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» rahunter_nf - What I'd Like To See Drop me a note in discussions, to tell me what you'd like to see here. Reviews? Spotlights on publishers? List of bargain sites? General articles about software? I have topics in all of these categories planned, but it would help to know which you would appreciate most.What I would like to see and thus would appreciate most are reviews of the best educational software for Windows that include comparisons to other programs for the same age group and with the same purpose. -- posted by rahunter_nf » Summathyme - Re: What I'd Like To See In response to message posted by rahunter_nf:Hi Bob! Thank you for the note. The best place to find what you are looking for is SuperKids Review. I have a link to them. They do some nice comparisons. And Learning Village, which I just learned about is good. Nearly all reviews I do here, will be for hybrid software. That means it will run on Mac and Windows. I am a Mac user, and have no personal experience with Windows Only software. The good news is that the best educational software is usually hybrid. Is there a particular age group or subject matter you would like information on? I have a lot of phonics and reading software here. Again, Superkids is the best place I know of that does a comparison of software. I also added another new link to Soft Zoo. There comparisons aren't as detailed as Super Kids, but you may find it helpful. Keep checking out my links. I've already made some changes and deletions. I'm just sorry that Children's Software Revue only opens their review data bank to subscribers of the magazine. Thank you for your comment. -Kay -- posted by Summathyme » rahunter_nf - Re: Re: What I'd Like To See In response to message posted by Summathyme:The best place to find what you are looking for is SuperKids Review. It's good. Thanks. Is there a particular age group or subject matter you would like information on? I'm interested in educational software emphasizing basic reading and mathematics skills to supplement the JumpStart programs that we have for our six and four-and-a-half year olds. -- posted by rahunter_nf » Summathyme - Re: Re: Re: What I'd Like To See In response to message posted by rahunter_nf:Thanks to your comments and suggestions, I have just completed an article about the best math programs for preschool to early elementary age children. It will be posted in June. In the meantime, go to the Review Corner link under More Review Sites. There is a new article about the best math programs up there. Sometime in July or August I will run at least one article on Reading programs. I have quite a collection of Reading, Phonics, and Language Arts programs here. Thank you for your input. As I've mentioned before, I have dozens of ideas for articles. It helps to know what my readers want and need to know. Kay -- posted by Summathyme » galomorro - Another Mac user Hello Kay.I especially appreciate that you plan to emphasize hybrid CD-Roms to include Mac users. I am especially interested in hybrid first grade through high school/college topics on many various subjects: math; music; art history; dances of the world; vocational; teaching various office packages (like Excel, databases, MS Word, etc.) to absolute beginners, as in learning disabled of all ages as well as elementary kids; parts of speech; languages, etc. which do **not** have as much or any of the squeaky, hard-to-understand characters, jarring noises, and other often distracting features that most software authors **insist** on adding to kids' software. I would like to see more non-distracting tutorials on a lot more subjects, but still with a lot of bright colors and ability to change font types, sizes and colors to suit the individual learner. I also don't think authors put **enough** info on the CD-Rom; they're (with the exception of the encyclopedias) too incomplete; could there not be a lot more put on CD-Roms than there is now? I like software that also gives quizzes at the end. So far my favorite software company is Clearvue. I believe they used to be called Zane. Keep up the good work! -- posted by galomorro » Summathyme - Re: Another Mac user In response to message posted by galomorro:Thank you for the kind comments. It's great to know someone appreciates a slightly Mac biased column! I will keep an eye out for the types of titles you have mentioned. For young children, and especially those with special needs, I recommend My Work. I posted a review of it here. Soon I will be posting reviews of the Earobics programs which are also language arts programs. I haven't heard of the software company you mentioned, but I will check into it. You might also like Ohio Distinctive Software. I feature a link to their website under the heading Publisher Sites. -- posted by Summathyme
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