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This is a comprehensive program that combines extensive management tools with step-by-step instruction and practice in a variety of areas, including reading, writing, grammar, listening, science, and social studies. Additional third-party software can be added to the management system, which allows teachers to set sequences of recommended lessons and track learner progress. Without the management system, moving from one unit to another is quite awkward. The screens are very basic and somewhat repetitive; students accustomed to a multimedia presentation in interactive programs may be disappointed. Programs cost $150 per title, with 68 titles available. A demo of this program is on the TESOL/CELIA CD-ROM. (Healey)
Primarily designed as support material for English for Academic Purposes courses, this interactive CD-ROM includes three main sections. The Big Picture looks at the structure of seven types of academic writing; The Middle Ground focuses on paragraph-level issues; and Up Close addresses more specific features of academic language. The program incorporates many annotated student texts from a range of disciplines and genres. An interactive demo can be downloaded from http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/academic_writing/demo/index.html.
A phonics-based literacy product, this program uses graphics, sound, and animation to steer teacher and student through pre-testing, prescribed exercises, then post testing. Strong management component. Has screens for reading difficulties in oral, aural, motor, speed, response, and other areas. Special needs accommodated. No reading ability needed to begin but requires ESL teaching to accompany product. Version 5 designed for central deployment, with a web-based user interface.
Reading management software that includes student recordkeeping for 200 students and computerized quizzes for reading-range-specific books. A Spanish/English version is also available, with 100 computerized quizzes for reading-range-specific Spanish language books and 100 computerized quizzes for the same books in English language. Students receive feedback in the language they select: either Spanish or English. Dual tracking lets educators separate or combine reporting on reading practice in either language. Accelerated Reader for Spanish English can be added to an initial Accelerated Reader Starter Kit purchase for an additional $100. The elementary level (grades 1-3) quizzes are for titles such as Goodnight Moon, Amelia Bedelia, Charlotte's Web, Clifford series books by Norman Bridwell and Magic School Bus series books by Joanna Cole. The Middle Grades Starter Kit (Grades 4-9) includes quizzes for James and the Giant Peach, Stuart Little, The Courage of Sarah Noble, The Great Gatsby, and titles from Betsy Byars, Laura Ingalls Wilder, S.E. Hutton, and Scott O'Dell.
Pronunciation practice program with voice recording and playback and graphical representations of pitch and formants. Wide range of sample sounds and sentences included. Most students will need teacher help initially to understand the pitch and formant displays, but the program is an excellent value for the price. New sound files and example sentences are easy to add. Edition 2 requires a 16-bit sound card, VGA graphics or better, and at least 20MB of hard drive space for sound files. Requires a 16-bit sound card, 1024x768 resolution monitor and at least 18MB of hard drive space for sound files.
This software uses animated graphics and video to demonstrate how to pronounce discrete sounds. Learners record and compare their waveforms to a model in words and phrases. The wavforms are resized to match each other. Games offer practice in using the different sounds in words and sentences. Thousands of audio recordings are included.
This CD-ROM-based program has a strong linguistics focus. It includes short lectures with animations, explaining linguistic concepts related to pronunciation, and games that help students practice IPA, consonant clusters, word stress, linking, and intonation.
Short texts and multiple-choice exercises focus on a specific reading skill. Record-keeping facility; authorable. Upgraded for Windows 95/98/2000. Networkable.
Students practice critical reading skills organizing information gained from texts and drawing conclusions. Also available in French and Spanish. On disks or on Mac/Windows CD-ROM. Now part of One-Pick Pack (English only) or Language Pack (Spanish or French), which includes Ace Detective, Ace Explorer, Ace Inquirer, Ace Reporter, Easy Street, Race the Clock Language Arts, Word Hound, and some math titles.
Students read 'teletype' messages and conduct 'phone interviews' to find answers to Who, What, When, Where and Why questions. Once their stories are complete they select the best headline for the story. CD-ROM. Now part of One-Pick Pack (English only) or Language Pack (Spanish or French), which includes Ace Detective, Ace Explorer, Ace Inquirer, Ace Reporter, Easy Street, Race the Clock Language Arts, Word Hound, and some math titles.
