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Item	Description	Photo	Price
TF-2204 Details	123 CD Grades K-1, Inclusion Have you ever heard a wizard shout "Yippee!"? Young learners are guided by the friendliest wizard alive. Wizit dances, cheers, and gives the thumbs-up sign as children successfully participate in interactive games. Numbers are counted out loud and all directions are clearly narrated. Activities are carefully designed to help children develop essential skills in the following areas: number names, ordering numbers, matching sets, determining more or less, and counting sets. Wonderful animation and catchy rhymes enliven the activities in Number Workshop and Number Fun, the two main parts of the program. Teachers may individualize lessons for students by targeting specific numbers so that each child can progress at his/her own pace. Minimum system requirements Win 3.1 and later, 486 66 MHz, 8 MB RAM, SVGA, 2x CD Mac LC475, 8 MB RAM, 640 x 480, 256 colors, 2X CD		1 User $59.95 5 Users $179.85
TF-2206 Details	ABC CD Grade Kindergarten-1, Inclusion Have you ever seen the letter 't' turn into a tadpole? The talking animated alphabet will bring all 26 letters to life for young children. Their delightful guide does flips, twirls, grins and congratulates kids with "All Right!" as they progress through the program. Children work to improve visual discrimination as they identify letter shapes; and auditory discrimination as they listen to letter sounds. Activities such as "I Spy" and "Matching" make learning the alphabet fun for kids, especially when they get to see letters morph into objects before their very eyes. The program is designed with simple controls and clear speech so that young children can use it independently. Minimum system requirements Win 3.1, 486 66 MHz, 8 MB RAM, SVGA, 2x CD Mac OS 7+, LC475, 8 MB RAM, 2x CD, 640 x 480, 256 colors		1 User $59.95 5 Users $179.85
TF-2037 Bundle	All About Materials Grade Kindergarten-2, Inclusion To rescue the king in the weird and wobbly Land of the Green Jelly, you must know the properties of materials. This easy-to-use, fully speech supported software offers a medley of activities and experiments designed to teach young children about the nature of materials ranging from metal to fabric. Activities: • Use Venn diagrams to sort materials • Match pairs of words and pictures • Write with built-in word banks about magnets, materials, changing, and floating and sinking • Test materials with magnets • Watch videos on heating and cooling • Play The Land of the Green Jelly interactive game • Take fun quizzes Minimum system requirements Win 3.1 or later, 75 MHz, 16 MB RAM, 800 x 600 Mac OS 7 and later, PowerMac, 16 MB RAM, thousands of colors		1 User $59.95 5 Users $179.85
TF-2046 Bundle	All Number at Level 1 Grade Kindergarten-2, Inclusion Educational Resources Awards nomination Another fantastic title in the All About Series, this program helps students visualize math concepts with colorful pictures and animations. Children will be engrossed as they interact with an array of simple math activities. Word lists encourage kids to write about numbers on the notepad. With full audio support, kids can work independently or in small groups. Teachers can use the program to demonstrate key concepts, encourage prediction-making, and make quick assessments of their students' progress. Skills covered include: • Counting to 10 • Ordering and reading numbers • Adding and subtracting • Making patterns • Developing one-one correspondence • Simple problem-solving Minimum system requirements Win 95+, Pentium 75, 800 x 600, 16MB RAM, CD-ROM Mac OS7.0+, Power PC,16MB RAM, 832 x 624, 1000s of colors		1 User $59.95 5 Users $179.85
TF-2054 Bundle	All About Number at Level 2 Grade Kindergarten-2, Inclusion All About Number Level 1 is part of the All About Series. More motivating activities bring math concepts to life with colorful pictures and animations in this second disc of the All About Number series. The interactive activities are sure to capture the attention of students as they practice counting, ordering numbers, estimating, place value, doubles, and more. Word lists and audio support make the program ideal for independent use and small group learning. Teachers can easily track students' progress. Daily math lessons will be enlivened and enriched by All About Number at Level 2. Skills covered include: • Counting to 20 • Counting in 2s and 5s • Odd and even numbers • Reading and ordering numbers • Place value • Doubles • Estimating • Addition and subtraction Minimum system requirements Win 95+, Pentium 133, 800 X 600, 16Mb RAM, CD-ROM Mac OS7.1+, 68040, 8 MB RAM		1 User $59.95 5 Users $179.85
