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BrainNook.com - Play Fun Brain Games While Exploring Earth 1. The purpose of the program is to help kids stay interested by playing arcade-like games while learning. This program is designed to help students with elementary-level math and English skills. 2. This software would be a problem solving, the student would have to play one level at a time and beat it before going on to the next level. 3. I would put this program in a math and English class setting once a week since the games are all based on these two subjects. The grade level would be at the elementary level. I would use this to help students understand the subject better through a gaming experience. 4. The strengths are the students can learn through playing games since kids now days like their video games. Now they can use video games to learn in class. The weakness would be that the students are going to want to play all the time because it’s a time they don’t have to sit and listen to the teacher. 5. The cost for this program is free. I found it on [] and can be located at ** [|http://www.brainnook.com] ** the software is currently in Beta mode but is set up for teachers to put their class to the site so students can use the site without creating a membership
 * Educational Software **

1.This program is to help students learn how to spell new words easier and more efficient. This could be used for all ages but it is mainly used in kindergarten through eighth grade. 2.This program could be used for drill and practice; students can use this to help study before a test. 3.I would use this for a review before a spelling test sort of like a pre-test. This would be used in a language arts class or an English class. I could also use it for a spelling bee contest in the class to make it fun for learning the words. 4. The strengths are is that once a student’s spells the word wrong it will show them the correct way automatically and is easier for the student in memorizing the words? The weaknesses are that the parents have to pay a membership to follow along what their children are doing. 5. The cost is free for students but the parents pay for 5 students $24.99, teachers pay30 students $49.99, and schools pay 31-300$1.67 per student, 301-999 $1.50 per student, 1,000-4,999 $1.35 per student. It can be purchased at ** [] .** The software can be used on any system.
 * SpellingCity.com - Help Students Ace Their Spelling Tests**

1. Students can play interactive adventures; solve puzzles, and other games that teach students about nature, geography, and conservation. The age group is from kindergarten to eight grades. It would be for a science class. 2. This could be tutorial or instructional game; students listen for directions then do the games. 3. I would use this to introduce a new topic or lesson before getting into the subject. I would use this program at an elementary science level to keep it exciting for the students. I would pick a time in the middle of the lesson and show another game or tutorial. 4. The strengths are that this program is very knowledgeable and fun for students to use. The weaknesses are I couldn’t find any from this site it has everything you need to teach. 5. <span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The program is free to use. It can be used on any system. It can be located a t <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> [].
 * Kids.nationalgeographic.com - Educational Games to Play and Learn**

<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">1. <span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">This program is designed to help students with proper grammar. This is used at the elementary level. The class in which it is taught in is language arts. <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">2. <span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The program covers tutorial and drill and practice, student will listen and take quizzes. <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">3. <span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I would use this for giving out home work. I will have students complete a task and receive points for doing so. The grade level will be at the elementary level first and second grade. The subject is language arts. I would also use this for taking a quiz. <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">4. <span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The strengths are the students can do these at home for practice quizzes and home work. I did not find any weaknesses. <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">5. <span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The program is free, you have to have Adobeflash to use this program. It can be found at <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> [|http://www.grammaropolis.com].
 * Grammaropolis.com - Videos, Books, Songs And Games For Learning Grammar**

<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">1. <span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">This program is to help students with their math. The age groups are 9-13 years old and are for math. <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">2. <span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">This could be used for drill and practice and for problem solving. <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">3. <span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I would use this for home work and to take quizzes for class. The grade levels are fourth grade through eighth grade math. It can be used as a fun game to introduce new material. <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">4. <span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Strengths are the students can play against the computer or play against online players to see how far they come along in their math. Weaknesses are if the student is behind it might be a negative affect if they are getting beat by their classmates or computer. <span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">5. Registration for this program is free, this will work on all systems. It can be found at <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> [|http://www.sumdog.com]
 * Sumdog.com - Free Numeracy Games For Students Aged 9-13**