Designed to meet a third through sixth grade language arts curriculum- grammar and spelling, parts of speech and sentence structure, lsynonyms and antonyms, build vocabulary. This incorporates Word Munchers, Schoolhouse Rock/Grammar Rock, Writing Trek. Designed for native speakers, but useful for ELLs.
Listening course for advanced ESL/EFL students that uses authentic lectures from Stanford University professors to develop high-level listening and note-taking skills for academic or professional environments. Listening strategy notes give students detailed suggestions about how to approach various aspects of listening and note taking, both in general and in reference to specific exercises. Record-keeping is included.
Practice for the TOEIC, a test often used to asses readiness for work in business in English speaking countries. CD-ROM. An online version is also available by subscription. Contact the publisher or see the website for details.
CD-ROM based on the textbook series for high school and adult learners, designed to build vocabulary, math, and computer skills around life-skill topics. Level 1 and 2 sold separately.
Children can practice the alphabet, get an introduction to numbers from 1-10, practice parts of the body, and do other beginning-level vocabulary tasks. There is very little text as part of this program, so the teacher has to supply the vocabulary and give students tasks to perform. We use this with related lessons. (Pacheco)
HyperCard-based exercises and tests to teach the sounds of the English alphabet (choice of US or UK versions) to teenagers and adults. The program uses black and white graphics, recorded sounds, and speech animation. The program can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/pub/mirror/sumex-aim.stanford.edu/edu/alphabet-academy-13.hqx
For beginning level students with zero or near zero English literacy levels. Teaches and tests the names of letters, upper/lower case matching, alphabetical order, etc. Select American, Canadian, British or Australian models. Students can record words and sentences. 5 user license: AUD$190; 10 user license: $285; site license: AUD$380. CD-ROM.
In this shareware program from Elizabeth Hanson-Smith, students are given eight sets of related words to alphabetize by moving the words onto a list. Students can look at the correct answer and print out each list upon completion. The color version is distributed by Computers for Education, and a black and white version is available on the TESOL/CELIA CD-ROM.
CD-ROM-based graphical adventure stories about Inigo the Cat and Your Faithful Camel with color animation, sound effects, and music but no text. Students select objects using the pointer, thereby determining the course of the story. To have any value in the language classroom, students must have a task set by the teacher that requires language, such as talking with a partner about what to do next, writing about what the animals did, or creating a similar story of their own.
Amazon Trail is a simulation of a trip up the Amazon River (and through time). The goal is to search for a medicinal plant that can save the ancient Incas from malaria. As students travel up the Amazon River they explore the rain forest, visit historical people and landmarks, trade with the people of the region, navigate and fish for food. The program comes with teacher's manuals and student worksheets that facilitate cooperative learning-based lessons and communicative language development. CD-ROM version. The earlier version is on disk and is slightly less expensive. MECC titles are now sold by Learning Company School.
This wasn't written for non-native speakers, and it's almost totally lacking in examples of usage, but it's certainly useful as a teacher's reference tool. It comes with a thesaurus and a 'cultural literacy' dictionary and can be used as a spell checker for any text. Contains pronunciations of all entries along with definitions. CD-ROM.
The program offers video clips of lip and tongue position to help with pronunciation practice of sounds from isolated phonemes to words, phrases, and sentences. Linking, stress, and intonation exercises are also included. A directory based on the student's first language (out of 30 choices) helps students focus on sounds most likely to be problematic for them. Students can listen or listen, record, and compare themselves to the model. The Professional version of the program includes IPA and is authorable, so teachers can add their own material. While the program is designed for self-access, students will probably need some guidance in assessing their progress when working independently. (DH)
This interactive CD-ROM from Amnesty International presents information about the struggle for human rights throughout history. Information is organized by geographical location, time in history, and famous people. Both human rights abuses and human rights successes are shown. The material is sometimes presented relatively rapidly, requiring learners to listen or read a second time.