TF-2038 Bundle	All About Ourselves Grade Kindergarten-2, Inclusion All About Ourselves is a visually stimulating resource, which promotes thought and discussion through a variety of interactive tasks and activities. Young children will see themselves in a whole new light. Part of the All About Series. Simple drag-and-drop activities incorporate topics such as growing up and eating well. Early readers explore the senses and express their thoughts and preferences with the aid of word banks. Full speech support, talking stories, and slide shows make the program fun for non-readers as well. Activities include: • Look and Listen: Match pictures and sound • Taste: Express preferences about food and drink • My body: Build a body in jigsaw-style, then label the parts • Growing up: Sequence a series of pictures to show the human life span • Pictogram: Present data for eye colors and birthdays • X-Ray Machine: View the bones of the human body • Make a face, design a slideshow, and create printable greeting cards Minimum system requirements Win 3.1+, 486 66 MHz, 8MB RAM, 640 x 480, 256 colors, 2x CD, 30MB HD space Mac OS 7+, 68020, 4MB RAM, 1000s of colors, 2x CD, 640 x 480, 256 colors		1 User $59.95 5 Users $179.85
TF-2019 Bundle	All About Shape and Space Grade Kindergarten-2, Inclusion All About Shape and Space is part of the All of About Series. Exploring shape and space is exciting for children as they interact with his innovative program. Matching, sorting, symmetry, and pattern-making activities introduce learners to basic concepts as they work with 2D and 3D shapes. Audio support assists in the development of informational processing and communication skills. Fun quizzes and opportunities to write about shapes using extensive word banks round out the range of exercises. Easy to use and full of bright graphics and stimulating animations, this software is suitable for a wide range of elementary students and inclusion classes. Features: • Stimulating activities with 3D and 2D shapes. • Full speech support. • Extensive word banks for writing exercises. • Colorful graphics and animations. • Matching, symmetry, sorting, and pattern-making activities. Minimum system requirements Win 3.1+, 486 DX, 266 MHz, 8MB RAM, 2x CD, SVGA, 640x480, 256 colors Mac OS7+, 68020, 4MB RAM, 2x CD, 640x480, 256 colors		1 User $59.95 5 Users $179.85
TF-2069 Bundle	All About Toys Kindergarten-2, Inclusion Young learners discover science and physical processes using their favorite toys. The latest program in the popular All About Series, All on screen text will be read aloud if clicked, making All About Toys suitable for use with early or non-readers. Introduce students to a variety of new skills through 6 menus and 15 interactive activities. Topics include: • Light and dark. • Sound and hearing. • Using electricity. • Pushes and pulls. • Forces and movement. Key features: • Encourages discussion and develops scientific vocabulary. • Stimulates thought and discussion. • Develops visual and aural skills. • Develops listening skills and aural discrimination. • Enables the user to interpret pictures and develop scientific thinking and vocabulary. • Allows the user to navigate objects by using simple commands. • Incorporates a simple notepad facility with topic-related word banks. Minimum system requirements Win 95+, Pentium 266MHz, 132MB RAM, 16 bit color, sound, microphone		1 User $59.95 5 Users $179.85
TF-2012 Bundle	All About Weather and Seasons Grades Kindergarten-2, Inclusion • Activities include: • Complete a jigsaw puzzle for each season • Make a pictogram showing the month's weather • Write about today's weather using built-in word banks • Match pair of pictures in a memory game • Paint a picture • Listen to a story • Look at postcards in a scrapbook • Watch a video Minimum system requirements Win 95+, Pentium 75 MHz, 16 MB RAM, SVGA, 4x CD Mac OS 7+, Power PC, 16 MB RAM, 1000s of colors		1 User $59.95 5 Users $179.85
SL-AF1	Alphabet Fun Complete Package on one hybrid Win/Mac CD: - Alphabet Strip with pictures and words - Alphabet Posters for all letters --plus th, ch, and sh - Alphabet Book: each page has a sentence stressing the letter - Activity for each letter with accompanying language development lesson - Add new language-based activities to your supply of alphabet materials!		$35.00
