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Educational software (free!) from Owl & Mouse Educational Software. Software and activities for learning, class projects, afterschooling, homeschool, and teachers. It includes reading software for students also.

Anna Adam interviewed Amy with Inspiration Software. She shared a little about what Inspiration and Kidspiration are - both mind-mapping software applications - and specifically about some of the new features of Kidspiration 3 which includes new symbols, new prepared teacher activities, and a whole math view with new math applications.

Visit this site for lots of ideas about how to use these programs with your students. Inspiration is a program that makes it possible for students to plan their pre-writing as well as monitor their progress in Writer's Workshop. This is a great site for creating flow charts, as well.

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This is my software/hardware list.

This list includes examples of software and hardware that can be used in the classroom.

Oregon Trail software game for westward expansion study

iTALC is free software that allows you to view and control other computers in your network. You could use this software to show all students a demo, lock workstations for undivided attention, or sending text-messages to students.

Free wordprocessing, spreadsheats, presentations, graphics, database software. Works well and can read and write other common similar software.

Interactive teaching software that allows teachers and students to interact with information and material that is being broadcast the the entire class.

SuperKids is a great educational software review site. The site provides rating scales for educational value, kid appeal, age ranges, and ease of use. They also delve into system requirements, price comparisons, and product support. This particular review is on a program called Words Rock! This is a strong drill and test vocabulary/spelling/grammar program, hidden in a search game. The educational component would be attractive to parents and teachers, as well as to students looking to challenge themselves.

From the simple, easy to use Interwrite Cricket to the versatile SMART Senteo (different posting), response systems, while already in use by instructional technologists in school computer labs, are quickly becoming a necessity in the mainstream classroom, as well. With this technology, students can make real-time, wireless responses to questions posted through a variety of software formats such as PowerPoint and Word. These "clicker" remotes offer the ability to answer/receive feedback on multiple-choice and true/false questions, while some allow for multi-line entry for open-ended questions. Set up is easy and takes just a few minutes. Assessment software is available, as well.

From the simple, easy to use Interwrite Cricket (previous posting) to the versatile SMART Senteo, response systems, while already in use by instructional technologists in school computer labs, are quickly becoming a necessity in the mainstream classroom, as well. With this technology, students can make real-time, wireless responses to questions posted through a variety of software formats such as PowerPoint and Word. These "clicker" remotes offer the ability to answer/receive feedback on multiple-choice and true/false questions, while some allow for multi-line entry for open-ended questions. Set up is easy and takes just a few minutes. Assessment software is available, as well.

RM Podium is a podcasting software specifically engineered for educators. It starts with a 30 day trial, but is a little pricey.

For those Early Childhood and/or preschool teachers, Baby Smash is a free "keyboard banger" game for very young kids (ages 1-3 years). It disables all system keys such as ctrl-esc, alt-tab and the Windows key, so that the kids do not exit the program accidentally or harm the computer. When the child hits the keys, colored shapes and letters will appear on the screen. The names of the shapes and colors will be read out loud, as well as the names of the letters. Babysmash for Windows (created by Scott Hanselman) is a copy of the Alpha Baby software for Macintosh. It requires the .NET framework version 3.5 to be installed.

Teaching geography and language arts based on the story of Cinderella using Internet resources and computer software.

Richard Wanderman, a dyslexic adult, shares his story about how technology helped him become a successful teacher, software developer, writer, and renowned consultant. Richard has experienced first-hand how access to technology truly can showcase a learning disabled child's real intelligence and transform his or her life.

LeapFrog recently released the LeapFrog 2 educational gaming system. Several software titles are available for students of various ages. The new system connects to the LeapFrog Learning Path, which is an online tool that allows parents and/or teachers the ability to monitor progress.

Great game for students to explore egypt while also solving clues and working on skills pertaining to all subjects. It mostly works on problems solving skills which is crucial for learning. Student would like whole "adventure" aspect of the software.

This is the encyclopedia software for students to use in your classroom. It contains so many great resources and easy research for students.