Software Used at SMS

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Lab Software - below is a list of some of the software applications that are used in the lab to teach skills, applications, and concepts at the appropriate grade levels. 

Office Applications:

Word Processing, Presentations, Spreadsheets (OpenOffice.org Writer, Impress, Calc.) --  OpenOffice, a free open source office suite very similar to Microsoft Office. Feel free to download this software at home from www.openoffice.org.

For more information on open source software in K-12 Schools see http://www.k12opensource.org/

Using the Keyboard:

Type to Learn -- Sunburst Technology http://store.sunburst.com/

Read, Write, Type -- Talking Fingers http://www.readwritetype.com/www.openoffice.org

Kid Keys – Knowledge Adventure http://www.knowledgeadventure.com/

TuxType – (Open Source) http://tuxtype.sourceforge.net/

Graphic Organizers/Outlines:

Kidspiration / Inspiration Software http://www.inspiration.com/

Illustrating and Writing:

KidPix – Broderbund http://www.broderbund.com/

Tux Paint -- Open Source http://www.tuxpaint.org/

Internet Research:

One great site is www.EnchantedLearning.com

Math Facts/Practice:

Penny Penguin's Math Bingo, Roxie's Math Fish, Mattie's Math Games, Zoomer’s Math Games – (Open Source) Latticeworks http://www.latticeworksw.com/

Reading/Literacy:

StudyDog http://www.studydog.com/

Scholastic Reading – Scholastic http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/sri/

Roxie's Reading Fish (Open Source) http://www.latticeworksw.com/

Online Videos:

Discovery Education Streaming (subscription site) http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm

Brainpop – (subscription site – view two free trial videos) www.brainpop.com

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Last Updated:  Thursday December 27, 2007 11:52:09 AM