TF-2081 Bundle	Alphabet Track Grades Kindergarten-2, Inclusion Pre-school children can get a head start on the path to academic success by practicing with Alphabet Track, and older learners who may struggle with reading challenges such as dyslexia will also benefit from the motivating activities. Learners will finally get a solid grasp on their abc's with this first program of the literacy skill-building Track Series. In addition to helping students learn the names of letters and practice alphabetical order, this software helps improve short term memory as it asks students to recall alphabetic sequence. By learning to recognize and locate letters of the alphabet quickly and consistently, students of all levels will acquire more spelling independence and be on track for developing dictionary skills and other vital literacy skills. With Alphabet Track, students move through 8 fun activities at their own pace. All the activities are switch-accessible and fully configurable to meet each student's individual needs. For example, students may decide to replace the program's built-in audio with their own voice reciting the alphabet and pronouncing each letter. The alphabet arc format used in each activity serves as an effective visual prompt to help students become more confident with their alphabetic knowledge. Activities include: • Order the alphabet-drag letters to their correct position in the arc. • Type the alphabet-type each letter in order after hearing it pronounced. • Match and identify-type the same letter you see shown on the screen. • Alphabet quiz-answer questions such as "What letter comes after g?" and "What is the vowel in sit?" by typing the correct letter. • See and remember-type the letter after it disappears from the screen. • Hear and remember-type the letter after it is spoken. • Spell the word-listen to a word and then spell it by dragging letter from the arc. • Alphabet battle -place letters in the correct order in the arc as they appear on the screen. Teacher options include: • View records of student progress. • Set preferred screen color, as well as the case and font of letters. • Choose from three levels of difficulty. • Turn activities on or off. • Record the alphabet in your own voice or student's voice. This program is ideal for "Reading First" programs, special education, and inclusion classes. The purchase of any single program in the "On Track" series can be applied later to the purchase of the entire "On Track" series. Minimum system requirements Win 95, Pentium 133 MH, 32 MB RAM, sound card. Mac OSX compatible		1 User $69.95
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IT-RO61	Roller II (USB and PS2) A new design for the popular and durable Roller. Now with colored buttons to make it easier for the student to identify and select the one to press. Standard keyguard to prevent inadvertent button pressing. The keyguard is easily removed if not required. Comes complete with 3 switch ports in case you need to attach switches to replace the buttons. USB connector with PS2 adapter. (The switches illustrated are not included.)		$169.00
IT-RO71	Joystick II (USB and PS2) The joystick version of the new Roller II. Color coded buttons match the three new switch ports. USB connector with PS2 adapter. Additional joystick handles: the SoftKnob and T-bar are supplied free. Device not manufactured to withstand severe blows to the joystick.		$295.00
IT-RP62	Trackball Plus A rugged trackball with extra functions. Latching drag as on the Roller and with buttons that allow only up/down or left/right movements of the pointer. Button to control pointer speed. Buttons can be replaced by switches using the Switch Box which is supplied free. Comes with a removable keyguard to avoid unwanted button presses. Threaded inserts underneath allow for easy attachment to a surface or wheelchair tray.		$399.00
IT-RP72	Joystick Plus The popular joystick version of the Trackball Plus. Buttons can be replaced by switches using the Switch Box which is supplied free. Additional joystick handles: the SoftKnob and T-bar are supplied free also. Device not manufactured to withstand severe blows to the joystick.		$399.00

