Writing About Reading
URL: http://oak.oakland.edu/
Registration: $TBA
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This computer-assisted instruction writing program helps Year 7 students and higher to write paragraphs based on something they have read. It teaches them to develop an effective way of presenting their opinions through paragraphs, as most essays ask. Although the shareware version only lasts for 30 days, this program is a useful tutor for paragraph skills.

WinFlash
URL: ftp://www.openwindow.com
Registration: $US24.95
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WinFlash helps you learn any material that can be represented in textual, graphical or audio formats. You can easily and quickly create a text-only deck or spend more time and incorporate videos and sounds. The WinFlash programs are recognised as the leading programs of their type, winning both the 1997 Shareware Industry Award for Best Educational Program and the Educational Shareware Cooperative's 1997 People's Choice Award.

Vocabulary Wizard 5.5
URL: http://myhome.netsgo.com
Registration: $US28
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Vocabulary Wizard is a vocabulary learning tool which provides an efficient, fast and easy way to study words. Perfect for anybody who needs to learn spelling lists or vocabulary, it has a built-in dictionary of over 6000 words that appear frequently on standardised tests. You can also edit the dictionary and add your own words.

Brain Builder: Math Edition
URL: http://www.winsite.com
Registration: $US16.99
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Brain Builders: Math Edition claims to present over 500 million math problems presented in multimedia format to increase math enjoyment. Multiple skill levels add value; once a child has mastered the earlier level, she/he can either progress to the next or improve her/his time at doing each of the problems. The increased speed is important because it is needed in many tests and exams.

TypingMaster 98
URL: http://www.winsite.com
Registration: US$25
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TypingMaster 98 is a shareware alternative to the higher priced typing programs. It starts with easy exercises and progresses to speed. For those who already know how to touch-type, accuracy and speed tests extend your ability to the limit.

3D Graph
URL: http://krypton.mankato.msus.edu
Registration: $US10
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After battling to create neat 3D graphs for his Calculus III class where he had to show the effect 'x' and 'y' had on three dimensions, Jason Melquist made a computer program to do it for him. 3D Graph is excellent for those high school and university students who have the same problem, as well as it being fun playing around with the values of x, y and z.

by Alan Hilvert-Bruce