Afton-Software+Evaluations

Software: 1.) Talking Walls from Edmark 2.) Breaking the Code from Learner Educational Software 3.) History’s Greatest Battles from Dorling Kindersley 4.) Encyclopedia of History from Dorling Kindersley 5.) Jeopardy Deluxe from Encore

Questions: 1.) The software program Talking Walls shows students different cultures from around the world. It is for students ages 8 to 14. The Breaking the Code program is for students ages 10 and up. It is a game that teaches students about hieroglyphics s and the Egyptians. History’s Greatest Battles is for students ages 10 and up. It teaches students about battles that have impacted the United States, including the Civil War and WWII with many others. The Encyclopedia of History is for students 11 and up. Here students learn all about different historical events and facts. Jeopardy Deluxe is for students of all ages and is just like that on TV. 2.) Talking Walls is a tutorial game. Breaking the Code is drill and practice, tutorial and problem solving. History’s Greatest Battles is tutorial, problem solving, and simulation. Encyclopedia of History is a tutorial game that also has some problem solving activities. Jeopardy Deluxe is a game that is problem solving, drill and practice and an instructional game. 3.) If I was teaching a 6th grade social studies class about different cultures I would use the Talking Walls program during my lessons. It could help students recognize different cultures and learn about tolerance. It could be mentioned in other lessons to remind students how everyone is different. 4.) The strengths of this program include being able to use it for different subjects, teaching students about others around the world, and making sure students know that everyone is different and why/how. The weaknesses of this program are that it is a program designed for a book, so without the book, some areas on the program may be confusing to students. 5.) This program costs from $1.99 to $24.99 depending on if it is new or used. It can be purchased from amazon.com. Its link to the exact page is [] The system requirements for this software is a audio cassette.