| The following list was created for the 2001 Winnipeg School Division
Learning Together Conference and is by no means complete. But it
does share some of our favorite websites for children’s software and
on-line activities. |
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Freeware: free for use and distribution.
Shareware: a minimal cost is usually associated with these products.
Demoware: a product that may be evaluated for a limited period of
time (i.e. 30 days) and then it will no longer work. |
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http://www.kidsdomain.com
Software is categorized according to age levels and subject type. Each
program has a brief description and includes the software requirements
(i.e. Windows 95, Image Viewer, etc.). This site also includes on-line
activities for children and links to other sites. |
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http://www.tukids.com
This site contains a wealth of resources for both children and adults.
There are on-line activities, links to other sites, and more. As with
the kidsdomain.com site, software is categorized by age levels and
subject type. Each program includes a description and date of release.
The programs are also rated from one cow being the lowest to five cows
being the highest rating. |
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http://yourchildlearns.com
The Owl & Mouse Educational Software contains a limited number of
freeware resources but they are worth a look. Two programs designed for
young children, Letter Sounds and Learn Letters are available. Then
there are several Social Studies programs available for the older
children. The site also contains links to other educational web sites. |
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http://www.sheppardsoftware.com
This site is unique in that the software is free to educators but other
consumers must pay a minimal fee. The site includes several pieces of
software. Two favorites are Brain Builder Math and License Plate Math. |
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http://www.cs.uu.nl/people/markov/kids/
Mark Overmars is the author of the programs on this site. Two favorites
in The Winnipeg School Division are Drawing for Children (a complete
Drawing package for young children) and Tangram (a well known Chinese
puzzle activity). This is also the site where Child Proof (a basic
desktop locking program) may be downloaded. |
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http://www.arrowartoft.se/produkter/index_eng.html
This is the home of Sebran – a delightful little program for very
young children. The program includes math activities, letter
recognition, memory activities and more. |
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http://www.readplease.com
This site contains a unique piece of freeware that reads a
passage to a person. |
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http://www.wsd1.org/bitsbytes/9900/bbjun00/default.htm
This link provides information on the differences between freeware,
demoware and shareware as well as instructions on how to download the
software. There is also information on how to “unzip” a compressed
file. |
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http://www.aladdinsys.com/expander/
This site contains freeware called Aladdin Expander. This product allows
the user to expand a compressed file. |
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http://www.mikids.com
This sight contains activities, links to other sites of activities and
links to software reviews and downloads. The site is categorized
according to grade levels and subject areas. |
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http://www.LearningPlanet.com
This site contains on-line activities categorized by grade and subject
areas. |
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http://Funology.com
This “Science” of having fun site is full of on and off-line
activities that are safe for young children. |
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