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Machine: Win, Mac authoring
Publisher: Humanities Computing Lab
Purchase options: freeware
Level: Teacher For: Teacher
WebCALIS is an experimental Java version of WinCALIS for PC, Mac, Linux/UNIX platforms. It supports over half the features of WinCALIS, and also includes numerous additional features, support for the World Wide Web as a browser applet; multiple hardware and software platforms; and HTML pages. The current version can be downloaded from http://www.humancomp.org/webcal.htm.
Machine: Win reference
Publisher: Learnware
Approximate single-unit price: $90
Purchase options: class, site
Level: Intermediate, advanced For: All but K-6
This CD-ROM is designed for workplace readiness training. Learners are guided through inquiry-based tasks to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes. Information pages contain useful information, presented in a colourful, easy-to-read format, for adult learners who are thinking about their future. Work on it activities allow learners to interact with texts onscreen, while developing reading, writing and computer skills. Australian English.
Machine: Mac/Win discussion
Publisher: Learning Company, The
See also Learning Services
Approximate single-unit price: $15
Purchase options: lab, network, site, teacher's ed.
Level: Intermediate, advanced For: All but K-6
Detective mystery/ adventure. Students need to use travel and geographic clues to solve the mystery. Engaging activity, especially in a group where each student has a role to play. Sold online/mail order only. Check product requirements carefully to be sure the version you are buying matches your equipment. Mac OS 7-9; Windows 3.1 to Vista, depending on the package.
Machine: Win,Mac discussion
Publisher: Language Publications Interactive
See also online/mail order
Approximate single-unit price: $60
Level: Intermediate, advanced For: All
Special use: bilingual versions (Sp, Fr, Ger, It)
CD-ROM interactive mystery. Versions are available in a variety of languages, so students could try it in their language first, then again in English. An English-only version is also available. Windows 98, 2000, ME, NT, and XP; Mac OS 8.
Machine: Mac comprehensive
Publisher: Scholastic Software
Approximate single-unit price: $2400
Purchase options: network, site
Level: Beginning For: K-2
Special use: Bilingual, elementary
Children learn reading, writing, speaking and listening skills with this set of materials, including books, other print material, and CD-ROMs. Titles include Pizza, Kites, Raindrops, What Lila Loves, The Ball Game, The Tree House, What's Inside, and several others. There are PreK-1, Grades 2-3, and English and Spanish editions. The price includes a license for up to 30 students.
Machine: Win Authoring
Publisher: Humanities Computing Lab
Approximate single-unit price: $150
Purchase options: see website for details
Level: Teacher For: Teacher
Windows version of CALIS (Computer-Assisted Language Instruction System). Full range of multimedia possibilities, including audio and video. Differs from other authoring environments by supporting complex string matching with author use of wild cards; automatic "SpellMarking" of student answers; observing Unicode conventions, i.e., all languages of the world (including IPA) uniquely identified and distinctively encoded. Contact the publisher or see the website (http://www.humancomp.org/wincalis.htm) for detailed price and ordering information. Windows 95/98/2000; not verified on XP or Vista.
Machine: Mac, Win vocabulary
Publisher: Mindplay
See also online/mail order
Approximate single-unit price: $50
Level: Beginning, intermediate For: K-6
Special use: Elementary, bilingual
Students direct a mouse making its way through a maze, avoiding the cat and trying to reach the dog house, where they are asked questions about vocabulary. At the beginning level, learners are asked to match a picture/word combination with one of two below. Learners progress to more difficult matching questions as they work their way through the game. All instructions are spoken. Learners get more points with each correct answer. Learners can listen to instructions in English or Spanish. Available on CD-ROM or disks. A separate Spanish version is also available. 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. Pay a separate fee to install each the One-Pick Pack titles.
Machine: Win reference
Publisher: Word Magic Software
Approximate single-unit price: $100
Level: Beginning, intermediate, advanced For: All
Translation tool for Spanish-English. The company also offers a Spanish-English dictionary. Windows 2000/XP/Vista.
Machine: Mac, Win grammar, authoring
Publisher: PerLingua Software
Approximate single-unit price: $5
Purchase options: shareware
Level: Teacher For: Teacher
You provide the sentences and Word Order 2 does the rest. A great feature is that you can easily choose how the sentences are broken up. Students click on words in buttons to make a sentence. Feedback is instant; both visually (the word is added to the screen) and aurally (there are sounds for correct and incorrect choices). Free demo is limited to 5 sentences; $5 shareware for full version.
Machine: Mac, Win vocabulary
Publisher: Wordsmart Corporation
Approximate single-unit price: $180
Purchase options: sets, network, site
Level: Intermediate, advanced For: All but K-3
'Discussions' describe each word's synonyms, antonyms and derivations. Audio available in word lists and discussions. Five types of exercises: flashcards, column matching, laser review, and multiple choice involve synonym matching, while sentence completion requires typing in the best word from the set being studied. The ESL set includes 3 CD-ROMs and a DVD explaining how to use the system. Windows XP/Vista; Mac OS X.
Machine: Win vocabulary
Publisher: Lexio
Approximate single-unit price: $50
Level: Intermediate, advanced For: Allbut K-8
Vocabulary drills, but with a variety of formats. Includes vocabulary via the screen saver; pop-up windows throughout the day; pop quizzes; sound cues; flash cards; information cards with examples, definitions, synonyms, and antonyms; and quick reference printouts. Authorable lists. Download a free trial from the website at http://www.wordcommand.com/product.htm.
