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Typing Instructor Deluxe is award-winning software that's packed with just the right amount of education, entertainment, and motivation. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced typist, youll quickly improve your keyboarding skills. Typing Instructor has been professionally-designed with proven typing techniques that improve typing speed and accuracy. A variety of graphs and charts show your progress and identify weaknesses by finger, row, key, or hand.Then, Dynamic Learning provides specific exercises and lessons tailored to improve your weak areas. Learning to type should be fun and exciting so Typing Instructor offers three separate travel themes to 36 destinations around the world. Have fun while you learn at the arcade and practice with 10 action-packed games. New, multi-level games, including Erik the Viking, The Wild West, Sea Adventure, and Typer Shark Abyss, offer additional game levels - as you improve, a new level offers you more typing challenges.
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This typing tutor teaches touch typing in 22 lessons. Six different lesson types and a detailed result analysis provide diversified and effective training. As a special feature the program downloads news even for kids from RSS feeds in various sections which are available for typing as well as a great selection of world-famous fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm. The lesson results and a detailed summary of each lesson will be saved and allow an in-depth analysis of the learning progress. This typing tutor is server and network compatible whereat password protection ensures that its users - even if sharing the same PC - cant access profiles of other typing students. The software is based on a learning concept which has been developed in co-operation with the center of educational and psychological counselling in Frankfurt a. M., Germany. The concept was designed especially for this program. Since its development in 2000 it has been honored with 3 scientific awards. Version 1.2.40 features password protection which ensures that users - even if sharing the same PC - can't access profiles of other typing students.
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Peanut Butter PC is used by parents, grandparents, schools, and daycare centers. Peanut Butter PC lowers the barriers to learning by creating a straight-forward, kid-friendly interface for your PC. Adults and children can learn how to use Peanut Butter PC quickly and easily without any training.Make Any PC Kid-Friendly. Kids 3+ enjoy the benefits of a PC while your files are kept safe. - "Child-friendly" desktop replacement. - 1-click launch of parent approved programs and Web sites. - Protects your files from wandering mouse-clicks. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
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What if you could write your e-mails and reports with ease and in half the time? Learn to touch type and you can. TypingMaster Pro typing tutor for Windows is your personal typing trainer with 5 typing courses, typing tests, dynamic reviews, games and our unique Satellite to track your real-world typing. Our new Optimal Learning features with made to measure drills, guarantee that you will learn to touch type in just 3-5 hours. With TypingMaster Pro you'll learn to type fast without typos and will save dozens of valuable working hours every year. Better typing will help you get things done. Version 7.01.763 adds support for German/Swiss German.Editor's review of TypingMaster Pro Typing Tutor
Still hunting and pecking? Let TypingMaster Pro put your typing fingers in place. The slick interface and easy-to-follow instructions walk you through well-designed lessons, drills, and games. A special mode called Satellite watches how you type when you use certain programs, such as a word processor. It then identifies words or keys you have trouble typing and creates personalized exercises to help you improve. The typing tests show graphically which finger you should use for each keystroke, and they're smart enough to adjust their duration to your level of skill. The trial version lets you take only two lessons, but you can preview the rest. All in all, TypingMaster Pro is one of the best typing tutors we've seen--professional, well designed, and at $29.95, a value.
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This software/calculator will calculate numeric value of Arabic words (Gematria Numerology of Arabic Words). You don't have to remember numerical value of each Arabic Alphabet. You can save your data in a file and reload data whenever you need it. You can save numeric value in clipboard and copy it to any document.
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Win a trip to Budapest with this two-hour interactive, voice-led overview of Building Information Modeling. Create the virtual model and documentation of a magnificent house on Petre Island designed by Frank Lloyd Wright with Graphisoft ArchiCAD 11. You should also download ArchiCAD 11 from Download.com to be able to complete the exercises of this interactive learning package.
