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Top Document: Children's Software FAQ Previous Document: 3. Company List Next Document: 5. Program Access and Management and File Protection for PCs: See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge 4a) Internet Resources: WWW sites, ftp sites, etc. The Children's Software Company: http://www.childsoft.com/childsoft Highly recommended. Lots of product reviews and information. Childrens Software Reviews WWW site: http://qv3pluto.LeidenUniv.nl/steve/reviews/archives.htm Several reviews of childrens software products. Info Mac archive: http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive.html University of Michigan's archive site: http://ubu.hahnemann.edu/UBUdex/mac.html or gopher://gopher.archive.merit.edu:7055/11/mac Best bets are the /game and the /misc directories http://web.nexor.co.uk/public/mac/archive/data/game/index.html Macintosh shareware site US Dept. of Education archive: Get to gopher.ed.gov and take Educational Software Casady & Greene: http://www.holonet.net/casadyg/demo.html (Mac) Claris: http://www.claris.com/ (Mac) Internet Shopping Network: (Mac) http://www.internet.net/cgi-bin/itextit?/demos/index.html ------------------------------------ 4b) Printed Resources: Magazines, Catalogs, & Books Family PC magazine - Reviews of hardware and software for home/family use, as well as ideas for fun things to do with computers. $2.95 at newstands, $14.95 subscription (10 issues), $22.95 overseas. P.O. Box 400454, Des Moines, IA 50340-0454, or call 800-413-9749. Club Kidsoft magazine, CDROM and software catalog - the magazine is intended for kids, the catalog for adults. The CDROM has lots of demos, and software that can be unlocked from the CDROM when you purchase by phone and get an unlocking code. A great source for software demos and they generally have decent prices, too. One year subscription (4 issues) for $29.95. 718 University Ave, Suite 112, Los Gatos, CA 95030-3317 or call 800-354-6150. Educational Resources catalog - huge selection of software for preK - 12 grade, as well as software for teachers/educators. Most software available as home versions, school versions, lab pack and many site/network licenses available. Some software available for Apple II and IIgs too. 1550 Executive Dr., Elgin, IL 60123 or by phone USA/Canada 800-624-2926, in Illinois 708-888-8300. The Edutainment Catalog - 932 Walnut St., Louisville, CO 80027 or 800-338-3844 MacUser, December 1994 - This issue had a great article with mini-reviews of 300 children's software packages available for the Macintosh, but most are also available for DOS/Windows. Borrow this issue from a friend or go to the library and photocopy it if you don't already have it! It is too much to include here, but a great resource! That's Edutainment: A Parent's Guide to Educational Software, by Eric Brown. Osborne McGraw-Hill 1995. A book that "will reveal the concepts behind the new wave of entertaining educational ("edutainment") software and help you choose the right programs to supplement the skills your child learns in school." Includes reviews of 100 edutainment titles, plus a CDROM of software demos. List price $29.95 The Computer Museum Guide to the Best Software for Kids (Boston Computer Museum book) User Contributions:Top Document: Children's Software FAQ Previous Document: 3. Company List Next Document: 5. Program Access and Management and File Protection for PCs: Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: gibbsm@ll.mit.edu
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