This is a CD-ROM multimedia tour of San Diego Zoo. It includes 80 video clips (small-2x 3 inches on screen), pictures and information about 200 animals, information about the areas they live in, and a section on endangered animals. We plan to use it as an information source for intermediate academic students. It seems to have been created for primary to secondary school students, but has been popular with adult EFL students. The menu page is a picture of the zoo from above, and you just click on the area you're interested in or choose an animal from a list. (Moore) Version 2 includes the A to Z Gallery, with an animal for each letter of the alphabet.
Created by Martin Holmes, this is a complete set of macros and a toolbar for WordPerfect 6.1 and 7 and for Microsoft Word 7. It implements a button-based marking system for use within WordPerfect. Complete instructions for installing and using the system are provided. Freeware.
Students explore and experience a story based on the original work of author Tomie dePaola. They can read the story, hear it read to them by the author, and explore the text and living illustrations. Integrated art activities let students create with the author. Also includes video clips as they explore Tomie dePaola's studio, hear him tell about his childhood experiences, and learn about his life as an author and illustrator. Requires CD-ROM drive. MECC titles are now sold by Learning Company.
An interactive, animated story about an elementary schooler (Arthur the Aardvark) surprising even himself with what he accomplishes. The program has excellent graphics, sound effects, dialogues, and lots of surprises to maintain student interest. Text can be heard in English and Spanish. Requires CD-ROM drive. Best used in K-6 and family literacy settings.
Exploration and game practice of articulatory phonetics. Location of articulatory organs, demonstration of tongue and larynx movement for selected consonants. For teachers studying for CLAD competencies. The color version is distributed by Computers for Education, and a black and white version is available on the TESOL/CELIA CD-ROM.
Collaborative writing software that allows linked users to write or draw simultaneously in a shared area. Up to 32 people can work simultaneously, writing and viewing each other's writing. Aspects was used in Project CONNECT, a research project that helped weak note-takers improve by watching an experienced note-taker at work during classroom lectures.
The CD-Rom contains 40 listening lessons, each based on an authentic two-minute news report on a topical subject from English-speaking radio. Each lesson begins with a warm-up language exercise and progresses naturally through global comprehension work to finish with a series of short automated dictations. The learner is exposed to a huge variety of different accents aswell as useful, up-to-date vocabulary to talk about world problems. An efficient and focused means to rapidly improve your communication skills. Topics include health and medicine, science and technology, business, and art and culture. This CD-ROM is licensed solely for private at-home use. Schools must purchase the Internet-delivered version of the program.
This CD-ROM-based program lets teachers create several different activity types--multiple choice, free practice, gap fill/cloze, drag and drop, proofreading, and target spotting--with hints, a feedback function that responds to students' errors, an introductory text option, and on-line help. Vocabulary can be added with sound. The program uses a simple type and click system to make it easy to author. Exercises can be linked. Context-sensitive help is available on each screen. Request a free copy of Author Plus Lite at www.authorplus.com/freecd/.
This is an update on Wida's established authoring range incorporating Storyboard, Gapmaster, Testmaster, Matchmaster, Choicemaster, Pinpoint and Vocab into a single program for Windows. Users pay only for the titles they want. Authors can enhance text activities with graphics, sound, video and rich text. Students can use the notepad to give a comment on the activities and teachers can call up and respond to these messages. Programs can share common glossaries. 'Convert' facility automatically converts files previously authored with Version 2.0. Single user price: £75 per title (5 computers). Other pricing available: £150-£900. Contact Wida for details.
Allows teachers to create lessons incorporating text, graphics, animation, sound and videodisc. Windows versions Win NT, 95, 3.1
Over fifty grammar topics, with exercises, grammar charts, readings with grammar in context, audio clips, and video clips based on the well-known text. The grammar charts tend to be hard to read, due to the point size chosen. The exercises on this CD-ROM supplement the text.
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