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Learn to type 3-5 times faster with this ultimate tool for home, business and school. Perfect Typing Pro is the fun and proven way to learn proper keyboarding skills, increase speed, improve accuracy or just refresh existing typing skills. A variety of drills, lessons, games and customizable typing tests provide just the right challenge to improve your skills whether you are a beginner, intermediate or expert. From comprehensive study materials to ergonomically correct typing techniques. Version 6.2 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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Type O'Key multilingual typing tutor is a convenient way to learn the efficient touch-typing (ten-finger) system. This program supports multiple languages and keyboard layouts: thay are taken directly from keyboard driver and will be changed if you change them. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
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This computer tutorial program has a computer glossary, teaches about hardware, lists troubleshooting tips, contains maintenance tips, gives an introduction to the Internet, basic Windows XP tutorial. Version 2007.1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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Pro Typist is an easy-to-use utility designed to help improve the users' typing speed. You are presented with various exercises, which are each a series of keys, which you have to type in the correct order, as quickly as you can. You can choose to do Random Key exercises, where the series of keys is made up at random by the computer, and includes the types of characters that you have allowed by ticking/unticking the boxes at the top of the window (see screenshot, above); or you can do the Preset Exercises which are set series of keys, saved in a file in the Pro Typist folder, which you can modify to create your own exercises if you wish.
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eGrader is a great easy grading software application that helps classroom teachers grade student work quickly and efficiently. Grading papers is a breeze with eGrader. It's easy to use. Enter the total number of problems given and hit the "Enter" key on your keyboard or click on the "Grade List" button. A list of incorrect answers and grades will appear in the grade list boxes. Version 3 includes new larger display and free timer.
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The visual way to think, write, and comprehend. Created for K-5 learners, Kidspiration provides an easy way to apply the proven principles of visual learning. Students build graphic organizers by combining pictures, text, and spoken words to represent thoughts and information. Younger learners develop early literacy skills, and more advanced students improve comprehension skills and organize their ideas for writing. This is a very large (20.5MB) file and may take several hours to download via dial-up modem. Version 2.1 has capability to sync with Inspiration for Palm OS, the ability to draw and write directly on interactive whiteboards, Tablet PCs and Wacom Tablets and support for one-click Transfer to Scholastic Keys.
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ReallyEasyReader makes speed reading simple. You can change your reading speed in minutes. Simply load a document, click play, and relax. ReallyEasyReader does the hard work for you. Breakthrough the barriers, make remarkable progress.
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A fun, inexpensive software program from The Curriculum Project. With LoopWriter you can create loop games (also called I Have/Who Has Games) to keep students engaged and having fun while they learn. LoopWriter has a whole new look, supports the use of clip art and even includes some images to get you started.
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Imagine being able to touch type quicker and easier than you ever thought possible. Well now you can. KAZ Touch Typing Tutor is unlike any other typing tutor you may have used. It delivers success for all ages from 6 to 96 in as little as 90 minutes. You can relax as there is no need to spend hours on boring typing drills, countless lessons, games, analysis, charts and manuals. Learning to touch type with KAZ Touch Typing Tutor is as simple as working through the special set of 5 scientifically designed, trademarked and copyrighted KAZ phrases in one simple 90-minute lesson and then using the KAZ Typing Test and Speedbuilder in short sessions to improve your typing speed and accuracy. KAZ Touch Typing Tutor has revolutionized the speed and ease of learning to touch type for over 1 million users and is the same typing tutor selected by schools, colleges, The Open University, small and global business and governments world wide. Introduction, first lesson & free typing test.
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Vox Maris is a technical training tool. It is a PC-based simulator to train sea-faring people in the use of GMDSS communications equipment, within a controlled and safe environment. Vox Maris simulates VHF (DSC), MF/HF (DSC),Inmarsat C and Navtex with fully operational features, as far as their GMDSS operational procedures. Vox Maris offers features for two different roles the instructor of the course and the students. The instructor designs exercises in order to evaluate knowledges and actions of the students. The exercises can have a specified goal that students would have to reach. Vox Maris helps the instructor to know when a practice is going out of the goal, thus, he can correct the direction of the simulation. In a simulation exercise, students establish communications using several GMDSS equipments. They have to do the same procedures on the simulator as in the real equipment.
