
  1. Reinforces literary.
  2. Has other skills covered (hand-eye coordination.)
  3. It should keep a child’s attention and yet be educational.

Would you use this?

 
  1. Yes.
  2. Yes.
  3. Only for a classroom computer, it’s too long for lab time.
  4. Yes.

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BODY WORKS

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

4

 It was very easy point and click.

Approach:

4

 I found many science lessons this software would add to.

Teacher’s Guide:

3

 I didn't really use it.

Met Objectives:

4

 Met many of them in science class.

Overall Value:

4

 Very interesting. Makes things we can’t see very real and visible.

Description to Others:

 

 Taking a tour of the human body.

What Grade Range:

 

 5-6 or higher

3 Main Strengths

 
  1. See things in our body we only know are there.
  2. Ability to flip the objects around.
  3. Hands on to hard to "see" concepts.

Would you use this?

 

 Yes.

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CHUCK WAGON BILL'S LANGUAGE SKILLS

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

4/4

 Navigate to menu and then choices are easy

Approach:

4/3

  Great

Teacher’s Guide:

 

 Teachers can keep a summary of their students' daily and yearly progress

Met Objectives:

4/4

 Entertaining way to review language and spelling skills
Overall Value: 4/4 Too hard for second grade

What Grade Range:

3-6

  

Main Strengths:

 

 Ease of use, teacher summary available for students, broad range of topics and ease of changing type of problems
District Purchase:   yes

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CO : WRITER 4000

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

3

  

Approach:

4

 Excellent for beginning or remedial writing.

Teacher’s Guide:

4

  

Met Objectives:

4

  

Standards  & Benchmarks:

 

 Language arts goals for writing complete sentences.

Overall Value:

4

  

What Grade Range:

 

 K-9

3 Main Strengths

 

 1. Predicts for student the next word in a sentence
2. Predictions can be read to the student so he or she hears the choices
3. Can be used with Write Out Loud and posted into Microsoft Word

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COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION KIT

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

3/2

 The handbook helped fill in the details the screen did not tell you. Without a few directions from handbook, I would have been confused…

Approach:

4/2
  1. Covered a lot of areas in the curriculum and allowed for creativity.
  2. Social Studies.

Teacher’s Guide:

4/2

 Did a great job of taking you through the program and answering questions….

Met Objectives:

4/2

 

Overall Value:

4/2

 This would be an exciting program for hands on computer and creativity thinking skills for students.

Description to Others:

 
  1. Students are able to create their own community to fit a story they read or one that they are going to write. The buildings are printed out and then the students set them up.
  2. Fun Social Studies activity.

What Grade Range:

 
  1. Could be used for various ages in various ways.
  2. 2-3

3 Main Strengths

 
  1. Student friendly.
  2. Students use creative thinking.
  3. Involves various subject areas.

 

 

 Different styles of building and some national monuments.

Would you use this?

 
  1. Yes!
  2. Not at this time, but some parts are interesting.

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DANCING DINOS

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

3/4/4

 Easy for student use; press number, then enter

Approach:

4/4/4

 Drill and practice

Teacher’s Guide:

3/0/4

 Fairly specific- although it took a minute to figure out teacher options could have been clearer

Met Objectives:

3-4/4/4

 Would be better if print out individual summary instead of class
Good practice for subtraction

Standards & Benchmarks:

 

 Addition and subtraction facts 0-18
Addition of 2 & 3 digit numbers with or without regrouping
Math - State
MA.3.2.1, MA.3.2.3

Overall Value:

4/4/4

 Good practice of skills taught

What Grade Range:

 

 K-2 & 3

3 Main Strengths

 

 1. Breaks down facts in form easier to harder, good frill & practice - provides for help when students are having trouble solving problems, remedial & challenging, prints class summary
2. Practice without too much gaminess, skills leveled appropriately
3. Various levels, step by step process, calculator

District purchase:

 

 Yes
Networkable:   Yes

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FEARLESS LOU'S BURNING FUSE

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

1/2

  

Approach:

1/1

  

Teacher’s Guide:

1

 None

Met Objectives:

1/1

 Very Little

Overall Value:

1/1

What Grade Range:

3-6

3 Main Strengths

Very little of value

District purchase:

No

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GREEN GLOBS & GRAPHING EQUATIONS

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

4

  Very easy to learn and use. User friendly for students.

Approach:

4

  Makes it fun.

Teacher’s Guide:

3

 Explanatory of activities on the software.

