Software Evaluation

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Software Evaluation

• First Grade and Then Some

BY Meagan McKinney
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Table of Contents

• Why you need these software applications?
• Criteria / rubric for selection your software
  programs
• Selected Software.
• Jumpstart
• Adventure Workshop
• Achieve
• School House Rocks
• Super Solvers Midnight Rescue

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Why These Programs are Needed

• Involvement
• Fun
• Other method of education

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Rubric

• Easy set-up
• Overall Content
• Interactive
• Appealing
• Overall Feedback

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JUMP START 1st Grade

• Skills taught
• Reading
• Writing
• Science
• Math
• Music
• Thinking Skills
• Art

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JUMPSTART 1st Grade

• Identifies how children learn
• Gives words of praise
• Adjust level of difficulty at Childs pace.
• Exciting graphics
• Cost for 18 programs 269.10

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JUMP START Phonics

• Arcade style games
• Sing-a-longs
• Fundamentals taught
• Words of praise
• Exciting adventures
• Cost for 18 programs 269.10

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Adventure Workshop Preschool 1st Grade

• Favorite characters teach
• Reading
• Creativity
• Math
• Problem Solving
• Laid back and entertaining

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Adventure Workshop Preschool 1st Grade

• Words of Praise
• Brightly colored Pages
• Interaction with favorite characters.
• Cost for 18 programs 242.46

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ACHIEVE! Phonics, Reading Writing

• For 1st 3rd graders
• 4 adventures that teach over a 175 lessons.
• Increases level of achievements as well as
  comprehension.

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ACHIEVE Phonics, reading writing

• Exciting stories
• Excellent study aid
• Children will enjoy playing arcade style games
  while learning how to spell, read, and write.
• Cost for 18 programs 233.10

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ACHIEVE! Math Science

• For 1st 3rd graders
• 4 adventures that teach over a 175 lessons.
• Increases level of achievements as well as
  comprehension

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ACHIEVE! Math Science

• Sends children on problem solving adventures.
• Exciting pages with attention grabbing lessons.
• Students Have fun while they are learing
• Cost for 18 programs 269.10

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School House Rock 1st 2nd Grade

• Skills Learned
• Math
• Science
• Reading
• Grammar
• Geography
• History
• Timeless Classic

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School House Rock 1st 2nd Grade

• Students learn as they get countless songs stuck
  in their head.
• 50 activity combinations and more
• Children get praised for everything they do.
• Cost for 18 programs 170.46

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DK World Explorer

• Kids can go exploring at home!!!
• Learn Culture, and cities, and well as countries.

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DK World Explorer

• From Canada to Russia you will go.
• Learning map skills as well as history and
  language arts skills.
• Cost for 18 programs 170.46

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Sammy Science House

• Kids learn through independent study
• Nature
• Order of things
• How things work
• Weather
• And more

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Sammys Science House

• Excellent in getting childrens attention
• This programs asks several questions and gives
  plenty of feedback.
• Children learn on their own and have fun doing
  it.
• Cost for 18 programs 170.46

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Super Solvers Midnight Rescue!

• This is a fun game that lets kids relax and have
  fun.
• All programs do not specifically have to be math,
  science

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Super Solvers Midnight Rescue!

• However, the clues used to solve the mystery are
  educationally related.
• Kids spend hours playing and dont even realize
  they are learning.
• Cost for 18 programs 157.50
• This leaves my total spending at 1951.34 and my
  school has nine new programs.

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References

• Surplus Cd-Rom. TAB Distribution. June 3rd
  2004.http//www.surpluscdrom.com/