Note – All listed software is not installed immediately on all network computers. If you see a piece of software that you want loaded please call Information Technology to request installation and manuals.

 

Math

How the West Was One + Three x Four  (AGES 8+)

As they race down the number line trail, students learn to construct and solve arithmetic equations such as (2+1) x 3. In the process, students strengthen their skills with numbers and operations and the order of operations. Special features, including shortcuts, bumping opponents, and hints, encourage flexible thinking as students search for optimal moves.

Millies Math House by Edmark (Prek-2) - In six activities students explore fundamental Math concepts such as numbers, shapes, sizes, patterns and sequencing. Subtraction and counting are also included.

Numbers Undercover by Sunburst (K-3) - As children try to solve the case of the missing numbers, they practice four math skills, telling time, measuring and estimating, counting and working with money.

The Graph Club by Tom Snyder (1-5) - Easy to use graphing tool, which can be, used for exploration, presentations and creative class projects. Create bar, line table and pie graphs by gathering and sorting information.

Graphers by Sunburst (2-5) - Easy to use graphing tool, which can be, used for exploration, presentations and creative class projects. Create bar, line table and pie graphs by gathering and sorting information.

Math Problem Solver Series by Curriculum Associates, Inc (1-6) - Math Problem Solver features material from six major topics: Data Interpretation, Numeration, Measurement, Geometry, Number Theory and Pre-Algebra/Algebra. It records student data and provides reports that provide evaluation tools for student and teacher.

Graph Masters by Tom Snyder (Grades 4-8) - equips students with these essential skills by helping them learn to analyze data, interpret results, and solve problems. Custom-designed for the upper-elementary and middle-school classroom, the software gives students the support they need as they create and interpret nine graph types. Accompanying activities and data sets allow teachers to build conceptual understanding within the context of meaningful real-world questions.

Language Arts, Science & Social Studies

Bailey's Book House by Edmark (Prek-2) - Now through nine playful activities, students learn about letter names and sounds, rhyming words, adjectives, how text relates to visual symbols, positional words, letter recognition, sentence building and much more.

Sammy's Science House by Edmark (Prek-2) - Sammy helps young scientists build their understanding of biology and time concepts with two new modules that explore stages of plant development over time and looking at how different animals age.  All seven modules focus on discovering how to think like a scientist learning how to observe, analyze and test theories.  

Kidspiration (Grades K – 3) - A visual learning tool especially for K-3 students. Designed for emerging readers and writers, Kidspiration helps students develop confidence as they learn to organize information, understand concepts and connections, create stories, and express and share their thoughts. Integrated Picture and Writing views combine to enhance student's comprehension of concepts and information.

Inspiration (Grades 2 – 12) - Webbing and graphical story mapping software teaches children to organize their thoughts as a preliminary step in the writing process and the fundamentals of outlining.

Kid Pix® Deluxe 4 for Schools - (grades K-5) - has been designed expressly for the classroom, with extensive input from teachers and students to be the best personal productivity and creative tool for every K-5 classroom.

KidPix Activity Sets – curriculum inclusive guides for the busy teacher. These all-inclusive guides provide start to finish activities for each theme plus topic specific stamp sets, sound clips and 3 levels for all learning paces.

¨      Vol. 1:        Creepy Crawlies, Rocks & Soils, Seasons, Weather

¨      Vol. 2:        Community Workers, Fairy Tales, My Country, Native Americans

¨      Vol. 3:        Animals, My Body, Plants, Sea Animals

¨      Vol. 4         Electricity, Oceans, Space, Insects

¨      Vol. 5         Families, Farms, Environment, Safety

¨      Vol. 6         Immigration, Tall Tales, Westward Ho, Inventions

KidWorks Deluxe by Davidson (1-4) - Combines a word processor and a paint program and have a feature that reads words, sentences and stories back to students.

10th Planet Literacy Bundle by Sunburst (K-3) - Each program contains six activities with three levels of inquiry that develop reading and language arts concepts and skills. Meaningful writing activities provide students with opportunities to apply learning. An extensive teacher’s guide contains lesson plans and hands-on extension activities. This Product Comes With:

Letter Sounds

Vowels: Short and Long

Word parts

Consonant Blends and Digraphs

Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes

Vowel Patterns

Ultimate Writing & Creativity Center by The Learning Company (2-5) - A full featured word processor complete with spell check, thesaurus and text to speech options. It also is an easy to use desktop publishing, animation and presentation program designed by teachers for upper elementary students.

HyperStudio 4 (Grades K- 12) - Graphical presentation program that encompasses multimedia tools such as audio, video, animation and graphics.

