Switched-On Schoolhouse 2010 Requirements

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What is Switched On Schoolhouse™?

It is a complete curriculum in CD-ROM format for students who work at the computer. Based on their LIFEPAC curriculum, this interactive, multimedia learning environment has been updated with more videos and animations, sound clips, and approved web links.

Please note that all software purchases are non-returnable for any reason. Alpha Omega provides excellent tech support.

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New Features for 2010

• More Vocabulary Games - Four new vocabulary games are available
• Automatic Curriculum Updates - Course revision updates automatically download from AOP when you have installed the CD.
• Instant Audio Feedback - Gives immediate feedback and positive reinforcement when student clicks the Grade button.
• Fresh Journal Look - The SOS journal has a new look to encourage journaling and improve writing skills.
• Assign coursework on specific days - Now you can assign courses on select days of the week. For example, math can be on Mondays and Wednesdays only.
• Zero Out Option - You can easily zero out an entire SOS unit for a student to redo.

Features

The Text to Speech feature allows students to highlight the passages they want to hear, and the curriculum will read it to them. Audio learners, student who have difficulty reading on the computer, or students who need help pronouncing new or difficult words

Features include automatic grading, built-in calendar, videos, advanced lesson planning, book reports. message center between student and parent, multimedia learning activities, historical timeline, resource center, assignment screens, printing options, and more.

Note

You might want to consider how long you want your student working in front of a computer monitor. Also, most of the pages can be printed out for reading away from the computer if you want to furnish a printer, ink, and paper.

I’ve had good feedback from customers who are using Switched On Schoolhouse™ for one or two subjects. They chose subjects that were difficult for them to teach. One favorite comment is, “It grades the work for you!” My children have loved the Science and Health Quest.

The type of students who would benefit most from using a complete computer curriculum would include those who have extreme allergies (if they can be around a computer), those with special needs who use a computer instead of books, those in climates that are bad for books or who travel and have extremely limited storage space (missionaries, for example), etc.

Switched-On Schoolhouse Home Edition Minimum Requirements

Note: Only English language versions of Microsoft Windows are supported.

Switched-On Schoolhouse 2010 Placement Tests

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