TF-8095 Details	Assessability BETT Award Shortlist 2002 Special Educational Needs Software ERA 2002 Education Resources Winner: SPECIAL NEEDS Special education The 7 modules include: Communication - 4 sections covering reading and the understanding of symbols, words and phases Visual Memory - remembering shapes and designs that have been seen for a short time Application of Number - simple calculation with basic numbers and money (UK currency), along with measurement terms and telling the time. Logical Reasoning - recognizing the similarities of everyday objects and categorizing objects. Spatial Ability - imaging shapes rearranged and fitted together Verbal Memory - remembering information presented orally Social Skills - students are shown a short video and asked to identify six incorrect social behaviors shown	No Photo	1 User $219.95 Network $1649.95
TF-2209 Details	Badger Trails Grades 2-5, Inclusion Museum of Science, Boston, Best Software for Kids 2004 Badger Trails is based on the true story of how a hide was built outside a badger sett to observe and film badgers. At the end of the story one of the badgers is inadvertently transported miles away from its familiar territory when it is accidentally trapped inside a horsebox. The introductory talking story concludes with a lost, hungry and frightened badger. The simulation involves children in the badger's struggle as it tries to find its way home. Win 95, Pentium 233MHz, 32MB RAM, 16 bit color, sound card Mac OS 8.1		1 User $49.95 5 Users $149.85
TF-2055	Beetles Special Education Give the beetles different instruments and hear them play a tune together. Play the song again with different instruments. Beetles can play any music created using Midi files on your PC. You can make the beetles play the lead and backing parts of a tune separately, allowing children to learn how multi-part tunes are put together. 20 instruments and many tunes are provided with the program. Teachers will love the options for special needs students. Minimum system requirements Win 3.11+, 486, 66 MHz, 256 colors		1 User $59.95 5 Users $179.85
SS-05 Demo Bundle FAQ Program's Audience Program's Design	The Birthday Party The Birthday Party CD, unlike any other product on the market, was developed for the teaching of social skills through its innovative use of interactive video sequences. Children on the screen act out social emotions, appropriate body space, and voice volume step by step to teach basic social understanding and behavioral skills. These lessons target children with a cognitive age of 4-8 years. Not currently available in Macintosh. System Requirements Win 95/98/2000/NT/Me/XP Mac OSX or above • 200 MHz or higher, 600 Megabytes of available Hard Drive Space, 4x CD-ROM drive, 16 bit color monitor, 800 x 600 Resolution or better Video card compatibility, Mouse		Birthday Party $79.99 Bundle $395.96
TF-2099 Details	Bodywise Grades 3-7 Enliven health and life science curriculums with this impressive and totally interactive program. Excellent animations and graphics let students investigate body systems, health education topics, and frequently asked questions about the human body. Easy to navigate, students simply click to zoom in on body systems, read informative text, or get pop-up definitions of vocabulary. Click on the cross-section, magnifying glass, or animation buttons on the interface to get a more in-depth look at aspects of the nervous, circulatory, musculoskeletal, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, excretory, and reproductive systems. Students can click to select male or female views of each system, and can switch between different skin colors. Minimum system requirements Win 95, 166 MHz, 32 MB RAM, 16 bit color Mac OS 7.6.1, PowerPC, 64 Mb RAM, 16 bit color		1 User $59.95 5 Users $179.85
TF-2213 Details	Bucket and Spade Activities: Rock Pool teaches children to use directional arrow to guide Crab around her new rock pool. • Hide and Seek helps bucket locate Spade, who is hiding on the beach, by using the correct positional language. • Light House introduces the concept of moving a quarter, half and whole turn • Beach Patterns has children complete patterns • Lost in the Hut has children locate objects in the dark, seeing parts at a time with a flashlight • Shapes Shelves has children locate 2 and 3 dimensional shapes, based on written and verbal descriptions. • Symmetry Shells has children create symmetrical patterns out of sea shells. • What's in the Bucket describes shapes verbally and children have to select the shape being described. Minimum system requirements Win 95+, P-233 MHz, 64MB RAM suggested 16 bit color, sound Mac OS 8.6/Classic, OSX 10.2/Native, 233 MHz, 64MB RAM, 16 bit color, sound		1 User $59.95 5 Users $179.85
