Learning, Cognitive, and Development

Intellipics Studio is a new multimedia presentation, drawing, and painting program. Th e lessons and acoompanying sample activities and templates guide students through a variety of activities , interactive books, projects, quizzes, and reports. Teachers can individualize the templates provided in the program so that each student is working at his or her optimum levelManufacturer: Synapse
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Number Concepts is curriculum based alternate math software. Great learning…and great fun! Students join Oshi the sea otter and his seashore friends as they practice counting sea creatures at the beach, adding and subtracting at the tide pool, and learning “greater than” and “less than” at the coral reef. Manufacturer: Synapse
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Number Concepts is curriculum based alternate math software. Master math concepts -with the help of polar friends Penn and Gwen, Students travel to the land of ice and snow where polar friends Penn and Gwen help them master skip counting, place value and factoring. Manufacturer: Synapse
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This educational software allows students to perform basic arithmetic operations directly on the computer just as they would using pencil and paperMathPad Plus: Fractions and Decimals offers the same functionality as MathPad -then adds an exciting array of new features! Students can do addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using fractions and decimals. Teachers can enter problems from worksheets or textbooks so students with learning disabilities can work on the same problems as their peers. Manufacturer: Synapse
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Kurzweil 3000 for Windows is an optical character recognition (OCR) and test program with voice output designed for use by individuals with dyslexia and other learning disabilities. This OCR software scans documents and reads scanned or electronic text aloud using synthetic speech. Documents are shown on screen with words highlighted as they are spoken. This combined auditory and visual presentation of information helps increase reading accuracy, speed, and comprehension for struggling readers. This software can read documents in portable document file (.pdf), hypertext markup language (HTML), and DAISY digital talking book formats. It presents the original image, with color graphics, photographs, and columns intact, while reading the text aloud. Documents can also be opened, edited, and saved in Microsoft Word format. The program offers a suite of learning tools, including syllabification, pronounciation, text preview, thesaurus, phonetic spelling, and a dictionary. Manufacturer: Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc., a Cambium Learning Technologies Company
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The Echo smartpen from Livescribe records everything you hear, say and write, and links your audio recordings to your notes, so you can find what you need. Ideal for meetings, conferences, or classes. Replay your recorded audio anytime, anywhere, with a quick tap on your notes. Save and Search Using the Livescribe Desktop, you can save notes to your computer. Search for specific words or phrases within all of your notebooks, organize them they way you want, and export them locally for backup or transfer. Send and Share notes or recordings publically or privately as a PDF, audio file, or a pencast. A student can go back to a specific scribbled word in his notebook, touch the pen to that spot and hear a full recording of what the speaker was saying when the mark was made.Manufacturer: Livescribe
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