Met Objectives:

4

 Visual representation of abstract functions.
Standards & Benchmarks: MA.8.A.1, MA.8.A.2, MA.8.A.3, MA.8.A.6, MA.8.A.10, MA.8.A.11, MA.7.A.1, MA.7.A.2, MA.7.A.3

Overall Value:

4

 Motivational, good learning tool.

What Grade Range:

7-9, 10-12

3 Main Strengths

1. Fun and engaging
2. Visual representation of concepts
3. Reinforces conceptual understanding

District purchase:

Yes

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JUMP START – 2ND GRADE

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

2

 Unclear directions.

Approach:

2

 Slow to get at the skill.

Teacher’s Guide:

1

 Unclear directions.

Met Objectives:

2

 

Overall Value:

2

 

Description to Others:

 

 Needs better directions.

What Grade Range:

 

 1-3

3 Main Strengths

 

 

Would you use this?

 

 No.

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JUST GRANDMA & ME

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

1/4/4

 Can’t get out of the program easily.

Approach:

2/3/3

 

Teacher’s Guide:

2/?/3

 

Met Objectives:

2/1/3

 I would want my students to use a program where the words are highlighted as they are being read.

Overall Value:

2/2/3

 Good reinforcement with "stickers" – I only worry about students overlooking the story and getting into playing.

Description to Others:

 
  1. Boring
  2. Entertaining, cute.
  3. A multimedia version of the picture book "Just Grandma & Me".

What Grade Range:

 
  1. K-1
  2. K
  3. K-1

3 Main Strengths

 
  1. The "sticker" feature.
  2. Good practice for new mouse users (clicking on different items).
  3. Entertaining.

 

 
  1. Highlights words as they are read
  2. Sticker section is better than older version that doesn’t have it.

Would you use this?

 
  1. No.
  2. Not really.
  3. Yes-we already have this.

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LEAP AHEAD PHONICS

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

4/4

  

Approach:

4/3

  

Teacher’s Guide:

1

Met Objectives:

3/3
Standards & Benchmarks: LA.1.2.1, LA.5.2.5

Overall Value:

Very good for first grade and beginning second grade or later in second grade if students are having problems.

What Grade Range:

K-2

3 Main Strengths

Ease of use, lots of options, fun for students while practicing skills
Simple to use and understand, not too game oriented, several levels of difficulty

District purchase:

Yes

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MAPMAKER'S TOOLKIT

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

2

 Takes a while to get into what you want.

Approach:

2

 

Teacher’s Guide:

3

 Good.

Met Objectives:

2

 

Overall Value:

2

 This looks like a great tool for older students, elementary would have a hard time with it.

Description to Others:

 

 Map making program for developing maps for Social Studies, etc.

What Grade Range:

 

 6 +

3 Main Strengths

 

 

Would you use this?

 

 Not for our building.

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MARIO TEACHES TYPING 2

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

3

  

Approach:

Not for second grade

Teacher’s Guide:

1

 Didn't see one

Met Objectives:

2
Standards & Benchmarks MA.3.2.1, MA.3.2.3

Overall Value:

1

What Grade Range:

3-6, 7-9

3 Main Strengths

Practice in speed, gives score for typing

District purchase:

No

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MARTY'S FAMILY READER

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

2/4/4

 Directions and options not too clear
Definitely need manual
Wish print and font were better! Kind of "old-fashioned"; not clear
Good directions

Approach:

2/4/4

 Great for checking comprehension

Teacher’s Guide:

2/4

Met Objectives:

2/3/4

 Doesn't tie in to existing material
Literal, inferential comprehension vocabulary definition
Checking comprehension
Reading for meaning
Language Arts 1 & 2

Overall Value:

4/4

 This looks like a great tool for older students, elementary would have a hard time with it
Description to Others: Map making program for developing maps of Social Studies, etc.

What Grade Range:

K-2, 3-6, 6+

3 Main Strengths

Content, large number of stories
The summary breaks questions into categories, allows students to re-read
Good comprehension practice, not gamey, easy to use

District purchase:

No / Yes

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MATH BLASTER 9-12

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

3

 

Approach:

2

 

Teacher’s Guide:

2

 

Met Objectives:

2

 

Overall Value:

2-3

 

Description to Others:

 

 

What Grade Range:

 

 4-6

3 Main Strengths

 

 Covers several areas.

Would you use this?

 

 It’s all right. Some of the activities are difficult to figure out.