TF-2216	Charlie Chimp's Big Modeling Party Grades Kindergarten - 4, Inclusion Charlie Chimp is planning his annual party and needs your students to help him with his preparations. This is . Our testers were hooked! The program includes 7 multimedia activities that are designed to introduce basic ordering, decision-making, and classification skills. The activities can be worked on independently, allowing your students to focus closely on specific skills, or select "Caribbean Adventure" mode for free lab time. 3 Difficulty levels and student tracking make this ideal for inclusion classes. Features: • 7 activities with 3 difficulty levels • Simple Logo • Problem solving • Classification • Changing variables Win 95+, Pentium 233MHz, 64 MB RAM, 16 bit color, sound card Mac OS 8.6, 9, 10.2, or later		1 User $59.95 5 Users $179.85
TF-2056	Claude and Maud Special Education This program is ideal for students needing help with handwriting. and children just learning to write. Draw a letter using the mouse, touch screen, or a graphics pad. With these input devices you can "trace" the letter in a freehand manner. When finished, click on Maude the owl to watch him flutter, dance, and wink. Then Claude the rat will tell you how you've done. Claude also checks that the letter has been formed correctly and even tells you if you've done it backwards! Includes phonetic speech and animation showing how each letter should be formed, along with lots of other options. Minimum system requirements Win 3.1, 8 MB RAM, 256 colors, sound card		1 User $59.95 5 Users $179.85
TF-2084 Details	Dyscalculia Screener Special Education Sometimes called number blindness, a condition that affects our ability to acquire arithmetic skills. Dyscalculia is a condition that has recently been discovered. Dyscalculic learners can have difficulties understanding simple number concepts, lack an intuitive grasp of numbers and have problems learning number facts and procedures. Subtests cover 4 basic areas: • Enumerating. • Understanding number size. • Understanding numerals. • Understanding simple arithmetic. Windows		Network License $399.95
TF-20106	Dyslexia Screener Special Education As an initial diagnostic tool, it enables you to distinguish between poor reading ability and dyslexia, and gives advice on next steps. Dyslexia Screener: • Includes adaptive testing to give you rich and relevant information and provides standardized scores • Provides instant scoring and analysis gives you immediate results • Simple to administer and accessible to use • Suitable for a wide range of pupils • Designed by experts in dyslexia assessment and diagnosis. System requirements Win 98, 2000, or XP, Pentium 3, 128MB RAM, 120MB free disk space, sound card, Adobe Acrobat Reader (obtained from http://www.adobe.com), mouse.		Network License $399.95
TF-2215	EMail Detectives Grades 2-5, Inclusion Within a safe, simulated environment, pupils are taught a range of relevant email skills and knowledge through a series of narrated, interactive tutorials. Pupils can then practice and consolidate these skills via an exciting adventure. Contents: • What is email? • Receiving and sending messages • Using an address book • Replying to a message • Adding and opening attachments • Annotating messages • Sending carbon copies Win 95 or later, Pentium 166MHz, 32 MB RAM, 16 bit color, sound card Mac OS 8.1, 233MHz, 32 MB RAM, 16 bit color, sound card		1 User $69.95 5 Users $209.85 Network license $529.95
TF-2075 Details Bundle	Eye Track Switch compatible Eye Track has 4 main activities covering all areas of visual perception including: • Visual discrimination • Visual memory • Visual sequential memory • Visual spatial relationships • Visual form consistency • Visual figure ground • Visual closure Minimum system requirements Win 95+, P133 MHz, 32 MB RAM, Sound card Mac OSX compatible		$69.95
TF-2096	First Class Music Grades 3-8, Inclusion Features: • 375 interactive screens, 50 video clips, and 40 assessed activities • 21 structured lessons organized into 4 stages • Spoken instructions and feedback (with voice-off option) • Help feature • Hot-spot highlighting and pronunciation of all technical words • Practice and feedback checkpoint activities • Printable reports from intelligent assessment system • 39 photocopiable worksheet masters to use for a full class presentation • Teacher control screens to use with worksheets • Teacher guidance notes Minimum system requirements Win 95, P-100 MHz, 640 x 480,16 bit color, 32 MB RAM, 4x CD-ROM		1 User $49.95 5 Users 149.85