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A 8085 simulator with stepper motor interfacing. Clearly displays the state of the flags, stack and the registers. Each instruction being executed is clearly displayed. Also includes load and save options and comes with 10 sample programs.
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Authoring and development platform enabling the creation and delivery of tests and surveys in a variety of formats including: printed, online, proctored, CBT software, Scorm, WebCT, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel. Version 8 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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Quiz Master is an Access 2000 database that allows you to create multiple choice quizzes. Students using Quiz Master can run quizzes and obtain a printed quiz at the end of the quiz. Not only that, Quiz Master stores the results so that educators can check the progression of their students. Quiz Master features: Include graphic images to make quizzes more fun. Produce printed (paper) quizzes if computers are not readily available. Quizzes can contain as many questions as you like and you decide the scoring method (allowing partial scores to be used). Quizzes can be created on 1 computer (say at home) and then exported to removable media so that the quiz can be imported on another computer (in the classroom). Numerous reports are available for educators. No programming skills needed to create a quiz and only minimal IT skills needed to run a quiz.
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Educational Software is a waste of money, if no one uses it. Mastery Pro is a free program that works. That's because Mastery Pro leverages all of the addictive qualities of the computer. Games, e-mail, Internet, instant messaging and so on by gently interrupting the play with a timed set of questions you can customize per need. Testing and helping students of all ages advance their knowledge on literally any topic. Mastery Pro is a fantastic educational reinforcement program for kids and adults. You can purchase and download additional educational units or tests directly to your computer, or create your own specialized exams for product training, personal growth or even games of trivia. While students learn, Mastery Pro compiles test results and e-mails a report card to the assigned "teacher". This is a free program that you will absolutely love using.
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This programs allows users to check for redundancies of words in their papers. Simply copy what you want to have checked, and past it into the WordChecker window. Customize the minimum length of the word (so the or other smaller, more common words don't show up), and hit start. When it is finished, words used commonly throughout the text will show up in a different color (each word with a unique color). Very useful for students.
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Preparing for GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, or any other exam. If you are looking to boost your vocabulary then WordGuru is the software for you. It allows you to interactively learn and review your vocabulary of words. Create your own lists and review them later. Play word memory game and review online word references such as brittanica.com and wikipedia.
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An easy to use world Geography quiz application, which presents an accurate map of the world which you can zoom in and pan around to great detail. Select your topic of question, for example, "what country is that?", the area of interest, eg. "Europe", and how you would like to be asked the questions. GeoQuiz then either highlights a feature in red, and provides you with the names of four possible answers to choose from, or asks you "Where is Kazakhstan?", and you must click on the map where it is. You are scored for each session and can go in the High Scores table, for each particular map module and zone, so you can see if you are improving, or you can compete with someone else. Now you can download newly available map modules, like the USA for example, and practise learning the states. Version 1.2 now supports multiple map modules, and allows for downloading newly available map modules from our web site.
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This is an English Hebrew basic computers and Internet terms dictionary with vocal pronunciation the software does not require any installation and/or any specific plug in. there is a free services message board that loads automatically (no advertising) it supports all Windows versions.
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CBT Digital Technology Part 1 leads you systematically at the bases of digital circuit technology. In order to achieve this goal, you will work through and learn understanding the following topics: - Logical basic linkages and, or and not - expanded linkages NAND, NOR, and XOR - Laws of the algebraic circuit - Laws of De Morgan - Examples to the synthesis and analysis of digital circuits. Only one part of the chapters are de-energised.