Scholastic Reading Counts! (K – 5) - Scholastic Reading Counts! is a reading motivation and management program that helps you encourage and monitor independent reading.  

Timeliner 5.0 by Tom Snyder with Ready made outlines (K-12) - Create, illustrate, and print time lines. The Ready-Made Time Lines CD includes more than 180 well-researched, ready-made time lines in history, science, and social studies.

Productivity

Microsoft Office 2003:

School Fonts by Mountain Software -  *Denealian fonts added to Word and other word processing software.

Type to Learn Jr. (K – 2) - Introduces the parts of the computer and the keyboard taking into account small hands and reading ability. Students learn to locate the alphabet and numbers on the keyboard, use the shift keys for uppercase, type short words and sentences, and master simple punctuation, the space bar and return/enter.

Type to Learn 3 (Grades 4-8) - Typing software that has 22 lessons to cover all letter, number and punctuation keys. Two vocabulary levels allow you to customize. Games and speed building exercises, word processor, student management system and teacher management options are all part of this award-winning program.

Research and Reference

DRP Booklink 10 - Provides access to the DRP readability values of all “Lit & Pop” books in the TASA database – more than 15,000 titles in all. This software enables teachers to create booklists on almost any subject tailored to specific students or classes, matching the reading ability of students with appropriate books.

Math Companion 1 - is a powerful numeric and word problem activity sheet generator, aligned with over 110 NCTM basic math objectives from which you can produce custom masters in seconds. You can create Math Word Problems, Math Anagrams, Calculation activity sheets for basic math and math color-in activity sheets. 

Math Companion 2 - produces NCTM objective-based worksheets and games covering concepts of money, time, counting, place value, sets, fractions, and elementary geometry. Instantly create flash cards, hundred blocks, bingo, illustrated money problems and math color-ins.

Vocabulary Companion - allows you to instantly create instructional packets covering phonics, word analysis, and vocabulary development. With over 200 language arts objectives and a database of over 12,000 words, the possibilities are endless! Print-outs include scrambled words, anagrams, concentration, matching, color-ins, flash cards, Cloze, Definition matching, word shapes, story starters and more.

CrossWord Companion - creates customized puzzles by selecting from three different graphic sizes and two different puzzle squares (elementary or secondary). Additionally, the full word-processing features and print options, the ability to write long or short clues and to mix numbers and letters makes this an easy tool for teachers and students! CrossWord companion allows students to get involved in helping to develop their own curriculum!

Teacher Resource Companion Deluxe - is the premier tool for creating activity sheets, tests and complete curricular packages in minutes. Formats include short essay / free write, multiple choice, True/False, matching, half picture, 4 - picture, 8-picture, 12-picture and 16-picture handouts, fill-ins and the best word search ever!

Basic Skills. Special Ed and ESOL

Let’s Go English Language Learning (K-5 ESOL)

A student – centered course for giving young learners an excellent foundation in English. It reinforces skills in vocabulary, sentence structure, grammar, reading and listening.

Co:Writer (K-12) - Co:Writer is an "intelligent" word completion and prediction program. (With word prediction, after the user types the initial letter(s) of a words, he or she is offered a list of word choices. The user selects the desired word or its corresponding number and the word is typed out automatically.). Co:Writer is used in conjunction with any word processor.

Write-OutLoud (K-12) -An easy-to-use, yet powerful talking word processor with a talking spell checker. The program helps students get class work done and makes students enjoy writing. Listening to words encourages reluctant writers and minimizes frustration. Write:Outload is for students with learning disabilities, as well as for students with physical disabilities. It helps students develop skills that produce writing confidence.

BoardMaker (K-12) - Boardmaker is a graphics database containing over 3,000 Picture Communication Symbols in bitmapped clip art form. Each symbol is translated into 10 languages and may be found and printed in any of the languages. This means that you can build a communication board in any language without being able to speak it.

PixWriter (K – 12) - Children or adults with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, language delays, or significantly limited cognitive levels often struggle with literacy. PixWriter allows the user to compose written materials even if his/her knowledge of spelling skills, sound-symbol relationships, or alphabet is not fully developed. It allows individuals with physical limitations a way to express original thoughts in written form.

Elementary District Subscriptions to Websites

Technology Resource Books located in the Media Center

¨      Internet Resources for Educators by Teacher Created Materials, Inc.

¨      HyperStudio for Terrified Teachers by Teacher Created Materials, Inc.

¨      KidPix for Terrified Teachers by Teacher Created Materials, Inc.

 .... and many many more