TF-2211 Details	Fizzy's First Numbers Grades K-2, Inclusion Bundled with Fizzy's Number Skills in the Fizzy's 2 CD set. A complete range of number basics activities are provided. The program can be played in number mode, or activity mode. Count the fish, identify number forms, match sets with numbers, and find the next digit are just a few of the activities. Constant and repeatable instructions insure the user stays on task and provides well-timed reinforcement. This is an invaluable resource for any early learning classroom. Minimum system requirements Win 95, P-166,16 bit color, sound card, 32MB RAM, CD-ROM Mac 68040 S8.6 for classic, OSX 10.2 for native,16 bit color		1 User $49.95 5 Users $149.85
TF-2212 Details	Fizzy's Number Skills Grades K-2, Inclusion Bundled with Fizzy's First Numbers in the Fizzy's 2 CD set. Behind each gate in the Number World garden lies an engaging mathematical adventure with numbers ranging 0-10. Basic arithmetic concepts are introduced and explored, using age-appropriate narration that will captivate young children's interest. Activities cover early addition, early subtraction, comparing and ordering numbers and sets, addition as combining, and subtraction as taking away, all within the number range 0 - 10. Minimum system requirements Win 95, P-233, 16 bit color, sound, 64MB RAM suggested, CD-ROM Mac OS 8.6/classic/OSX 10.2/native, 68040,16 bit color, 64MB RAM suggested		1 User $49.95 5 Users $149.85
TF-2140 Details	Fresco Grades K-9, Inclusion 2002 BETT Primary Software Tools Award Fresco is a truly creative graphics program for the new Millennium! Designed to take educational graphics programs into a whole new creative area. Users will be stunned by the realism of the different painting tools. Fresco is suitable for a range of ages. There are 4 built-in levels and teachers have the option to create new levels to meet the needs of individuals or groups of students. Ideal for use with a whiteboard, projector, or pressure sensitive pen tablet. Minimum system requirements Win 95 or later, Pentium II, 32 MB RAM, 4x CD		1 User $49.95 5 Users $149.85 Other Options
TF-2017 Details	Fuzzbuzz Level 1: Word Learning Grades Kindergarten-3, Inclusion Kids master over 100 new vocabulary words with activities such as "The big pink TV" and "Beat the Slinx." 14 fun activities in Fuzzbuzz Level 1 guide students through the 3-step process of learning, matching, and reading. , the colorful characters in this rewarding program. Full audio support and the ability to customize activities for up to 20 students make Fuzzbuzz Level 1 ideal for students of all abilities. Win 3.1, 486DX 66MHz, 8MB RAM, 640 x 480, 256 colors Mac OS 7, 68040, 8MB RAM, 256 colors, 640 x 480		1 User $69.95 5 Users $209.85
TF-2018 Details	Fuzzbuzz Level 2: The Clan Grades Kindergarten-3, Inclusion Learning to read is unbelievably fun with the Fuzzbuzz Clan. Use this program independently, or as a follow-up to Fuzzbuzz Level 1. . Introduce students to 150 new words with matching and learning activities designed to increase sight vocabulary. A highly structured phonics program leads children through single letter sounds, triple consonant blends, and beyond. Win 95+,P-75, 16 MB RAM, 800 x 600, 256 colors Mac OS 7, Power Mac, 16 MB RAM, 256 colors, 800 x 600		1 User $69.95 5 Users $209.85
TF-2146 Details	Grammar 1 (Super Spell) Grades 3-7, Inclusion SuperSpell Grammar 1 covers the following topics: Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Adverbs, Verbs, Prepositions, Articles, Conjunctions, Punctuation, Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences. Students click and drag or type to complete activities where they work on vital grammar skills such as forming adverbs, subject/verb agreement, compound sentences, quotation marks, and boat-loads more! Every screen includes an "Explanation" button that provides a quick text and spoken lesson including examples relevant to the chosen activity, and a "Check" button for checking answers as soon as the student has completed an activity. Throughout the program, kids are treated to high-quality, amusing graphics showing the Hoopers family having a blast at the beach. Teachers will love being able to create and manage classes through the Teacher Tools. Student results can be easily printed from the main menu screen. Minimum system requirements Win 95 and later, Pentium 200 MHz, 64 MB RAM Mac OS 7.6.1 and later, 100 MHz, 64 MB RAM		1 User $49.95 5 Users $149.85