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MATH COMPANION VOLUME 1

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

4

  

Approach:

4

  

Teacher’s Guide:

4

Met Objectives:

4

 MA.3.2.1, MA.3.2.2, MA.3.2.4, MA.3.2.8

Overall Value:

4

 Great teacher tool, creates worksheets

What Grade Range:

K-2, 3-6, 7-9

3 Main Strengths

Covers several areas
Ability to individualize, variety, problem solving
Ease of use, wide variety of choices, large database

District purchase:

Yes

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MATH COMPANION VOLUME 2

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

Application error has occurred and an application error log is being generated...

Approach:

1

  

Teacher’s Guide:

3

Met Objectives:

2
Standards & Benchmarks MA.3.2.1, MA.3.2.3

Overall Value:

1

What Grade Range:

K-2, 3-6

District purchase:

No

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MATHOSAURUS DINOSET 1

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

4

  

Approach:

4

  

Teacher’s Guide:

4

Met Objectives:

4

 Number recognition 1-10, matching sets to number, more, less, equal

Overall Value:

4

What Grade Range:

K-2, 3-6, 7-9

3 Main Strengths

Covers several areas
Ability to individualize, variety, problem solving
Ease of use, wide variety of choices, large database
Simple to use, fits math goals, good practice
It's all right. Some of the activities are difficult to figure out.

District purchase:

Yes

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MATHOSAURUS DINOSET 2

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

4

  

Approach:

4

  

Teacher’s Guide:

 4

Met Objectives:

4
Standards & Benchmarks Number recognition 11-20, number words, counting by 2s, 5s, 10s and 15s, less than, greater than, addition and subtraction

Overall Value:

4

What Grade Range:

K-2, 3-6, 7-9

3 Main Strengths

Covers several areas
Ability to individualize, variety, problem solving
Ease of use, wide variety of choices, large database
Simple to use, fits math goals, good practice
Easy to use, good drill and practice, fits math curriculum
It's all right, some of the activities are difficult to figure out

District purchase:

Yes

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MATHOSAURUS DINOSET 3

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

2/3

  

Approach:

3

  A little boring

Teacher’s Guide:

None
Standards & Benchmarks Identifying number words, ordinal numbers, place value, basic addition and subtraction

Met Objectives:

2/2

Overall Value:

2/2

What Grade Range:

K-2

3 Main Strengths

Variety of topics, reading and math connection

District purchase:

No

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MIGHTY MATH: NUMBER HEROES

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

4/3/3/3

 

Approach:

3/2/3/3

 

Teacher’s Guide:

3/3/4/4

 

Met Objectives:

3/2/3/3

 

Overall Value:

3/2/3/3

 Good program-presents math concepts well and is also interesting to use.

Description to Others:

 
  1. A math program set-up in a TV game show format.
  2. Content better taught through use of paper and pencil.
  3. Entertaining way to reinforce fractions, angles, etc.

What Grade Range:

 
  1. 2-6
  2. 2-4
  3. 4-5
  4. 3-6

3 Main Strengths

 
  1. Good graphics.
  2. Easy to use.

 

 
  1. Good reinforcement of fractions.
  2. Easy to use/entertaining.

 

 
  1. Wide range of skill levels.
  2. Fun characters.

Would you use this?

 
  1. I don’t think it would be popular.
  2. No.
  3. I like Math Blasters in some ways more, but this is OK.
  4. Yes.

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MONEY CHALLENGE

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

3/4/4
  1. Very basic and easy to understand.
  2. I could use it, so it is very easy.
  3. Really bright and easy for kids to use. Coin’s clearly different.

Approach:

3/4/4

 Great pictures of coins math.

Teacher’s Guide:

4/4/3

 

Met Objectives:

3/4/3

 Covers most primary objectives.

Overall Value:

3/4/3-4

 Great for all kids, and great for extra practice and remediation.

Description to Others:

 
  1. Good for skill practice.
  2. Great. Uses Money different ways: is there enough, counting, giving change.
  3. Good for introducing money, practicing counting, and authentic.

What Grade Range:

 
  1. 2-4
  2. 1-3
  3. 1-2 maybe some K

3 Main Strengths

 
  1. Easy to use.
  2. Good picture of money.
  3. Played in partners.

 

 
  1. Easy to use.
  2. Pictures tell coins apart easily.
  3. Easy to read.

 

 
  1. Teacher can limit student’s choices.
  2. Coins look real.
  3. Games are only a few minutes long.

Would you use this?

