IBG PHONICS

Hay! I'am sure you had lots fun learning to type as you explored all the new and adventouras ways of typing with Mavis Beacan Typing. Now, I am delighted to enlighten you with yet another amazing educational software that I encounterd.

The IBG Ponincs Program.

This is a program that can help your child to sound words and learn to spell and read in a fun and enjoyable way. The program takes children and adults into a mind of learning as they build from the known to the unknown. They use teaching strategies such as repetition and closely linked steps making learning alot easier for the user. This software can be used at home and at school.

The software also has sounds and images as it includes CD's, charts and also books.

See them on face book.

http://http//www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=144288279602#!!

For more information on the IBG phonics Program visit:

http://www.ibgphonic.com/

Here are some blogs that I commented on and the links that you can visit:

Daniella Aleong

http://daniellaaleong.blogspot.com/2010/02/enter-interactive-world-of-jolly.html#comments

Janie Victor

http://victorblack001.blogspot.com/2010/01/educational-software.html#comments

Crystaly Reyes

http://crystalyreyes.blogspot.com/2010/02/educational-software-my-baby-can-read.html#comments

Hay, am sure you learnt alot about powerpoint on my last post. Hope, what you learnt was efficent to guide you in making your teaching more encouraging an stimuliting for the children in your class.

Know I would like to expose you to another amasing softwaer that you can use to enhance the learning of your students and children.

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing

Isn't that Grate!!!!! So no more sitting down with the kids and saying Asdf, ;lkj. this comes automically to them when they use the Mavis Beacon Teaches typing program, in a more stimulating and exciting manner.

PLAY WHILE YOU LEARN IS WAHT I WOULD SAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

It also includes a number of typing games; games of some sort have been included since the first release. (The 2009 Edition for Mac OS X, published by Software MacKiev, also includes two-player competitive typing network games, integration with iTunes, and more than a thousand practice texts.) A certificate of achievement can be printed by the user upon the completion of tests.
This program is also used in many schools and homes to improve typing skills.

And Guess what !!!

There are lots of youtube videos that can assist you in using Mavis Beacon. you can also purchase your copy of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing on line and get free downloads aswell.

Here are some Sites that you can visit to get more information.

http://http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Beacon_Teaches_Typing

http://http//download.cnet.com/Mavis-Beacon-Teaches-Typing-174-17-Deluxe/3000-2051_4-10441787.html

http://http//www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Mavis+beacon&FORM=VDRE#

Microsoft powerpoint is a software that was developed by Jhon Rey of Microsoft for the purpose of presentations.It is a form of persusavive technology that is useful for teachers, business people and students.
Microsoft Powerpoint can be incoperated into the classroom setting. This adds more effect to the the topic that is being taught, as it is one of the many ways to get children to be attentive.

PowerPoint presentations consist of a number of individual pages or "slides". The "slide" analogy is a reference to the slide projector, a device that has become obsolete with the use of PowerPoint and other presentation software. Slides may contain text, graphics, movies, and other objects, which may be arranged freely on the slide.
for more information on powerpoint visite the following links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerpoint
http://www.actden.com/PP/
http://pptheaven.mvps.org/
http://presentationsoft.about.com/od/nextstepsinpowerpoint/ss/add_pics.htm

Introduction

Greetings.

This is my first web log entry in compliance to the requirements of the course outline.

The intention of this post is to create a journal to outline the learning activities of my Educational Technology course.

I wish to discuss an educational software package which can be used in the teaching/learning environment.