TUTOR PROJECT EDETC 718-719 Software Evaluation Title:Math Workshop Subject:Mathematics Grade Level:K-6 Price: $59.95 Type:CAI (Educational Game) Platform:Mac or PC System Requirements: Macintosh Macintosh or Power Macintosh System 7.0.1 or higher 16MHz 68030 processor or faster; Power Mac 4MB RAM; 2.5 MB free 2X CD-ROM drive or faster required Monitor: 13 inch or larger color, 256 colors Printer Support: works with most popular Macintosh compatible printers monochrome and color PC Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 33MHz 386DX or faster; 8MB RAM for Windows 95 Requires 4MB hard disk space 2X CD-ROM drive or faster required SVGA monitor/display card 640x480, 256 colors Windows compatible sound device Printer Support: Works with most popular printers (monochrome and color) Publisher: Broderbund P.O. Box 6125 Novato, CA 94948-6125 - www.broderbund.com/education
Description: Math Workshop is a very fun and interactive software which features seven different activities. This particular software is more of a teaching tool that introduces and reinforces math skills. In these activities students will face a wide variety of math concepts and processes such as: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, equivalencies, estimation, fractions, logic, creative problem solving, geometry, and spatial relations. Each of the seven activities provide multiple difficulty levels and are full of wonderful animation and sounds. The narrator of this software is a little girl whose name is Poly Gonzles. I like the fact that this software didn't go the stereotypical route of using a male figure. The Math Workshop pack also includes a teacher's guide which provides teachers with curriculum matrix, annotated bibliography, blackline masters, and technical tips. It also includes fifteen lesson plans, a comprehensive user's guide, and a bonus resource which provides overhead rainbow fraction tiles. | |
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