 
  1. Yes.
  2. Yes.
  3. Yes.

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NEIGHBORHOOD MAP MACHINE

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

1/3

 

Approach:

1/2

 Covers basic facts.

Teacher’s Guide:

1/4

 

Met Objectives:

1/3

 Good for practice in mapping fundamentals.

Overall Value:

1/3

 

Description to Others:

 

 A program that covers the fundamentals of mapping and that allows students to use the knowledge to create.

What Grade Range:

 

 3-6

3 Main Strengths

 
  1. Covers fundamentals.
  2. Variety of activities
  3. Opportunity for students to create.

Would you use this?

 
  1. No.
  2. Yes, I would use it.

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NUMBERBALL

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

1

 I couldn't figure out how to enter my choices

Approach:

2

 Lively format to learning basic facts

Teacher’s Guide:

1

 None

Met Objectives:

1

 Very Little

Overall Value:

1

 Not very usable in the preview mode

What Grade Range:

3-6

3 Main Strengths

Looks appealing if I could figure out how to use them

District purchase:

No

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PENNY PANDA'S PICTURE STORE

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

3/4/3/3

 Fairly easy to understand
I didn't know what to do at first- later it was easier

Approach:

3/4/4/3

 Good content
Great $ practice for primary
Count money, earn money, spend it on stickers, trade stickers after completing a set
Counting and comparing- money and coins were not as clear as some programs

Teacher’s Guide:

3/3

 Limited

Met Objectives:

3/4

 Covers second grade objectives
Great practice
With the exception of the money pic
Standards & Benchmarks Counting and spending money
Comparing money amounts MA.3.2.6
Math

Overall Value:

4/3

 Provides lots of practice in counting and spending money - good content. Format is unclear - money - hard to identify - not clear enough - not realistic enough - graphics print hard on eyes

What Grade Range:

K-2

3 Main Strengths

Good content, sequential- easy to hard. Good for remedial and also challenging
Making "purchase" choices
Clear pictures, relates earning to spending, gives practice
Activities were fun

District purchase:

Yes

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PICTURE PHONICS

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

4/4

  

Approach:

4/4

 Drill and practice

Teacher’s Guide:

3/4

Met Objectives:

4/4
Standards & Benchmarks LA.1.1.3
Sound letter matching, sound picture matching, select beginning sound from others, alphabet order, LA.1.K.2

Overall Value:

4

What Grade Range:

PreK-2

3 Main Strengths

Good practice, pictures are clear, good progression of skill
Nice pictures, good drill and practice, easy to use

District purchase:

Yes

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PONDERING PROBLEMS

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

3/3/4/4/4/4

 Directions are easy to follow
Difficulty ending program

Approach:

3/4/4/4/4

 Excellent problem solving
Presents story problem, asks what data you would need; asks what process you would use for solving. Gives option of using calculator for solving problems.

Teacher’s Guide:

3/3/4/4

 Easy to follow
I just saw limited material
I didn't find it for preview

Met Objectives:

4/3/4/4

 Solving story problems - addition, subtraction with or without regrouping
Great procedures
Solving problems
Standards & Benchmarks Grade 2 solving story problems using addition and subtraction (single and two-digit addition), subtraction with or without regrouping
Problem solving
Math
MA 324

Overall Value:

2/3/4/4/4/4

 Not enough practice for my level - grade 2
Great! If the problem is read to the students. There was no sound on the preview disk.

What Grade Range:

K-2, 3-6

3 Main Strengths

Application of basic computation skills, guides students through necessary steps toward a solution, four levels of difficulty, step-by-step procedures
Built in calculator, steps to follow data - etc., many levels
Asks for process and data

District purchase:

Yes

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PUNCTUATION

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

4

  

Approach:

4

  

Teacher’s Guide:

Met Objectives:

4

 Great D.O.L reinforcement

Overall Value:

4

What Grade Range:

K-2, 3-6

3 Main Strengths

Gives students chances, teaches skill after missed problems

District purchase:

Yes

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RAINFOREST RESEARCHERS

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

?

 Too little on demo to tell.

Approach:

3

 Videos looked exciting – problems looked interesting and challenging.

Teacher’s Guide:

?

 Weren’t included.

Met Objectives:

2-3

 Not sure- says only 2 story lines, might limit usefulness.

Overall Value:

3

 

Description to Others:

 

 Students must use teamwork to solve problems.

What Grade Range:

 

 5 and up

3 Main Strengths

 
  1. Realism of videos would hold students interest.
  2. Problem solving would challenge students.

Would you use this?

