Learning Software

1. Learning Software For Early Elementary Students

2. Drill and Practice • Early Music Skills • Introduces music theory by changing the notes on the musical staff. • http://www.ecsmedia.com/

3. Tutorial • Time Tutorial • Demonstrates how to read analog clocks by placing mouse over correct time. Needs Adobe Flash Player. • http://www.kidsolr.com/earlychildhood/page4.html

4. Simulation • Base 10 Blocks Simulation • Uses a flash player to simulate how Base 10 blocks relate to each other. Allows students to manipulate and even break blocks and rebuild them. • http://ejad.best.vwh.net/java/b10blocks/b10blocks.html

5. Instructional Game • Spelloons Spelling Game • A game that teaches the child to recognize properly spelled words by keeping those balloons in the air. • http://www.kidsspell.com/spelling-games/spelloons.php cat

6. Problem Solving • Crazy Machines 1.5 • Allows students to think critically by designing machines to perform certain actions in order to fulfill objectives. • Students can also create their own objectives and work within these constraints. • http://www.viva-media.com/crazymachines1.5.aspx

7. References • Early Music Skills: http://www.uah.edu/music/technology/cai/drill.html • Time Tutorial: http://www.kidsolr.com/earlychildhood/page4.html • Base 10 Blocks: http://www.techtrekers.com/sim.html • Spelloons: http://www.kidsspell.com • Crazy Machines 1.5: http://www.superkids.com/aweb/pages/reviews/problem/09/CrazyMachines1-5/merge.shtml