software: education     software:       Final Draft 7 Professional Scriptwriting Win/Mac88 reviews Mac OS X, Macintosh, Windows | Final Draft, 2004 Final Draft! Final Draft is seriously the best screenwriting software out there. I'm a college student looking to go into the Film industry, and with the help of Final Draft, I am able to get my ideas easily into the script format!             The Oregon Trail, 5th Edition67 reviews Windows | The Learning Company Does version 5 Oregon trail work with windows xp? I want to buy this for my kids new computer, but I need to know if it works with xp thank you             Reader Rabbit I Can Read With Phonics 1st and 2nd Grade11 reviews Macintosh, Windows | The Learning Company, 2001 works fine on XP Another reviewer here claims that I can Read With Phonics does not install easily on Microsoft Windows XP. NOT TRUE! I have XP and every Reader Rabbit game works perfectly on it. I own just about everyone out there, and my son (age 5) is a great fan of the reader rabbit software. This game does an excellent job of teaching reading and phonics in a fun way. If you have a child ready to learn ...             Clifford The Big Red Dog Thinking Adventures14 reviews Macintosh, Windows | Scholastic, 2003 Great educational CD-rom My son loves these CD-roms. He is almost 5 and plays them a lot. He is learning quite a bit. Plus, there are 3 different levels, so as he gets better, he gets more challenged. I'm impressed with this.             Bejeweled 254 reviews Windows | PopCap Games, 2007 Visually beautiful, Addictive fun, Nonviolent This is a relaxing computer game with no violence or ethical drawbacks. It is mentally stimulating to solve. Several different game modes are available and the gorgeous computer design is a feast for the eyes. It can induce a tranquil, almost meditative state. I used it as an aid to deal with post-traumatic stress syndrome from a car accident. By playing the game before bedtime I was able to ...             I Spy Treasure Hunt11 reviews Mac OS X, Windows | Scholastic, 2007 I Spy Treasure Hunt This is the 3rd I Spy I have bought for my granddaugher, who is 7 yrs old. When all else fails to entertain, we go to the computer and challenge one another in finding the hidden objects. Not always an easy job, but a lot of fun. It has helped with her reading skills and her observation skills.             Zoombinis Logical Journey135 reviews Macintosh, Windows | The Learning Company, 2001 New MacOS installation software in 2005 version My five year old grandson and I have had a wonderful time playing with this game. We learned a lot about logic, and we learned that we have different learning styles. The 2005 version which I got from Amazon (see separate listing) has a Mac OS X installer which installed this game flawlessly in less than a minute. I have no experience with the 2001 version. Gil Steil             I Spy Fantasy [Old Version]55 reviews Macintosh, Windows | Topics Entertainment, 2003 Constant playability My kids constantly play this and they've had it for years!! They'll stop playing for a few months, then come back to it and play it again. They have a blast!             I Spy School Days (Ages 5-9)24 reviews Windows | Scholastic, 2006 Great game that is educational too! My 4 year old loves this game and I don't feel bad if she sits and does it for a while because it is educational as well. I was worried that it may be too hard for her since she is under the recommended age but she has not had a problem with it at all. In fact, she has discovered things on it that we didn't even know about.             Dazzle DVD Recorder10 reviews Windows | Pinnacle Systems, 2008 Vista users who bought it, read this!!!!! The trick is not trying to burn the disk directly, save your file on your hard drive and then import it to Windows Movie Maker [to be able to see your movie, choose the see all files option]. I then recommend publishing your movie on your computer first and then import it again to Windows Movie Maker [you should now be able to see it like a regular video file]. This will allow you to trim ...             I Spy Mystery3 reviews Mac OS X, Windows | Topics Entertainment, 2007 Top drawer medley of I Spy picture puzzles I am so glad that I bought this computer game for my kids before reading the reviews on this site! Look, we don't have a lot of computer games and we had just recently discovered the I Spy books about 1 year ago. We loved them so much that I do believe we'd read nearly all of them before I saw this game for sale. This excellent little collection of picture puzzles is not repeated from the ...             