 

 Maybe.

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SCIENCE COURT

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

4/3/3

 

Approach:

2/4/2

 Humorous and fun way of presenting the facts.

Teacher’s Guide:

3/4/2

 

Met Objectives:

2/3/2

 

Overall Value:

2/3/2
  1. This is really good, but would take a long time-more than a class period. It is great, but it couldn’t be used much because it covers a narrow amount of material…
  2. This is an interesting program and has educational value, but it seems very limited due to the fact that it only covers one topic per CD.

Description to Others:

 
  1. OK for use after subject material has been taught.
  2. It’s hilarious and you’ll never forget the definition of work.
  3. Entertaining way to present science topics.

What Grade Range:

 
  1. 3-5
  2. 4-5
  3. 6

3 Main Strengths

 
  1. Designed for group work.
  2. Good questioning technique.
  3. Requires the use of other manipulative materials.

 

 
  1. Entertaining while being educational.
  2. Great manual and worksheets.
  3. Lots of facts.

 

 

 

Would you use this?

 
  1. No.
  2. Maybe the district could rotate it between schools. I think the topic is to narrow for 2 school to really benefit alone.
  3. Not really (at least not for a lab setting).

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SIMPLE MACHINES

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

3

 I wanted to know how long the "video" section would go, and I didn’t find that information.

Approach:

3

 

Teacher’s Guide:

3

 Uses a lot of paper in hand-outs.

Met Objectives:

3

 

Overall Value:

2

 Once the program has been used, it can’t be used with that group of kids. I like programs with many uses to them.

Description to Others:

 

 Cartoon characters that try to prove if something does work and talks about simple machines.

What Grade Range:

 

 4-5

3 Main Strengths

 
  1. Students will enjoy.
  2. Small group discussion activity.
  3. Relate science to the real world of work.

Would you use this?

 

 Not really.

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STORYBOOK WEAVER DELUXE

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

4/3/4

 Very user friendly

Approach:

4/4

 Allows students to write, then illustrate own stories 
Allows success for even young authors. Great tool for making multimedia projects.

Teacher’s Guide:

3

Met Objectives:

4/3/4

 ++- This will make multimedia specialists out of all students
LA.4.2.1 Selects a topic, LA.4.2.3 Writing
Writing - Language Arts
Revising, editing work, preparing a piece for publication

Overall Value:

3/4

 Good for writing
Very usable

What Grade Range:

K-2, 3-6

3 Main Strengths

Flexible to meet different needs, simple to use, does match and support writing skills
Work at own pace, edit own work with computer, help
Ease of use, similar to older version with many more bells and whistles, there are multiple ways for students to make their project unique

District purchase:

Yes

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SUPER SCIENCE SHOW

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

4

  

Approach:

3/4

  

Teacher’s Guide:

Met Objectives:

3
Standards & Benchmarks Science 1, 3, 5, 6

Overall Value:

4

What Grade Range:

K-2, 3-6

3 Main Strengths

Good review of science topics, children will learn new information in game-like program, I enjoyed playing game - easy - fun

District purchase:

Yes

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TEDDY GAMES

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

3

 Switch
Touch screen
Mouse

Approach:

3

  Varied concepts

Teacher’s Guide:

3

Met Objectives:

4
Standards & Benchmarks Cause/Effect
Visual sensory integration
Auditory sensory integration
Following oral directions

Overall Value:

3

What Grade Range:

PreK-2, K-2, 3-6

3 Main Strengths

Varied activities and concepts incorporated
Ease of use- switch, touch window or mouse
Covers a wide range of readiness concepts

District purchase:

Yes

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THE GRAPH CLUB

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

2/3/2/2-3
  1. The menu bar was not available and could only be used with shortcut keys.
  2. Unclear directions.
  3. I had a hard time figuring out how to do some things.

Approach:

4/3/?/4

 Limited use.

Teacher’s Guide:

3/3/3/3
  1. Good manual.
  2. The guide helped.

Met Objectives:

4/3/3/3

 

Overall Value:

3/3/2-3/3
  1. Nice intro to graphing.

Description to Others:

 
  1. A great tool for introducing graphing to primary grades. Appropriate themes and graphics for younger learners.
  2. Nice set up, colors, graphics-an intro to graphing.
  3. I don’t think it would hold students’ attention.
  4. Graphing practice and graph making-also good for making comparisons.