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Redianet Class is a networked program that allows an instructor display its screen and other multimedia contents, observe and act on all the PCs of the class and let the students collaborate with its companions showing, sharing and acting on the PCs of the group. Redianet Class offers instructors control over classroom PCs so that they can guide, monitor and organize the class from their own PC. In this way, they can make the most of the local network without having to resort to cables or additional devices such as screen projectors and VCRs. Instructors can thus use tools to show their screen to the class, show films and guide their students. The evaluation version of Redianet Class is fully functional. However, after 30 days of install, the functionality will be limited to broadcasting the screen of the instructor to the whole class, an effective software-only substitute for a screen projector.
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This manual of Microsoft Publisher 2003 contains a complete course in which they develop all the themes that are necessary to achieve the complete and optimum utilization of this software of publications. This manual of Microsoft Publisher 2003, designed specifically for the computation courses dictation, the personal training of the students and optimized to achieve a superb level of learning literally will save him hundreds of hours of trial and error. The curve of learning required will accelerate you dramatically not only to be a user certificate, but also the obtaining of an employment of quality will facilitate him or to scale positions in its present work.
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This manual contains a complete course of Microsoft Excel XP designed, thought, and perfectly adapted so that the reader obtains a high level of qualification. This manual was designed by educational and expert technicians in the area computer science qualification, its design is totally informed and in a perfect Spanish being extremely easy to follow and understand.
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SCSA Solaris 9 Part I CX-310-014 Exam Simulator:The Sun Certified System Administrator I for Solaris 9 Operating System, Part I exam is geared towards those candidates with a minimum of six months experience working as a system administrator. This exam presumes the test candidate has an in-depth knowledge of basic UNIX and Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) commands, such as those commands covered in the SA-239 courseware. The examination will include multiple choice scenario-based questions, drag and drop and fill-in questions. It is a prerequisite to the Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 9 Operating System, Part II exam. Test candidates must pass this exam before proceeding to the Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 9 Operating System, Part II exam.
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SCJP 1.4 CX-310-035 Exam Simulator:Sun Certified Programmer for Java 2 Platform SCJP 1.4 310-035 with 292 questions which let you prepare in practice mode and exam mode. Passing score: 52% (32 of 61 questions) in actual exam. Time limit: 120 minutes.
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280 questions with detailed explanation, study notes, articles, and how tos. Intractive Exam simulation, for Oracle9i: Program with PL/SQL Exam. Based on latest Oracle Exam pattern. It also offers adaptive and customized testing, diagnostic test, and detailed performance reviews. The simulation comes with 24/7 online support, free unlimited upgrades for one year, and no risk money back guarantee. Version 8.0.5 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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200 Questions with detailed explanation, Study notes, Articles and How tos. Interactive Exam simulation, for Linux+ Exam. Based on Latest CompTIA Exam pattern. It also offers Adaptive and customized testing, Diagnostic test and detailed performance reviews. The Simulation comes with 24/ 7 online support, free unlimited upgrades for one year and no risk money back guarantee.
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Improve retention of subject materials, reading, and test-taking skills. Program generates on-screen and printed fill-in tests for your subject materials. Multi-sensory approach using the Microsoft Agent character Peedy the parrot. Suitable for all grade and ability levels. Especially effective for the learning disabled and remediation.
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SemSim CCNA Training Course is a self-study course that teaches you using sound, animated graphics, interactive simulations, practice assessments, and quizzes. SemSim Online Cisco CCNA training course is your own personal trainer. Features: immediate hands-on practice exercises that actually walk you through sample router configuration steps immediately after you learn the material. Learn at your own pace. Run through the simulations as often as you like at any hour, 24--7. Repeat the ones where you need the most practice. It's like getting CCNA training at your own personal CCNA boot camp. Navigate to any section. CCNA certification exam passing is guaranteed.Use SemSim CCNA Training Course in conjunction with any book or classroom training that you've already invested in; the different modalities will work together to create and reinforce learning patterns that will benefit you for the rest of your career. Become CCNA.
