Educational Software- March '98

Windows

Math Cards
Author: Brian Snyder
URL: ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/simtelnet/win95/edu
Registration: $US20
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One of the first steps to maths success is to learn how to add and subtract automatically to 10. Later you also need to know times tables automatically, too. Math Cards helps teach these skills. The shareware version asks 10 addition questions in a row and the registered version asks up to 50 addition, subtraction, multiplication and division questions.

Maths, engineering and science students keen to create a quick, good-looking graph can use Vinny Graphics. You can plot multiple graphs for easy estimates and comparisons.

Note: This program is for Windows 95 users only

With Spanglish you can translate Spanish into English and vice versa. Simply type in your word and click this low-cost alternative to one of the more powerful translating programs.

A game to develop your short-term visual memory crucial to learning, Pare A Pair is essentially a card-matching task. The program presents a set of white tiles. You click each to discover the concealed picture, hold that image in your mind and match it to another tile with the same picture on it. Three difficulty levels and two types of gameplay keep children five- to seven-year-olds interested.

DOS

Note: These programs are designed to run under DOS and may not work in Windows on your computer. We have provided links here in case they do though. if this fails to work you will need to exit to the DOSD prompt (Win95 user should restart in DOS Mode) Change Directory to the path listed and run the file as below.

Teach yourself and your class to juggle the way you've always wanted -- a great P.E. activity! 3-Ball Juggler aims to teach even the most uncoordinated person how to juggle like a pro. Detailed instructions accompanied by moving diagrams demonstrate exactly what to do and helpful hints smooth the way.

Designed as a useful set of exercises to help secondary college and university students understand electricity, electronics and avionics, questions come in the form of randomly selected component values and parameters. Solve each bundle of questions and check the answers.

The School PC Web page also has links to these shareware programs at www.schoolpc.acp.com.au

by Alan Hilvert-Bruce