TUTOR PROJECT EDETC 718-719 Software Evaluation Title:Math Workshop Subject:Mathematics Grade Level:K-6 Price: $59.95 Type:CAI (Educational Game) Platform:Mac or PC System Requirements: Macintosh   Macintosh or Power Macintosh   System 7.0.1 or higher   16MHz 68030 processor or faster; Power Mac   4MB RAM; 2.5 MB free   2X CD-ROM drive or faster required   Monitor: 13 inch or larger color, 256 colors   Printer Support: works with most popular Macintosh compatible printers   monochrome and color  PC   Windows 3.1 or Windows 95  33MHz 386DX or faster; 8MB RAM for Windows 95  Requires 4MB hard disk space  2X CD-ROM drive or faster required  SVGA monitor/display card 640x480, 256 colors  Windows compatible sound device  Printer Support: Works with most popular printers  (monochrome and color) Publisher: Broderbund  P.O. Box 6125  Novato, CA 94948-6125 -  www.broderbund.com/education 
  Description:  Math Workshop is a very fun and interactive software which features seven different activities. This particular software is more of a teaching tool that introduces and reinforces math skills. In these activities students will face a wide variety of math concepts and processes such as: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, equivalencies, estimation, fractions, logic, creative problem solving, geometry, and spatial relations. Each of the seven activities provide multiple difficulty levels and are full of wonderful animation and sounds.  The narrator of this software is a little girl whose name is Poly Gonzles. I like the fact that this software didn't go the stereotypical route of using a male figure. The Math Workshop pack also includes a teacher's guide which provides teachers with curriculum matrix, annotated bibliography, blackline masters, and technical tips. It also includes fifteen lesson plans, a comprehensive user's guide, and a bonus resource which provides overhead rainbow fraction tiles. |  |
 
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