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If you've ever used flashcards before and have something you need to learn quickly, then Memorize-It is for you. The whole idea of learning is centered around repetition. The more you practice something, the better you get and the more you know about it. Memorize-It takes this idea to a whole new level with the ability to consistently focus on the cards which give you the most trouble. Memorize-It flashcards has been used and refined since 1992. We've spent years working with our customers and constantly striving to make Memorize-It flashcards the most robust and feature rich flashcard application of its kind. Don't settle for an imitator when you can use the original. Version 4.0.5 may include unspecified updates, enahcnements, and bug fixes.
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A free MCSE ebook that can save you many, many hours of searching for MCSE training resources. Ebook contains hundreds of quality certification study and reference sites that you can use to drastically reduce time studying for exams.
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ComputerTest is an advanced computer-based testing software system for schools. It has the ability to administer and grade multi-choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, and essay questions. ComputerTest also includes graphing and reporting software for data analysis. Be sure to visit the Installation Guide after downloading to learn how to setup the server component: http://www.cubeapps.com/install.html Note: This is a very large (69.7MB) file and may take several hours to download via dial-up modem.
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Aframe Professional is the software application used by teachers, trainers, HR, and Compliance Managers to author the assessment items, which are deployed to candidates in Aframe Enterprise and Aframe Viewer. It's intuitive and easy to use functionality enables over basic IT users to author assessment items containing combinations of text, images, audio, and video. Authors can create a variety of question types including multiple choice, short answer, long answer, true/false, information items, etc. as well as determining the parameters of the assessment. This includes automatic marking, setting time limits, variable marking, word limits, and random or sequential presentation of questions. You can also customize the color scheme, format, and branding of the assessment items to give them your organizations distinct look and feel.
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To become a strong player, you will find it very helpful to begin to compile your own personalized chess theory. With the Chess Workbook Authoring Tool, you can build and catalogue your own 'personal theory', as recommended by GM Lev Alburt in his book Chess Training Pocket Book. And if you have the companion software Chess Workbook, you can use the files (CWB files) you created as training workbooks and so test yourself how well you understand each position. With this tool, you do not need to buy another traning softwares, ever. Put your idle chess books to good use. Create customized training databases for yourself. This tool is also perfect for trainers and coaches so they can build customized workbooks for students with different needs. Those who are offering chess courses by e-mail and even book authors will find this tool very helpful.
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GradeQuick 8 is a gradebook and lesson planner that enables teachers to effectively manage the classroom activity. Calculate grades, track attendance, communicate information through clear and colorful reports, and enhance class analysis through extensive data.
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This computer-based training course and tutorial provides the convenience of easy, self-paced, and practical learning. Windows XP - Step By Step training covers the basics of Windows XP: working with documents, files, folders, pictures, network, and connections.
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Maybe you have a lot of Web reading to do. Maybe you or someone you know has difficulty reading. Maybe you just want to experience a richer form of browsing the Web. If so you'll want to try Read-e. Key features include: 1) Will read aloud the vast majority of web pages and elements 2) Choose your reader's voice from 11 languages as well as either sex (male/female) 3) Will scroll and highlight text being read in a font and background colour of your choosing, and with a highlight strength of your choosing 4) Quick word look-up which is also read in the same way 5) Pop-up ad and child browser suppression for a less distracting web reading experience 6) Free upgrades with auto notification 7) Reads clipboard content allowing the same reading functionality throughout Windows (e.g. read allowed the contents of a word processor, like MS Word) enjoy. goto our Web site for more info on dyslexia screening and support.
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From the developer: "LAB Fit Curve Fitting Software performs linear and nonlinear regression, graph 2D/3D, error propagation, basic statistics and math calculations. LabFit fits linear, polynomial, exponential, logistic and general nonlinear functions. It performs calculations of error propagation, basic statistics and other tools. Nonlinear regression, non-linear regression, linear regression, x uncertainties, y incertainties, multiple regression,nonlinear functions, Levenberg-Marquardt, matrix covariance, logistic regression, transfer of uncertainties, uncertainties band, shareware, extrapolation, chi-square, Chi Square, mean, standard deviation, reduced chi square, curve fit, data plotting, statistics, statistical, correlation, covariance, correlate Treatment of data, curve fitting software (nonlinear regression, least square), errors bars, confidence band, graph 2D and 3D, multivariate, basic statistics, error propagation, roots (functions)."