Machine: Win vocabulary, T util
Publisher: VTrain.net
Purchase options: charityware
Level: Beginning, intermediate, advanced, teacher For: Any, Teacher
This free tool automates word collection in several ways (assuming you want selected words to add to VTrain or another program). Words can be collected by loading a text file into WordGet and clicking on selected words, by logging text stored in the clipboard and prompting for comments, and by collecting all the words from a text file. It can also create sentences according to user-defined patterns. Charityware: the author asks that you make a donation to charity if you download this for free. Windows 95/NT/98/XP; not verified on Vista.
Machine: Mac, Win vocabulary, t util
Publisher: Centron Software Technologies
Approximate single-unit price: $10
Purchase options: lab pack $60, site/network license $250
Level: Beginning, intermediate, teacher For: All
Creates three types of word search puzzles: standard wordsearch (target words are hidden in a grid of letters), clues puzzles where students see clues to the hidden words, and fill-in-the-blank puzzles where students see a paragraph with the missing words found in the puzzle. Can be solved on screen, printed out, or exported to a word-processor. Download from the website: www.centronsoftware.com
Machine: Win vocabulary, writing
Publisher: Lexical Software Analysis
Approximate single-unit price: $85
Purchase options: £50; earlier versions free
Level: Intermediate, advanced For: All
Integrated suite of programs for looking at how words behave in texts. WordList shows a list of all the words in a text, set out in alphabetical or frequency order. Concordancer shows any word or phrase in context, and KeyWords finds the key words in a text. Various smaller tools and extensive on-line help also included. Download from http://www.lexically.net/wordsmith/. The demo version with a restricted output is free. Earlier versions can also be downloaded for free from the same website.
Machine: Mac/Win vocabulary
Publisher: Attainment Company
Approximate single-unit price: $100
Level: Beginning For: Adult
Everyday vocabulary. Uses graphics, voice recording, human quality speech, and quiz, presentation and print-out options. Create a word list for each student, save it and add new words anytime. Six programs: People, community, house, outdoor, actions, adjectives with 80 words apiece. Has IntelliKeys overlays for students with limited manual dexterity (sold separately). English and Spanish options. Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP; Macintosh OS 8.6-9.2, OS X Classic and OS X Native.
Machine: Win vocabulary
Publisher: Discovery Educational Software
Approximate single-unit price: $40
Purchase options: site
Level: Literacy, beginning For: K-8
Special use: literacy, bilingual (Sp., Fr., Ger.)
English vocabulary through pictures program. Point to the image to see the word, click to hear it. Listen to sentences about the pictures. Self-tests in comprehension and reproduction of vocabulary, with progress reports available. Part 1 "Home and Family": house, garden, rooms, furniture and household objects, family relationships, occupations and pets. Part 2 "Education and Leisure": classroom objects, school subjects, numbers, shape and colour, seasons, months, days and dates, time, weather, geography, parts of the body, music, free time and sports. Part 3 "Out and About": town, shops, clothes, food and drink, transport, railway station, on the road, directions, the farm and the zoo. Help is available in English, French, Spanish, or German. Each CD-ROM sold separately or all three as a set. Can be used with an interactive whiteboard. Windows 98; not verified for XP, Vista.
Machine: Win/Mac writing
Publisher: Sunburst Technology
Approximate single-unit price: $50
Purchase options: lab, network, school
Level: Literacy, beginning For: K-6
Special use: Literacy, elementary
CD-ROM based writing activities in both Spanish and English versions. Topics include English for You; My First Sentences; Class Journals; Chant, Chant, Chant; Poetry for Young Poets; The Me Disk I, Sentence Writing I, Sentence Combining with Aesop; Sentences to Paragraphs I.
Machine: Win writing
Publisher: WriteExpress
Approximate single-unit price: $25
Level: Intermediate, advanced For: All but K-6
Special use: business
Designed for native speakers, this CD-ROM offers expert advice, step by step instructions, and sample sentences for writing business and personal letters on more than 500 topics. Includes over 2000 sample letters. A demo can be downloaded from http://www.WriteExpress.com/download.html. Works with Windows Vista, XP, 2000, 98, 95, Me and NT word processors and installs on the Add-Ins tab of Word 2007 and the Tools Menu of Microsoft Word 2003, 2002, 2000, 97, and Word 7.0. The Macintosh version may be used with Word via the clipboard.
Machine: Win/Mac vocabulary, writing
Publisher: WriteExpress
Approximate single-unit price: $25
Level: Intermediate For: All
Playing with words. Designed for native speakers. CD-ROM. An online demo is available at http://www.WriteExpress.com/rhymer.html. Works directly with Microsoft Word 2007 and the Tools Menu of Word 2003, 2002, 2000, 97, and Word 7.0. Click a button to insert rhyming words directly into your document. If you have a Macintosh or a different Windows word processor, you can still run the program by itself and copy and paste words into your document.
Machine: Mac/Win writing
Publisher: Educational Activities Software
Approximate single-unit price: $250
Purchase options: lab, network
Level: Intermediate, advanced For: All but K-3
A prompted writing program with pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading exercises. The four domains: persuasive writing, report on information/observation, autobiography, and evaluation can be purchased separately or as a complete series. Separate domains are $70 each. CD-ROM. Windows 98/NT/2000/XP: Mac OS 8 or OS 9.
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Last updated 05/15/2009 by Deborah Healey.