JumpStart Advanced Premium Preschool3 reviews Windows | Knowledge Adventure, 2008 JumpStart Advanced Premium Preschool My sister-in-law has a 2 year old beautiful baby girl and she bought JumpStart Advanced Preschool world for her. I was at their home while the girl was playing the game and it is awesome. It's a beautiful 3D virtual world that is fun and adventurous. Kids learn educational lessons, like their alphabet, as well as life lessons like eating healthy and sharing. Highly recommended for all ...             SpongeBob Squarepants Typing Win/Mac20 reviews Mac OS X, Windows | Encore Software, 2006 My 12 year old likes it It is hard for an educational program to compete with the likes of Mario. That said, my 12 year old likes this program and has been using it without groans. That is saying a good bit! He likes the SpongeBob TV show, but I was a bit concerned that this program would be too 'young' for him. For the price though, I thought I'd give it a try and pass it on to a younger niece if it didn't work ...             Typing Instructor for Kids Version 314 reviews Windows | Individual Software, 2007 Great Product For Kids I bought this product for my son to help him with his typing. He absolutely loves it! He really likes the games and is getting better and better with his typing. I definitely recommend this product!             Music Ace Deluxe24 reviews Windows, Macintosh, Mac OS X | Harmonic Vision, 2004 Music Ace Deluxe Bought for my 7-year old daughter who started taking piano. She loves it and I love it.             Kaplan SAT/ACT/PSAT Platinum Edition2 reviews Windows, Macintosh | Topics Entertainment, 2007 Perfect! This product is perfect for people who aren't intuitive enough to follow old fashion prep and also don't have enough to go to classroom courses. For more information, see http://act-sat-prep-software-review.toptenreviews.com/sat-act-psat-platinum-review.html             Typing Instructor Deluxe 1711 reviews Windows | Individual Software, 2006 No more hunt and peck typing!!! This version is compatible with Windows Vista!!!!We are so pleased with this product! It has been extremely usefull for the entire family. The little one's have started playing the learning games and my husband and I have both increased our wpm. I highly reccomend this product!             Mia's Reading Adventure: The Bugaboo Bugs2 reviews Windows, Macintosh | Kutoka Interactive, Inc., 2007 my girls love Mia This is our first Mia purchase and I'm VERY happy with it. My oldest is 5 yrs old and loves it. She starts kindergarten in the fall. There are 2 sections of the software. One section is games, the other is an 'adventure' story where you collect items and play all the same games as in the game section. There are a variety of 'games' to play each a bit more challenging than the last. You can also ...             Math Blaster Master The Basics Macintosh, Windows | Knowledge Adventure, 2007 From addition and subtraction to multiplication and division children will build confidence speed and accuracy in basic math skills that will stay with them long after their mission is complete. For over 20 years millions of parents teachers and kids have trusted Math Blaster? as an award-winning educational resource with proven results. By combining exciting fast-action game play and state-standard math content you can count on Math Blaster for ...             Instant Immersion Spanish Deluxe v3.013 reviews Windows | Topics Entertainment, 2008 Great value on a terrific program! The software is great and my Spanish is improving by leaps and bounds. The exercises are clear and interesting, and online help is very useful. I transferred the audio CD content to my mp3 player and I'm using it to learn and practice to and from work and at lunch. You get 8 audio CDs which contain the basics of grammar, useful expressions etc, which are spoken by a bilingual woman. The CD ROMS ...              search for software advanced, adventure, adventures, bejeweled, blaster, bugaboo, clifford, fantasy, immersion, instant, instructor, journey, jumpstart, logical, mystery, phonics, platinum, premium, preschool, professional, reading, recorder, scriptwriting, spanish, spongebob, squarepants, thinking, treasure, version, zoombinis software:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: The Student Writer: Editor and Critic leave a comment home  impressum - about us