Now you see it, now you don't

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Four educational software packages are discussed. Gryphon Software Corp's $149 Morph 1.1 for the Apple Macintosh allows a student to do morphing, which is a computer-generated special effect that transforms one image into another smoothly. With Morph 1.1, users can use three windows: the original digitized image, the target image and morph window. Broderbund Software Inc's $49.95 Just Grandma and Me for ages three to eight, and $59.95 Arthur's Teacher Trouble for ages six to 10, are CD-ROM programs that are the first two titles in Broderbund's Living Books series. Students can choose to have the computer 'read' the books to them or they can 'play' the book interactively by letting the mouse turn the pages and access entertaining activities. The Edmark Corp's $49.95 Millie's Math House offers kids aged two to six colorful pictures and animation. Parents can customize the program by using special controls.

Design and construction, Graphics software, CD-ROM disks, Broderbund Software Inc., CD-ROM, Just Grandma and Me (Children's educational software), Edmark Corp., Gryphon Software Corp., Morph 1.1 (Computer graphics software), Arthur's Teacher Trouble (Children's educational software), Millie's Math House (Children's educational software)

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Shopping at home

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Purchasing educational software is made easier with two reference sources: The Latest & Best of Tess (The Educational Software Selector) and the 1991 High/Scope Survey of Early Childhood Software. The Latest & Best of Tess is available electronically in New York State and in print elsewhere; the $49.95 book describes 2,300 programs, 560 of which have consistently received favorable reviews. The High/Scope survey reviews 400 programs for children aged 3 to 7. Among the noteworthy programs are Wings for Learning's $99 Color'n'Canvas, the Minnesota Educational Computing Corp's $59 Picture Chompers; and Baudville Co's $29.95 Ted Bear Games. Children's educational software should be easy to use, interactive, childproof, designed with features for teachers or parents, have strong content, child-controlled, designed to aid learning and worth the price.

Usage, Purchasing, Software, Educational Software, Software Selection, Product selection, Reference Book, Wings for Learning Inc., Minnesota Educational Computing Corp., Baudville Co., Color'n'Canvas (Educational software), Picture Chompers (Educational software), Ted Bear Games (Educational software)

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