Surfnetkids: Spelling Software
Reprinted from Surfnetkids NewsletterOctober 21, 2002
Dear Reader,
When I told my daughter Erica that Surfnetkids was selling a spelling program that made games out of spelling words, she was very excited! We sat down together to learn the program, and I took a few notes to share with you.
First, a little tech talk. SpellMaker is a software program that runs from your hard drive. It is shipped on CD-ROM (it is not a download) and works on either Windows or Mac. The program will work for one child, or hundreds. The school version contains five CD-ROMs and a Site License at significant savings.
Now a little about the program. SpellMaker does NOT contain any spelling words. It is up to you (the parent or teacher) to enter the spelling lists. Once a spelling list has been saved on your hard drive, your child can select it to study interactively or from a printed page. Activities include:
- print a spelling list
- play or print a word unscramble
- print a word search
- play with or print flash cards
- write sentences using the spelling words
- take an online or printed spelling test
#1: SpellMaker does not include a voice synthesizer; it does not speak. You will still need to READ the spelling words to your child (or students) in order to administer the spelling test. The words must be read in order if you want to take advantage of self-scoring facility in SpellMaker.
#2: Not only will your students do better on their spelling tests, but their typing skills will improve!
#3: There is only one Administrator ID for the adult that enters the spelling lists and sets up the student accounts. If there are multiple teachers entering lists, you will need to either share the Administrator password, assign one teacher to do the job, or buy multiple copies of the program.
#4: The Administrator can print an answer key to the printable word searches. Children can only print the word search puzzle itself.
Here's the link where you can see some screen shots and order SpellMaker for just $24.95 including free shipping: http://www.surfnetkids.com/spellmaker.htm
See ya on the Net!
Barbara J. Feldman
"Surfing the Net with Kids"
P.S. Yes, we accept personal checks and purchase orders from U.S.
schools. Use this printable order form for fax or mail.