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From the developer: ""PCT Cert Advantage for 70-210 prepares you for the Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional (070-210) exam. We have features the others don't, including a heuristics-based performance-tracking algorithm that instantly pinpoints problem areas. Included are over 200 questions with explanations and study references. Take a simulated exam, custom exam, or use the interactive study mode to practice and learn. Review and retake exam questions using advanced features including strength rating, overall attempts, missed attempts, ready review, saved exams, question history, and more- Free demo.""
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Assistant Typist is a small program that monitors the keyboard input and lets you control your typing process. Assistant Typist show at bottom of screen what you type. Large font enables you to control typing process by peripheral vision. It enables beginners to type fast. It also helps to learn blind typing. Assistant Typist also fixes common typing errors and enhances the keyboard functionality. All your applications instantly become autocorrect (example: adn - and, abut - about, SEcond capitals - Second capitals) and autocomplete (example: drs - Dear Sirs) enabled, and obtains other Assistant Typist features.
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ActivityMaker Two creates 12 MORE vocabulary worksheets, games, puzzles, and teaching aids quickly and easily. You enter a list of words and definitions (or use a list from another Gepeto Software program), then follow the simple steps to create Spelling Quizzes, Flash Cards, Vocab Bingo cards, Concentration Games, Vocab Coloring Sheets, Bulletin Board Signs, Blackout Puzzles, Handwriting Practice Worksheets, CLOZE worksheets, Vocabulary Mazes, Dictionary Hunt Worksheets and more! A wide variety of printable, engaging activities are just a few button clicks away. Add clipart, change colors and fonts, or save your worksheets to open on another computer. The QuickWord option even opens the worksheets directly in your favorite Word Processor! A great vocabulary resource for teachers. Version 1.3 includes new formatting options and Windows XP compatibility.
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From the developer: ""Helps you paint oil paintings on canvas from digital images from a scanner, digital camera, or the web. You load in a digital image, crop it to fit your canvas, and adjust coloration to suit your tastes. OPA applies a grid to the image to help you more accurately sketch on your canvas. It then displays an analysis of the image showing what paints would be useful for the painting's base coat, and the image's color space so you know if you need different paints. The analysis and grid-overlaid image can be displayed on your monitor while you paint, or printed on a color printer.""
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This program ia a demo of the full multimedia program Molecular Genetics. With this program you can learn on the structure, function and significance of DNA. The program has been made for Biology classes on secondary schools (advanced level) and Sixth Form Colleges. The full program consist of 6 modules, the demo of 2 modules.
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From the developer: ""Digital Teacher enables educators to write, administer and assess interactive computer based training and testing on PCs, LAN and the Web (Internet or intranet). Lessons can be created from randomly selected instructions and questions from the lesson library databases. Question types supported are Multiple Choice, Fill-in-the-Blank, True/False, Yes/No, Correct/Incorrect, Matching, Sequence, Essay, and Instructional. Tests can be timed and can include pictures, sounds and video. The Web-based lesson can be taken using an ordinary web browser. Results from secure exams can be automatically assessed, analyzed, and reported in 18 filtered variations. The Question/Answer analysis enables educators to determine the difficulty level of a question and overall preference to an answer choice. ""Digital Teacher supports all languages, and can be used for all education levels - K-12 teachers, college instructors, training professionals for corporations, the military, or the government.""
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From the developer: "This program is especially useful for public speakers or for those who want to be able to employ quotations from the famous and the distinguished in their everyday conversations. Take a moment every time you start up your computer to repeat the displayed Words of Wisdom phrase to yourself and after a short while you will be able to remember it easily. Words of Wisdom can also be used by students to learn statistics, or points that they want to remember come exam time."
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