What Grade Range:

 

  1. 2-4
  2. K-2
  3. 1-2
  4. 2-3, but older & younger could also use and benefit from it.

3 Main Strengths

 
  1. Age-appropriate (difficulty/ease of use).
  2. Good visuals.
  3. User friendly guide.

 

 
  1. Ease of use.
  2. Colors and graphics.

 

 

 Good Manual.

 

 
  1. Great graph maker.
  2. Lots of graph icons to choose from.
  3. Great practice comparing different types.

Would you use this?

 
  1. Yes.
  2. Yes.
  3. No.
  4. Yes.

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TOUCH BALLOONS

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

4

  

Approach:

4

  

Teacher’s Guide:

4

Met Objectives:

4

 Excellent for cause/effect
Standards & Benchmarks Cause and effect
Visual tracking
Visual-motor integration

Overall Value:

4

What Grade Range:

PreK-2, K-2

3 Main Strengths

Ease of use
Colorfulness
Ability to control number and time sequence

District purchase:

Yes

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ULTIMATE WRITING AND CREATIVITY CENTER

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

2-3/4/4/4/2/4

 Students would need a lot of adult support
Once I figured out where I was in my document it was a snap
Seems to be remotely lacking in direction 

Approach:

3/4/4/4/3/4

 Provides step by step approach to writing process
Allows students in grades 2-5 to publish easily
Offers a lot of options

Teacher’s Guide:

3/4/4/4/2/4

 Fairly easy to follow; in-depth
Looks very thorough. Ideas included for writing activities
Would take a great amount of time to learn to teach
The activity lessons for each grade seem to be helpful

Met Objectives:

3/4/4/4/3

 Great
Promotes the writing process
Writing
LA.4 (all), several in LA.4.2 area (second) writing/spelling/editing
Use of writing process

Overall Value:

4/4/4/4/2

 Not of much value to me

What Grade Range:

K-2, 3-6

3 Main Strengths

Develops writing process sequentially, lots of ideas for writing- pictures to choose etc., good tutorials
Ease of use, excellent manual with ideas, writing ideas and editing
Many options, ease of use, a supporting man
Ease of use, well done manual, easily get help while in the program
Writing

District purchase:

Yes / No

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WILD WEST MATH

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

4

  Can push "R" to regroup when working in the computation corral

Approach:

4

  

Teacher’s Guide:

4

 Teacher can get a summary of students' work. Different amounts of difficulty can be chosen.

Met Objectives:

4

Overall Value:

4

What Grade Range:

2, 3-6

3 Main Strengths

Ease of use, ability to change difficulty, summaries available for the teacher

District purchase:

Yes

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WORD ZAPPER

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

4

  

Approach:

4

  

Teacher’s Guide:

Met Objectives:

4
Standards & Benchmarks LA.5.2.5

Overall Value:

3

What Grade Range:

K-2, 3-6

3 Main Strengths

Good drill, easy to use, variety of levels

District purchase:

Yes

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WORDS AROUND ME 

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

4

 Can use keyboard, switch, or touch window

Approach:

4

 Works on sight recognition, categorization, same and different

Teacher’s Guide:

4

Met Objectives:

4
Standards & Benchmarks Reading frequently used words

Overall Value:

4

What Grade Range:

PreK-2, K-2, 3-6

3 Main Strengths

Lifelike pictures of objects and spoken words
Use of categories and categorization skills
Develops comparison skills

District purchase:

Yes

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WRITE: OUTLOUD

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

3

  

Approach:

4

 Excellent for emergent writers

Teacher’s Guide:

4

Met Objectives:

4
Standards & Benchmarks Language arts goals for writing sentences and spelling

Overall Value:

4

What Grade Range:

K-2, 3-6, 7-9

3 Main Strengths

Speaks words that are printed as student types
Highlights words as they are spoken
Spelling and grammar checks

District purchase:

Yes

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WRITING WITH SYMBOLS

Evaluation:

Rating

Comments:

Ease of Use:

4

  

Approach:

4

  

Teacher’s Guide:

 4

Met Objectives:

4
Standards & Benchmarks: Beginning reading and writing benchmarks, especially useful for students who have extreme difficulty with writing

Overall Value:

4

What Grade Range:

K-2, 3-6

3 Main Strengths

Can be used to create communication boards
It can be used by teachers and therapists to quickly adapt material with symbols
Can be used as a writing aid for emergent writers
It can be used as an interactive tool for creating computer-based activities with voice output and symbol support

District purchase:

Yes

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